Twinings® Iced Tea
The perfect iced tea is clear, aromatic, crisp and refreshing. It should never be murky or bitter. The key to preparing a delicious, clean tasting batch of iced tea is adding enough tea so the flavour can withstand being diluted by ice but not so much that it has an unpleasant bitter taste and dry mouthfeel.
The best result is to steep the tea bags in a small amount of boiling water for exactly 3 minutes – set a timer because steeping any longer than 3 minutes will produce a cloudy, bitter tea! Gently remove the tea bags (do not squeeze them out) and add ice to the pitcher to balance out the overall flavour. The resulting tea is perfection on the palate.
Batching Up
Batching up the iced tea recipe is easy—simply double, triple or quadruple the ingredients using the same proportions.
Flavouring
To add sweetness, after discarding tea bags and while the tea is still steaming, add 2 tbsp granulated sugar or 1 tbsp honey and stir to dissolve.
If desired, add aromatics to your tea right before serving, such as a lemon slice, zest or juice; orange slice, zest or juice; peach slice, nectarine slice or mint leaves.
Tea Alternatives
For black iced tea, Twinings® Lady Grey Tea Bags, Twinings® English Breakfast Tea Bags and Twinings® Irish Breakfast Tea Bags all work well. For an herbal variation, steep for 4 minutes.
Our classic iced tea is clear, refreshing and simple to make using our finest teas.
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Ingredients |
| 4 tea bags | Twinings® Lady Grey Tea Bags |
| 4 cups | water |
| 4 cups | ice |
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Serves: 4
HOW TO
- In a heatproof pitcher or a medium glass measuring cup, add tea bags.
- In a kettle or small saucepan set over high heat, bring 4 cups water to a boil.
- Pour boiling water into pitcher or measuring cup and let tea steep for 3 minutes.
- Remove and discard tea bags. Add 4 cups ice; stir to combine.
- Serve and enjoy!
