Iced Lemon Verbena (Verveine)

teas.co.uk · 15 min · Serves 1

You'll need

• 2 tea bags of Rochambeau Verveine Infusion
• 200ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
• 200ml cold still water
• 1 fresh lemon wheel
• 1 fresh lemon verbena sprig (or mint sprig as substitute)
• 1 tall 450ml glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
• Enough cubed ice (about 250g)
• 1 small jug for steeping, 1 saucer for covering

Method

1. Steep the 2 tea bags in 200ml just boiled water for six minutes under a saucer, then lift them out.
2. Cool the brew right down in cold water or the fridge.
3. Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the cooled verbena over.
4. Lengthen with the cold water, easing it down the back of a spoon.
5. Add the lemon wheel and a bruised sprig of lemon verbena, or mint if you cannot get it.
6. Tip: traditionally taken after dinner in France, it makes a lovely fragrant jug for warm evenings.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/iced tea/iced lemon verbena verveine/