Recipes and Cooking Sweet Tea Swagger 4.4 (5) By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on May 10, 2013 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Prep Time: 20 mins Chill Time: 2 hrs Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Servings: 8 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 6 cup water 8 black tea bags, such as Earl Grey ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 ½ cup dark rum, such as Bacardi, chilled ¼ cup lime juice Ice cubes 2 cup club soda, chilled 3 cup seedless watermelon cut into 1/2-inch cubes Lime wedges Fresh mint sprigs Directions In a small saucepan bring 3 cups of the water to boiling. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; let steep for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Transfer tea to a heatproof pitcher. Stir brown sugar into tea until dissolved. Stir in the remaining 3 cups water, the rum, and lime juice. Cover and chill for 2 to 48 hours. To serve, pour tea mixture into glasses over ice cubes. Slowly pour in club soda; stir gently. Garnish with watermelon, lime wedges, and mint. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 172 Calories 19g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 172 % Daily Value * Sodium 24mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 19g 7% Total Sugars 17g Protein 1g Vitamin C 8.3mg 42% Calcium 30.3mg 2% Iron 0.4mg 2% Potassium 145mg 3% Folate, total 4mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.