Exact quantities, then the method.
Most iced teas lean sweet, but Darjeeling is the one to drink clean. Its light, wine-like muscatel character makes a glass closer to a chilled white wine than to a sugary cordial, which is exactly why it needs no honey, no fruit, nothing. The only trick worth knowing is to brew it strong and chill it before it meets the ice, so the flavour does not wash out as the cubes melt.
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You'll need
- 2 pyramid tea bags of Teapigs Darjeeling
- 200ml freshly drawn water cooled to 90C
- 200ml cold still water
- Enough cubed ice (about 250g)
Equipment
- 1 tall 450ml glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
- 1 small jug for steeping, 1 saucer for covering
Method
- Boil the kettle and wait for about 90C, the right heat for Darjeeling; a thermometer or a kettle with presets confirms it.
- Steep the 2 pyramid bags in 200ml of the cooled water for five minutes under a saucer, then lift them out.
- Cool the brew right down, standing the jug in cold water or chilling it.
- Pour the cooled Darjeeling over a tall glass of ice.
- Lengthen the Darjeeling with cold water poured down a spoon's back.
- Tip: a twist of lemon peel, oils squeezed over the glass, is the only addition Darjeeling ever really needs.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Darjeeling, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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