Aromatic and subtle, this effervescent iced tea is a luxurious compliment to summer memories.
The recipe below makes a ½ gallon pitcher and can be enjoyed as a mocktail or cocktail.
Sparkling Jasmine Iced Tea
5 minutes, makes 8 servings.
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons dry Jasmine Green Zhi Tea
- 1 cups steaming water
- 6 cups sparkling water or sparkling wine
- ice
- honey syrup *optional
Teaware:
- teapot or strainer
- half gallon pitcher
- cups
Directions:
1 Fill half gallon pitcher with ice.
2 Steep 4 tbs of dry Jasmine Green Zhi Tea in 1 cup of hot water for 3 minutes.
3 Pour steeped tea into your half gallon pitcher over ice. Stir to chill
4 Add 6 cups of sparkling water or wine to the pitcher of tea.
5 Taste. You can sweeten further using a honey syrup if you like.
6 To make a honey syrup, simply melt 2 parts honey to 1 part hot water.
7 Now, your pitcher of iced tea is complete.
8 Pour over cups filled with ice and enjoy!
9 Garnish with whole strawberries.