@ohhowcivilized: This is simple syrup. Having tasted and tested thousands of iced teas as a tea sommelier and a recipe developer on a tea blog, this is what I always use to sweeten my iced drinks instead of regular sugar. Simple syrup is liquid sugar. It’ll mix well into cold drinks, like cold brew tea, unlike sugar which will just sink to the bottom of the cup. Combine equal parts hot water and sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. To make this one, I used 4 tablespoons of sugar and ¼ cup hot water. And yup, ¼ cup is the same as 4 tablespoons. I added a little vanilla extract (1 teaspoon) to this one to flavor it. I like to make a small batch and keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks at the most. #icedtea #simplesyrup #homemadesyrup