Maple Iced Chai Latte - Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 whole cloves
• 4 green cardamom pods, cracked open and deseeded —we used seeds and pods
• 3 black peppercorns
• 1 star anise
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• 3 tsp fresh ginger, sliced
• Black tea bags or 3 tsp loose leaf black tea
• 1 cup whole milk
• 6 tbsp pure maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich taste)