About... Teavana® might just literally be THE most expensive tea on the planet... ...so, why do I go to their stores and buy their tea? Because it's the best tea! (Try it and you'll agree...) This recipe is a combination of two of their teas: Roobios Tropica... ...and Jasmine Dragon Pearls You can serve this hot (as it will be after steeping obviously), but I recommend serving it COLD (during warmer months...) This recipe will yield 1 gallon of Teavana®

Ingredients & Equipment: 15 teaspoons (1/3 cup or 3 oz.) Rooibos Tropica tea by Teavana® 4 teaspoons of Teavana® Jasmine Dragon Pearls 1 cup (8 oz. = ½ lb.) German Rock Cane Sugar by Teavana® Tea kettle (for boiling water) 2 teapots for steeping each tea separately 1 gallon juice container A strainer (for the tea) A long teaspoon (for measuring) A long, wooden ladle (for stirring) Pot holders (to place the jug of tea on as well as for both teapots) A couple of paper towels (for any tea that drips onto the counter) 2 timers (such as your microwave and on your oven) for proper steep time Measuring cup (for the exact amount of water for each teapot)

Preparation: Fill tea kettle with water and heat on high...do NOT boil! Put 4½ teaspoons of the Rooibos Tropica in one teapot... Put 3 teaspoons of the Dragon Pearls in the other teapot... When the tea kettle is at a steady rumble, remove from heat and using your measuring cup, pour 3 cups (24 oz.) of water into each teapot... Set one timer for 6 minutes (to steep the Rooibos Tropica) and another for just 2 minutes (to steep the Dragon Pearls) Immediately fill the tea kettle with more water but do not put it back on the stove yet... The timer for the Dragon Pearls will go off first...so, open its teapot and stir it (notice the pearls are all unwound and expanded!); now (using the tea strainer), carefully pour it into the 1 gallon container... Now, add a couple more pearls to this teapot and return the tea kettle to the stove and turn the heat on high again. When the timer for the Rooibos Tropica goes off, stir that teapot and pour it into the container... ...Quickly rinse out all the tea from this teapot and add 4½ teaspoons more Rooibos tropica: The water in the kettle should be rumbling again: Time to begin round 2! Continue with the same procedure as you did before to prepare a 3rd batch... ...Essentially, you are steeping 3 cups per teapot of tea 3 times; however: You can reuse the Dragon pearls for all 3 batches (I just add a couple new pearls each time) Don't forget: Do NOT let the water get to boiling (whistling) temperature! Remember that the Rooibos Tropica gets steeped for 6 minutes, and the Dragon Pearls get steeped for 2 minutes each batch! When all 3 batches have been added to the 1 gallon container, you should clean up using the paper towels, and you can clean the teapots and put them away... The 1 gallon container should be almost full, so add 4 oz. (½ cup) of the rock sugar and stir using the wooden ladle: Stir thoroughly by making sure it does not spill. but also that the sugar gets moved around the whole container and not just the bottom... When the sugar seems to have melted, taste it and add up to 4 oz. (½ cup) more of it and continue stirring until it is melted... Now, place the lid on the container and wait until it is at room temperature, then refrigerate overnight to completely chill it: I suggest placing it towards the back of your top shelf (where it is coldest and closest to the source of coolness...) Next: Serve in a tall glass or tumbler (plastic travel variety for cold drinks because it is 2 layers with a plastic straw) and enjoy!