Exact quantities, then the method.
Iced Green Tea is one of the easiest cold drinks to get right, as long as you brew the leaf cooler than you would for a hot cup. Loyd Green Tea made at around 80C stays soft and gently sweet; brew it on fully boiling water and the ice just locks the bitterness in.
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Sweeten lightly with honey while the tea is still warm so it dissolves, chill it, then pour over plenty of ice with a couple of lemon slices. That is the whole thing, and it beats anything that comes out of a bottle.
You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Loyd Green Tea
- 250ml water heated to 80C
- 2 slices fresh lemon
- Half a teaspoon runny honey
- A handful of ice cubes
- 1 350ml highball glass
Method
- Let the just-boiled water cool for a minute or so to about 80C, then steep the two bags for three minutes and lift them out.
- Stir the honey into the warm tea, then cool to room temperature and chill for ten minutes.
- Fill the glass with ice and tuck the lemon slices down the sides.
- Pour the cold tea over the ice and serve at once with a long spoon.
- Scaling up for a jug works at the same ratio; keep it in the fridge and add ice only as you pour, so it does not go watery.
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Brewed with: Loyd Green Tea, 40 Tea Bags 76g
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