Cold brewing is the best way to keep peppermint at its freshest. Steeping the leaves in cold water in the fridge holds onto the volatile menthol that hot water boils off, so the result is cleaner and more intensely minty than any hot-then-chilled version, with no caffeine and no sugar.
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It uses Teapigs Peppermint Leaves, a pure caffeine-free peppermint infusion. Five minutes of work, then the fridge does the rest overnight.
You'll need
- 5 Teapigs Peppermint Leaves tea temples
- 1 litre cold filtered water
- A few slices of cucumber or lemon, optional
- A 1 litre jug or bottle with a lid
- Ice and fresh mint, to serve
Method
- Put the 5 temples into the jug with the optional cucumber or lemon and pour over the litre of cold filtered water.
- Lid the jug and refrigerate 6 to 10 hours, or overnight. Cold water keeps all the menthol that hot brewing drives off, so this is the freshest mint method.
- Lift the temples out, press gently and discard.
- It needs nothing else; cold brew peppermint is clean and faintly sweet on its own.
- Serve over ice with fresh mint. Caffeine free, so good all day and last thing at night.
- Keeps 3 days lidded in the fridge.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Peppermint Leaves, 15 Tea Bags 30g
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