Iced Mao Feng Green Tea

teas.co.uk · 10 min + chill · Serves 4

You'll need

• 4 Teapigs Mao Feng Green Tea tea temples
• 500ml water, boiled then cooled to about 80C
• 500ml cold water
• Cucumber, mint and a little honey, optional
• Ice, to serve

Method

1. Boil fresh water, and once it has cooled to about 80C, brew the Mao Feng; a thermometer or a kettle with presets will confirm it. Pouring boiling water on green tea, even for iced, makes it bitter.
2. Pour the cooled water over the 4 temples and steep just 3 minutes, then lift the temples out without squeezing.
3. Stir in a little honey while warm only if you want it sweeter; good Mao Feng is naturally sweet.
4. Cool to room temperature, then chill. There is no need to crash it over ice; gentle chilling protects the delicate flavour.
5. Stir in the 500ml cold water and serve over ice with cucumber and mint.
6. Covered in the fridge, the Mao Feng jug should be drunk soon; we give no keeping time for green iced tea made at home. Green tea fades faster than black so make it fresh.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/iced tea/iced mao feng green tea/