Iced turmeric lemonade is a sharp, golden, alcohol-free cooler. Turmeric and lemon are a natural pair, both bright and a little earthy, and brewed strong then sharpened with plenty of fresh lemon juice and a little sugar, the tea makes a proper homemade lemonade rather than a watery iced tea.
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Muddle a couple of mint sprigs in the base of the glass, build it over ice, and top with sparkling water for some fizz. Brew the tea double-strength to start, since the ice and the sparkling water will water it down as you go.
You'll need
- 2 Tropical Sun Turmeric tea bags
- 200ml freshly drawn water, brought to a true rolling boil
- 1 tablespoon of golden caster sugar
- 50ml fresh lemon juice (about 1 large lemon)
- 100ml chilled fresh sparkling water
- 3 fresh mint sprigs (2 for muddling, 1 for the garnish)
- 1 thin lemon wheel, for the rim
- 1 tall 450ml tumbler, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
- Enough cubed ice to fill the tumbler (about 250g)
- 1 small heatproof jug
- 1 wooden cocktail muddler or long spoon
- 1 wide paper or metal straw
Method
- Chill the tall 450ml tumbler in the freezer for ten minutes ahead of building the drink.
- Drop the 2 Tropical Sun Turmeric tea bags into the small heatproof jug. Pour over the 200ml of rolling-boiling freshly drawn water.
- Cover the jug with a small saucer and steep for six full minutes. The double-strength steep (two bags into 200ml of water) is needed because the cubed ice and sparkling water will dilute the drink by about a third.
- After six minutes, lift the 2 tea bags from the jug, do not press, and discard.
- Stir the 1 tablespoon of golden caster sugar into the hot turmeric brew until fully dissolved. Slide the jug into a bowl of cold tap water to cool the sweetened turmeric brew flat in three minutes.
- Lift the chilled tall tumbler from the freezer. Place 2 fresh mint sprigs at the base of the tumbler and crush gently with the wooden cocktail muddler for ten seconds to release the mint oil.
- Fill the tumbler with cubed ice right to the rim.
- Pour the 50ml of fresh lemon juice over the cubed ice.
- Pour the cooled sweetened turmeric brew over the lemon and ice in the tumbler. Top with the 100ml of chilled fresh sparkling water.
- Hook the thin lemon wheel over the rim of the tumbler and stand the third fresh mint sprig upright in the ice as the garnish. Serve immediately with a wide straw.
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Brewed with: Tropical Sun Turmeric, 20 Tea Bags 30g
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