Cold-brew Green Tea skips the kettle entirely. Left to steep slowly in cold water, Dragonfly Organic Pure Green Mountain gives up its flavour without releasing the tannins that hot water pulls, so the jug comes out clean, mellow and lightly sweet, with none of the stewed edge that hot green tea picks up once it sits over ice.
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It needs nothing but time. Four bags, a litre of cold water and a night in the fridge, then pour over ice with a wheel of lemon. Make it before bed and it is ready by morning, and it holds in the fridge for a couple of days.
You'll need
- 4 tea bags of Dragonfly Organic Pure Green Mountain
- 1L cold filtered water
- Ice cubes, to serve
- Lemon wheels, to serve
- 1 1L glass jug with lid
- 4 250ml highball glasses
Method
- Drop all four bags into the jug.
- Pour over the litre of cold filtered water and give it a gentle stir.
- Cover and refrigerate for eight hours, or overnight.
- Lift the bags out and discard them without wringing them, or you will squeeze the bitterness back in.
- Pour over ice and finish each glass with a wheel of lemon. To sweeten, stir a little honey into a splash of warm water first, then add it, as honey will not dissolve in cold tea.
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Brewed with: Dragonfly Organic Pure Green Mountain, 40 Tea Bags 80g
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