Bourbon Chai | Saveur

Ingredients

• 8 bags black tea, paper and string removed
• 8 green cardamom pods, crushed
• 8 whole allspice berries, crushed
• 8 whole black peppercorns, crushed
• 8 whole cloves
• 3 star anise
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• 1 ⁄ 2 whole nutmeg, chopped
• 1 (2") piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, seeds and pod reserved
• 6 cups hot water
• 6 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 1 ⁄ 3 cup honey or agave
• 1 cup spice-forward bourbon, like Maker's Mark