Exact quantities, then the method.
Mint tea is at its best kept simple. Brew a bag in freshly boiled water for four minutes, which is long enough to draw out the full cool mint flavour without it turning bitter. It needs nothing else, no honey, no lemon, just a clean, refreshing cup that is lovely after a meal.
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Makes one mug.
You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Lipton Smooth Mint
- 250ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
Equipment
- 1 250ml mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Warmed mug, 250ml of freshly boiled water, then the mint.
- Drop the mint bag in, rest a saucer on top and steep four minutes.
- Lift the bag out without squeezing it.
- Drink it as it is; this blend is smooth enough to need no sweetening.
- Four minutes draws out the full mint; much longer and it can turn a little bitter.
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Brewed with: Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g
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