Description
Refreshing lemon iced green tea delivers a crisp, tangy symphony of flavors perfect for summer afternoons. Chilled green tea mingles with zesty lemon, offering a light and invigorating beverage you’ll crave on warm days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 green tea bags
- 6 cups (1.4 l) water
- ½ cup (170 g) honey
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (180 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
- ⅓ cup fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- Lemon peel from about 2 lemons
Instructions
- Infusion Preparation: Dissolve sugar and honey in water over medium heat, creating a smooth, sweet base liquid.
- Flavor Enhancement: Remove from heat and integrate fresh ginger, lemon juice, and lemon peel, allowing ingredients to meld and release aromatic essences.
- Syrup Refinement: Cool mixture to room temperature, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve to produce a pristine, transparent syrup.
- Tea Brewing: Boil water and steep green tea bags for precisely 5 minutes, extracting full-bodied flavor profile.
- Cooling and Blending: Chill brewed tea, then combine with lemon ginger syrup, adjusting proportions to achieve desired taste intensity.
- Elegant Presentation: Serve in chilled glasses, garnishing with a delicate lemon slice or vibrant mint sprig to elevate the visual and sensory experience.
Notes
- Infusion Timing: Allow ginger and lemon to steep for 15-20 minutes to maximize flavor depth and extract maximum aromatic compounds.
- Sweetness Control: Adjust sugar levels gradually, tasting as you go to prevent overwhelming sweetness that might mask the delicate ginger and green tea notes.
- Storage Strategy: Keep syrup refrigerated in a sealed glass container for up to one week, ensuring optimal freshness and flavor preservation.
- Temperature Precision: Cool green tea completely before mixing with syrup to maintain crisp, clean taste and prevent dilution of intricate flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg