This afternoon I made this. It's great. I attempted to follow the recipe exactly since it was the first time making it. Other than not adding black pepper (hate it, used allspice instead), and having no brown sugar (used white) it turned out great. When I was sipping it I was thinking next time I'd add ginger when it dawned on me I forgot to put it in too. So much for following the recipe exactly.
I can see I need to head for the health food store soon for some more fresh spices. They had cardamon pods but at the register, it didn't weight enough to put out a price so I got them free. I think I would double the amount of tea since I like it really strong.
I have several oranges that I'm going to zest tonight. I'm going to freeze it for more batches in the future.