Iced Chamomile Flowers
A gentle iced chamomile with a squeeze of lemon: whole flowers, covered brew, slow chill. Caffeine free.
Iced chamomile makes a gentle, honeyed jug that's lovely with a little lemon on a warm evening. Whole chamomile flowers give it a real apple sweet body, and a covered brew followed by a slow chill keeps that soft aroma in the glass.
Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Iced Chamomile Flowers recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/iced tea/iced chamomile flowers/
It uses Teapigs Chamomile Flowers, a pure caffeine free flower infusion. Ten minutes plus chilling, and it makes a jug.
You'll need
- 4 Teapigs Chamomile Flowers tea temples
- 500ml just boiled water
- 500ml cold water
- 1 tablespoon honey, optional
- Lemon slices and ice, to serve
Method
- Pour the just boiled water over the 4 temples in a covered jug and steep 6 minutes; chamomile takes a generous steep and will not turn bitter.
- Lift the temples out and stir in the honey while the tea is warm, if using.
- Cool to room temperature, then chill. There is no tannin, so it stays clear without crashing over ice.
- Stir in the 500ml cold water.
- Serve over ice with lemon slices; the lemon lifts the honeyed chamomile.
- Caffeine free, so an easy evening drink. The brewed base keeps 3 days in the fridge.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Chamomile Flowers, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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