Now that the heat is starting to hit our country, what better way to refresh and hydrate than by drinking iced tea, which is a natural, calorie-free drink with many beneficial properties.

 Iced tea is a traditional drink in the USA, mainly in the southern states where it began to be consumed, almost by accident.

 During the World's Fair held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the summer of 1904, a tea merchant from India offered his product to anyone who passed by, who immediately rejected it because it was a hot drink. In desperation, the man put ice in a jug of hot tea. Soon long lines formed to try the refreshing drink.

 To prepare it, follow these simple instructions:

 Prepare your infusion with the same amount of tea or herbal tea that you use for a cup of hot tea, add ½ cup of hot water (4 oz), let it sit for the time indicated for each case (Green tea 3 min., Black tea 5 minutes, White tea 4 minutes) strain into a glass filled with ice.

If you want to prepare a 2 lt jug, what you will do is 1 lt of iced tea (with 8-10 teaspoons of tea, or what is the same 20 gr) and you will empty it into a jug with 1 lt of ice (you can measure it with a cream or yogurt container).

If you are going to sweeten it, it is advisable to do so when the infusion is hot (before pouring it onto the ice) or to use natural or flavored syrup.

If you have time, you can let it cool once strained and add ice before serving (in this case the ice lasts longer).

But you can also infuse it in cold water, you will just have to wait longer for the infusion to take place. The advantage is that with this method no green tea will turn bitter (something that can happen if you do not strain it in the precise time or if you use very hot water).

If you just want a glass of iced tea, I recommend using our tea glass or the OM glass. Just add twice as much tea and water at room temperature, let it sit for 30 minutes or more and add ice when you are ready to drink it.

If you are making a larger quantity, put the tea in a jug or large container (remember 20 gr per lt), add water at room temperature, cover and let it sit without stirring for 1 to 9 hours (in fact, it works very well if you leave it overnight), strain (without crushing or squeezing the leaves, because if you do, you will release substances that make the tea bitter), sweeten and add ice (one part tea concentrate to one part ice).

Make it more fun and energetic by adding chopped fruit. I recommend looking for fun flavor combinations, another idea is to add a fruit snowball.

I recommend you try:

 

TEA	FRUIT	SNOW
IMPERIAL STRAWBERRY WHITE	STRAWBERRY	STRAWBERRY
BERRY BLUE	BLACKBERRIES	BLACKBERRIES
GREEN PINEAPPLE BLUE BERRY	PINEAPPLE	BLACKBERRY
FRESH MINT	APPLE	LEMON
GOOD FEELING	STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES	STRAWBERRY
SENCHA LEMON	APPLE	LEMON
CARIBBEAN GREEN	PINEAPPLE	KIWI
JAPAN GARDEN	CHERRIES	LEMON
GREEN QUINCE JAM	GUAVA	PASSION FRUIT
CHAMPAGNE GREEN	GRAPES	GRAPE
PEACH	PEACH	PEACH OR PASSION FRUIT
TROPICAL MANGO	MANGO IN SYRUP	MANGO
APRIL IN MEXICO	GRENADE	PEACH
PASSION FRUIT	GUAVA	PEACH
PU ERH TROPIC	APPLE	PASSION FRUIT
PU ERH CITRUS	ORANGE SLICES	ORANGE OR LIME
PU ERH POMEGRANATE APPLE	POMEGRANATE AND APPLE	APPLE OR ORANGE
PU ERH LEMON	LEMON AND LIME SLICES	LEMON
PU ERH RED FRUITS	MIX OF BERRIES	BLACKBERRY OR STRAWBERRY

 

And to encourage you to try them all, find a special discount on these flavors for a limited time.

 

Olivia Medina
Tea Master, EURO TEA