Orange and thyme is a pairing you usually meet in a roast dinner, but it works just as well in a cold glass. The thyme stops the orange tasting too sweet and gives the whole thing a grown-up, faintly savoury edge. As with any iced tea worth drinking, brew it strong and cool it properly first, or the melting ice will leave you with something thin and disappointing.
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You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Lipton Black Tea with Spanish Orange
- 200ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 200ml cold still water
- 2 thin fresh orange wheels
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- 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
- Steep the 2 tea bags in 200ml just-boiled water for four minutes under a saucer, then lift the bags out.
- Let the brew cool completely, standing the jug in cold water or chilling it in the fridge.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the cooled tea over.
- Top up with the cold water, easing it in down the back of a spoon.
- Tuck in the orange wheels.
- Roll the thyme sprig between your fingers to bruise it, then add it so the herb actually comes through.
- Tip: rub a strip of orange peel round the rim before serving for a hit of scent on the first sip.
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Brewed with: Lipton Black Tea with Spanish Orange, 20 Tea Bags 36g
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