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05 JUNE 2022
Tea at the beach...
This summer, as you lie on the beach basking in the warmth of the sun, quench you thirst with a thermos full of the healthiest drink possible: delicious, refreshing homemade iced tea. Besides being free of preservatives, sugar and other sweeteners or colorants, it contains all the beneficial ingredients contained in tea leaves, such as polyphenols, catechins, theanine and vitamins.
Just choose your favorite tea, plain or flavoured with dried flowers, fruit or herbs.
How to prepare iced tea?
There are two popular methods for preparing iced tea using loose tea leaves. The first involves preparation with hot water that is subsequently iced, and the second involves preparation directly with cold water.
Iced tea: Hot water method
For 1 l iced tea:
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Put 6-7 teaspoons of tea in 250 ml hot water, let steep according to brewing time and strain in order to prepare a strong hot tea.
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Add 2-4 tablespoons of sugar (optional).
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Pour this brew into a 1-litre pitcher filled with ice cubes.
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The iced tea cools immediately and is ready to drink.
Add a slice of lemon and keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Adapt quantities for a smaller or larger pitcher.
Iced tea: Cold water method
For 1 l iced tea:
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Put 5 rounded teaspoons of tea into a 1-litre jug filled with ½ l room-temperature water.
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Let steep according to below brewing times, strain and top up with ice cubes.
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The iced tea is ready to drink.
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Keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Green/White tea: 30 min Black tea: 45 min
Fruit and herbal teas: 60min Rooibos: 60min
and now a few ideas on how to make your tea even more delicious...
• Add some fruit juice
• Sweeten to taste with a little honey, some sugar or any other sweetener
Try our classic iced tea options such as:
Red Dot (5,20€/100gr - 2,60€/50gr)
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A fresh, springtime creation in which dried fruit play the leading role. The intense character of hibiscus, rose hip and raspberry lends a certain tanginess and balanced tartness that is softened by the sweet notes of apple, orange peel and mulberry leaves. A deep red liquor that leaves you feeling invigorated.
Agra (5,40€/100gr - 2,70€/50gr)
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A vibrant, invigorating blend of dried tropical and other fruit such as papaya, mango, apple, pomegranate and orange, mixed with hibiscus blossoms to produce a bright-fuchsia-tinted brew that is easy on the tongue. The sweet-and-sour aromas prevail and are a perfect complement whether the tea is enjoyed hot or cold.
Mastiha Chai organic (6,80€/100gr - 3,40€/50gr)
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A highly aromatic and mildly spicy organic blend in which the dominant Chios mastiha is combined with green tea and enhanced by the spices accompanying it: cinnamon, ginger, fennel, cardamom, cloves and pepper.
Chado (5,00€/100gr - 2,50€/50gr)
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The explosive combination of spearmint, lemongrass and lemon peel flavours the green tea whose base is a blend of sencha and gunpowder. Refreshing, dynamic, lemony and slightly spicy, it is sure to become your favourite summer beverage.
Apple of Discord (5,20€/100gr - 2,60€/50gr)
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A blend that proves how well India’s flavourful Assam tea goes with fruit and warm spices. Here, velvety and strong-scented cassia cinnamon is combined with apple bits, almonds and vanilla, filling the mouth with a spicy sensation whose intensity is balanced by the blend’s other sweet aromas.
