Ingredients

• 4 cups lemonade
• 6 sprigs fresh mint, plus fresh mint leaves, for the ice cube trays
• 8 ounces vodka
• 6 cups Sweet Tea, recipe follows
• 6 black tea bags, such as orange pekoe
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Pour the lemonade into ice cube trays. Add 1 mint leaf to each cube. Freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Divide the lemonade ice cubes among 6 tall glasses. Pour the vodka over the ice cubes and top with Sweet Tea. Finish with a straw and a mint sprig.
3. In a medium pot over high heat, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Take off the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea for 5 minutes, then remove the tea bags. Stir in the sugar until dissolved. This will be the concentrated base of your tea.
4. Add the tea mixture to a pitcher filled with ice. Top off with 4 cups of water. Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, for up to a week.