The hot weather is just around the corner, which means that an enjoyable climate and the first warm rays of the sun are fast approaching. This season brings us the opportunity to enjoy relaxing on terraces after work, days spent at the beach and endless summer nights. Quench your thirst with a natural, healthy and high-quality drink: iced tea.
Do you want to learn to make perfect iced or cold brew tea? In this post, we’ll walk you through the top tips to make a perfect iced (or cold) tea.
How can I make iced tea?
Do you know how to make iced tea? Discover these three different ways of making cold brew tea:
Quick recipe for cold brew tea: make the tea as you usually would but use half of the normal amount of water (do not extend brewing time in order to enhance flavour, as we can achieve this according to the amount of tea used) Once we get the concentrated tea, it’s time to sweeten our tea (if you fancy a sweeter tea). Finally, add ice to cool your tea without letting it get too watery. Ready to enjoy!
SOAKING/COLD-BREWING: this technique involves putting your favourite tea or herbal tea in cold or room temperature water and leaving it to soak overnight. All you need to do is filter it in the morning and it’s ready to enjoy!
SMOOTEAS: Brew the tea and blend it with fruits, seeds, superfoods, vegetables, milk or vegetable-based milk substitutes to make delicious healthy tea smoothies. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it?
Tip: To give your iced tea a different splash of flavour, you can try adding small chunks of fruit or fruit peel, aromatic herbs like mint, spices like vanilla, cinnamon, cloves or cardamom or why not try throwing in some flower petals.
What types of tea can I use to make my cold brew tea?
You don’t need to feel restricted when making your cold brew or iced tea as delicious varieties can be made with any type of tea, including: iced and cold black tea, iced and cold green tea, iced and cold red tea… as well as herbal teas and rooibos.
Buy iced tea online – Tea Shop
Buying at Tea Shop means guaranteed high-quality in all teas. We’ve put together some different ideas for iced teas you could try out to make this heat a little more bearable:
Fruit Explosion Herbal Tea: a healthy and natural explosion of 15 different fruits. Naturally caffeine-free and rich in vitamins, antioxidants and wellbeing with aa strong diuretic effect.
Sangria Herbal Tea: A mix of fruits with an uncanny similarity to Spain’s most popular summertime drink, packed with flavour and naturally caffeine-free, it’s perfect for those looking to enjoy all the flavour of sangria with alcohol or in a virgin recipe.
White Daiquiri Tea: for those looking for something sweet but with a splash of slightly bitter freshness, the blend of White tea and exotic fruits is an explosion of flavours.
Sunny Peach White Tea: a blend of white tea and green tea strikes the perfect balance between sweet and fruity flavours thanks to its twists of peach and pear.
Fresh Melon White Tea: a truly summery drink filled with the delicious flavours of melon and refreshing white tea blended with pineapple. This blend promotes digestion, cleanses the body and is perfect for quenching your thirst on hot days.
Tropical Colada Iced Black Tea: a Delicious black tea cocktail that features coconut and pineapple, giving it a creamy and tropical flavour. Perfect for recharging your batteries.
How to make iced tea?
Enjoy the hot weather with these refreshing recipes for iced tea:
¿TIPS FOR MAKING DELICIOUS ICED TEA
❌ Don’t sweeten your tea once it’s cold: it’ll be more difficult to dissolve sugar or sweetener.
❌ Don’t brew your tea for longer than the recommended time.
❌ Add the recommended measurements of tea so that your drink doesn’t become watery when you add ice.
Enjoy and savour the coldest and most refreshing teas with Tea Shop!