Exact quantities, then the method.
A great iced jasmine Green Tea tastes of flowers before it tastes of tea, clean and softly sweet with none of the stewed bitterness most iced green suffers from. The whole trick is restraint: cooler water, a short steep and no syrup. Brew it hot and quick, chill it hard, and the jasmine aroma survives all the way to the glass.
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It is built on Twinings Jasmine Green Tea, a green tea scented with real jasmine blossom. Five minutes of work, a couple of hours in the fridge, and you have a jug that beats anything bottled.
You'll need
- 3 bags Twinings Jasmine Green Tea
- 500ml water, just off the boil and rested to about 80C
- 1 tsp honey, optional
- 2 thin slices of lemon
- A few fresh mint leaves, optional
- Plenty of ice
Method
- Boil the kettle, then let it cool to around 80C (check with a thermometer or use a temperature-controlled kettle). Boiling water scorches green leaf and turns the jasmine harsh.
- Steep the 3 jasmine green tea bags in the 500ml of 80C water for 3 minutes only, no longer.
- Stir in the honey while the tea is warm if using, then lift out the bags and discard them.
- Cool the tea to room temperature, then pour into a jug and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Add the lemon slices and mint to the jug for the last 30 minutes of chilling so the flavours infuse without going bitter.
- Serve over plenty of ice. Best drunk the same day while the jasmine aroma is at its freshest.
- Keep the jug covered as it chills, since jasmine aroma is volatile and escapes from an open jug.
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Brewed with: Twinings Jasmine Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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