Name: Iced Elderflower Pear
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea bags; 500ml water, boiled then cooled to about 80C; 500ml cold water; 1 ripe pear, sliced; Ice, lemon slices and a sprig of mint, to serve; A little honey, optional

Iced elderflower and pear is about the most refined iced tea you can make: pale, fragrant, faintly floral and lightly fruity. Brew it cool, never with boiling water, then chill it gently so the delicate flavour carries all the way into the glass.

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It uses Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea, a delicate White Tea blend. Ten minutes plus chilling.

⏱ 10 min + chill 🍽 Serves 4 📊 Easy 📚 Iced Tea Recipes

You'll need

4 Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea bags
500ml water, boiled then cooled to about 80C
500ml cold water
1 ripe pear, sliced
Ice, lemon slices and a sprig of mint, to serve
A little honey, optional

Method

Boil fresh water, let it cool to about 80C, then pour over the 4 bags in a covered jug and steep 4 minutes; longer or hotter and the white base will grow bitter once iced.
Lift the bags out without squeezing and stir in a little honey while warm only if you want it sweeter.
Cool to room temperature then chill gently; do not crash it over ice, which is for tannic black teas.
Stir in the 500ml cold water, add the sliced pear, and chill another 30 minutes if you have time so the fresh fruit infuses.
Serve over ice with lemon slices and mint. Best within 2 days; white tea fades fast even cold.

What you'll end up with: A pale iced white tea with elderflower and real pear: delicate, faintly sweet, and unlike any iced tea most people have tried.

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Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea, 15 Tea Bags 18g£4.50