If you’re looking for a flavourful beverage that’ll cool you off, you really can’t do much better than iced tea. The only drawback? The occasional residual bitterness that makes the tea taste less like a treat and more like medicine. A lot of people respond by trying to cover up the taste with lots of sugar or syrups, but we’ve found a much healthier, far superior method, cold brewing! You might know it from the coffee fans, but the method works just as well – if not better! – for best-ever iced tea.
Simple, yes? Basically all you need to do is let some of your favourite tea steep in a container of cold water in the refrigerator overnight, and the result is a perfectly refreshing cold brew beverage.
Remove the teabags and add garnishes, such as citrus in black tea, fresh berries in berry tea, or mint leaves in green tea. Tea is most flavourful — and wholesome — when freshly brewed, so don’t leave it sitting out for more than eight hours, and discard it after one day.