Ice tea recipes using Tea Pigs

I love drinking different types of tea whether it is the good old classic breakfast tea or herbal teas. However many people think tea as being a beverage that needs to be drunk hot and with milk. Tea is so diverse that we can use it to make refreshing cold drinks similar to cocktails but more like a mocktail. It can be so much healthier than buying heaps of coke and fizzy drinks.

 The sun is shining this bank holiday weekend - a perfect time to be out experimenting refreshing drinks.  Jot these down so that you can impress guests with ice tea drinks!

1)     Lemongrass Cooler

Ingredients:

·         One Lemongrass Tea Pig tea bag.

·         Quarter of a glass of Elderflower cordial or elderflower lemonade.

·         Half a lemon.

·         3 thin slices of lime.

·         Quarter of a cucumber.

·         Plenty of ice cubes if you like it extra cold!

Method

·         Brew 500ml of hot boiling water to steep lemongrass tea bag for 3-4 minutes.

·         Either let the tea cool down or add ice cubes when the tea is cooler to speed things up.

·         Add Elderflower cordial, lemon, lime and cucumber. Mix well and add additional ice cubes if need be.

·         Add a sprig of mint for decoration on glass.

2)     Berry Lush

Ingredients:

·         One Superberries Tea Pig tea bag.

·         Quarter of a glass of Elderflower cordial or elderflower lemonade.

·         Half a spoon of honey.

·         Mint and blueberries is optional.

Method

·         Brew 500ml of hot boiling water to steep Superberries tea bag for 3-4 minutes.

·         Either let the tea cool down or add ice cubes when the tea is cooler to speed things up.

·         Add Elderflower cordial, and honey. Mix well and add additional ice cubes if need be.

·         Add a sprig of mint and blueberries (optional).

3)     Fruity tutti

Ingredients:

·         One Mao Feng green tea Tea Pig tea bag.

·         Quarter of a glass of Elderflower cordial or elderflower lemonade.

·         Quarter of a lemon.

·         3 thin slices of lime.

·         Quarter of a cucumber.

·         A handful of Strawberries.

·         Half a large orange.

·         A handful of fresh mint leaves

·         Plenty of ice cubes if you like it extra cold!

Method

·         Brew 500ml of hot boiling water to steep lemongrass tea bag for 3-4 minutes.

·         Either let the tea cool down or add ice cubes when the tea is cooler to speed things up.

·         Add Elderflower cordial, all fruits and cucumber. Mix well and add additional ice cubes if need be.

·         Add mint and stir.

Ideal for

·         Summertime BBQs/parties and you when you need a thirst quencher!

·         A refreshing summer drink and alternative to soft drinks.