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.

⏱ 5 min (+ 2 hr chill) 🍽 2 📊 Easy 📚 Jasmine Tea Recipes

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 sit for 60 to 90 seconds so the water drops to about 80C. 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.

What you'll end up with: A pale, perfumed glass that smells of jasmine the moment you lift it, clean and lightly sweet with a soft citrus lift and no syrupy weight. Green tea iced the way it is meant to taste.

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🛒 Made with this tea

Twinings Jasmine Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 40g£4.50