Simply infuse the leaves in water at room temperature. The infusion time varies between 30 minutes and several hours depending on the type of tea (green, black, single-estate, flavoured) or infusion. Then remove the leaves and place the liquor in the fridge to chill before serving.
How to prepare perfectly steeped tea with l'Infuseur?
1. Simply place your tea in L’Infuseur. Add 7g of tea to 25cl of water.
2. Add the appropriate volume of water at the correct temperature.
3. Leave to steep for the recommended time.
4. Transfer your tea into a large cup or jug filled with ice cubes.
How to personalise your iced tea ?
To add a personal touch to your iced tea, you can add:
> pieces of peeled fruit such as peach or passion fruit,
> zest of non-bitter citrus fruits such as lemons or oranges,
> herbs such as mint or basil,
> spices like vanilla, cinnamon, clove or cardamom,
> organic flower petals,
> or cane sugar syrup.
Use your imagination to create bold and tasty iced blends that everyone will love! And if you like your drinks to sparkle, tea can also be infused in lemonade instead of water. A guaranteed success!
What time of day to drink iced tea ?
Here is a secret about iced tea: because theine is not very soluble in water at room temperature, a cold infusion reduces the amount of caffeine, meaning you can enjoy your iced tea at any time of day or in the evening!
Why make your own iced tea ?
It's very easy to prepare: :
all you need is water at room temperature and loose tea, or tea bags like our XL Iced Tea Pouches specially designed to produce 50 cl of iced tea.
Each iced tea can be customised :
peach, passion fruit, lemon, mint... with fresh fruit, delicately sweetened with syrups, honey, agave or maple - any combination is possible and rich in flavour!
They are the perfect alternative to store-bought ice tea :
the Palais des Thés iced tea recipes have little or no added sugar, and are therefore much better for your health.