• Bring 2 qts (8 cups) water to a boil. Remove from heat and add 1 cup loose leaf tea. Cover with lid and steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain tea into a large glass jar. Add 1 cup honey and 1 Tbsp vanilla and stir until dissolved. Cover and chill overnight. You can make the concentrate a couple days in advance.

Bobas:

• Bring 10 cup of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of bobas and stir gently so they don't stick together. Once bobas float to the surface, cook them for 3 minutes* Then turn heat off and cook 3 more minutes.
• Strain bobas and immediately add to ice water, stirring gently to loosen bobas and to cool evenly. Strain again, empty into a bowl, and mix with 3 Tbsp granulated sugar or honey.* Stir until syrupy and dissolved.
• To assemble bubble tea, spoon bobas into a tall glass. Add crushed ice on top, and fill about 2/3 with chilled concentrate. I like to add a pinch of salt because it brings out the flavor. Add a splash of heavy cream, a pour of almond milk (Earth's Own is my favorite) and fill remainder of glass with regular milk. ENJOY.