Iced Tea Season Is Here - Part 2!
Posted by Dani Noto on
As the weather heats up, I like to enjoy Green Tea and White Tea over ice. These teas are deceptively simple, refreshing, and have a wonderful flavor.
My favorite method of making iced tea with green and white teas is a cold brew. This entails no hot water. You simply add the correct amount of tea to your container or glass, add the coldest water possible, and pop it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. If you don't want to wait, like me, this method is for you. It is fast.
Cold brewing gives excellent flavors with no bitterness.
Another perk of this method is that if you have cold-brewed your tea in one of my tea tumblers or iced tea makers, you don't have to remove your tea leaves when your tea is done steeping. You won't experience any bitterness by leaving your leaves in it since you've used cold water.
You can usually get two, sometimes three steepings from the same set of leaves. Once your thirst-quenching tea is gone, just add more cold water, and you're good to make another batch of fabulous iced tea.
Some of my favorites are Berryliscious Green, Pomegranate Blueberry Green, Peachy Keen White, Organic Wild Blueberry White, and Pear Passion White & Green.
A distinct difference between cold-brewing green and white teas versus black or oolong teas is that the flavor profile stays true to taste. However, blacks and oolongs can taste very differently between the hot and cold brew versions.
You also have the option to use the hot-brew method. Please see my previous newsletter on the two hot-brew techniques. Both also work on green and white tea.
If you've never done a cold brew, I highly recommend you give it a try. I'm pretty sure it'll become your go-to method.
The equipment I use all the time...my Takeya 2-Quart Iced Tea Maker is amazing. I’ve had my original one for over 10 years. If you come to my house, you will see one in my fridge 365 days a year. Yes, I drink iced tea all year long along with my hot teas. I also use my Urban Tea Tumbler and my insulated Everest Tea Tumbler or Mountain Tea Tumblers for tea on the go. If I want to make a bigger batch, my Himalayan Tea Tumbler.
If you need additional tea ideas to make into iced teas, check out my Summertime Favorites, Green Tea, and White Tea Collections.