Green Iced Tea is the real deal - the first type of iced tea on record. Adding high quality tea to this classic recipe is a surefire way of making a light and refreshing Summer drink.
What you need to make 1.5 litres of Green Iced Tea
- 36g of green tea - We recommend Japan Sencha Green Tea, which is a light and refreshing variety of green tea
- 1 litre of filtered water
- 500g of ice
- 24g (6 teaspoons) of sugar (or stevia or honey or other sweetener). While sweetening is less essential for green iced tea than it is for black iced tea, we suggest you try different levels of sweetening (honey works well!)
Directions
- Put the ice aside in a container or pitcher that can contain at least 1.5 litres of fluid and can withstand the hot tea without breaking. Refrigerate the ice whilst the tea is brewing.
- Bring the litre of water to boil in a pot or kettle. Allow the water to come down from the boil slightly and pour it over the tea (which should be in a pot large enough for 1 litre of fluid). Allow the tea to brew for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags/infuser and emove the pot from the heat and stir in your sweetener. Allow it to stand for a minute.
- Carefully pour the brewed tea over the ice. Most of the ice will melt instantly. Refrigerate the tea further before serving