Steep 6 tea bags in 24 ounces of boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and refrigerate the tea to chill.
Prepare the simple syrup. Boil equal parts water want sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and refrigerate the simple syrup.
Purée the pears until smooth in a blender or food processor. To remove any chunks, squeeze the puréed pears through a cheese cloth or press through a fine metal sieve.
Pour the pear purée into a pitcher and muddle the mint leaves with the pear purée.
Stir the chilled black tea and simple syrup into the pear purée and return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Just before serving, stir in 18 ounces of sparkling water and serve over ice.
This nutritional information has been automatically calculated, and as such, may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please reference the specific ingredients you use for the most accurate nutritional information.