Cold and refreshing, sweet iced tea never tasted this good! The Hennessy ginger tea recipe is an inviting mix of cognac and chilled green tea flavored with mint and ginger.

The recipe was created by Hennessy and their VS bottling is a fantastic choice for this drink. The fresh ginger and mint set it off perfectly, giving it a zing that is sure to wake up your taste buds.

• 3 pieces fresh ginger
• 4 mint leaves, divided
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce cognac
• 2 ounces freshly brewed green tea, chilled

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a mixing glass, add the ginger, 3 mint leaves, and simple syrup and muddle very well.
• Add the cognac and fresh tea and muddle a little more.
• Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
• Garnish with a mint leaf. Serve and enjoy.

• A splash of lemon juice can give this drink a bright accent.
• Serve this drink as a taller spiked ice tea. Increase the brandy to 2 ounces and double up on the green tea, too. This should fit nicely in a collins glass that's filled with ice.
• If you like, the ginger tea also works well when served warm, creating a drink similar to the hot toddy. Simply switch from chilled green tea to hot tea. Either mix it up in an Irish coffee glass or teacup or strain it into one to remove the ginger and mint.
• Make this into a big-batch tea drink for a party. Increase the ingredients, Keeping the cognac to tea ratio at 1:2 (1:3 is a good mix, though). Instead of muddling the ginger, consider making ginger syrup and using that instead of plain simple syrup. A few extra mint leaves can be added to the pitcher and will infuse the drink over time.