Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 6 tea bags
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon orange-flavored drink mix (such as Tang®)
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 cup white sugar, or to taste
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup lemon-flavored vodka, or to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine water, tea bags, mint leaves, and orange-flavored drink mix in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tea is steeped, about 30 minutes. Add 2 cups cold water to tea and remove mint leaves and tea bags.
2. Stir sugar and lemon juice into tea until sugar is dissolved; refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes. Stir vodka into tea before serving.