As the falling temperature outside indicates the winter is coming in hot, uhm actually quite cold, let’s make those chilled evenings as warm and comfortable as possible. What is the better way to end you long and cold week than with the hot cup of spiced tea? Adding spices like cinnamon and cloves to the cup of tea takes this delicious drink to the magical, relaxing and festive level. Another great thing about this recipe is that it can easily be scaled up to make us many cups of teas as desired. Having friends over? Warm them up with this delicious drink.

Total Servings: 1
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 15 mins

Ingredients
1 bag of black tea (earl grey)  
½ inch of fresh ginger, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
1 slice of orange
½ slice of lemon
4 cloves
2 tablespoons of cherry syrup (optional)
Honey as desired (optional)

Instructions    
1. Place the tea bag together with cinnamon stick, sliced ginger and 4 cloves into the mug.
2. Add boiling water.
3. Let it sit for 5 mins.
4. Add slice of orange cut in half with 4 cloves pressed into the skin.
5. Add lemon and cherry syrup.
6. You can also add honey if you like your tea to be more sweetened.

Enjoy!