Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Remove the berries from the wood, and separate into clumps.

Measure the sugar.

Cut the lemons in half and squeeze out as much juice as possible.

Bring the water to a boil and add the sumac and the sugar. Let Extracting flavours by letting sit in hot water. Think of a teabag making a cup of tea.steep for about 15 – 30 minutes.

Strain the sweetened sumac tea into another container, discarding the solids. Add ice to cool it down or put it in the fridge. Add the lemon juice and mint sprigs if desired. Serve chilled.