Iced drinks

[SummerRain]

So recently I've been making some iced green tea, iced mint tea and iced coffee... I've never made iced teas before (they're not very common in the UK) so I'm having lots of fun. What recipes do you guys use?

 

[shyvas]

I love iced drinks in tall acrylic tumbler with a straw. When I'm in the UK, my favourite drink is sugar free elderflower codial or Sainsbury's sf berry or strawberry squash.

Overhere I drink pink lemonade (Whyler's light ) that come in a stick.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wyler-s-Light-Singles-To-Go-Pink-Lemonade-Soft-Drink-Mix-10ct/16940459

I'm not too keen on tea but don't mind iced coffee from time to time.

 

[beancounter]

Do you have Celestial Seasonings teas in the UK?

You can use a number of their teas, especially "red zinger" to make sun tea.
I believe they also have a tea specifically made to be used for sun tea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_tea#Sun_tea

 

[Renee1]

I don't use a recipe. I just make sure the tea is brewed double strong and I add something sweet and something sour. So for black tea, I'll do raspberry syrup, lime zest and lime juice or straight sugar and lemon juice. Always add your ice last because if it goes in first, it dilutes the drink more than it needs to. Give it a shake and you're set. If I do an herbal tea that's fruity, I usually make a little homemade lemonade to go with it. Other herbal teas just get brewed double strong and poured over lots of ice and then stirred.

For homemade iced coffee, I brew slightly stronger than normal espresso, add sweetener (or not), non-dairy milk (or not) and ice. Stir and drink.

I drink a lot of iced beverages, usually unsweetened.

 

[SummerRain]

Do you have Celestial Seasonings teas in the UK?

You can use a number of their teas, especially "red zinger" to make sun tea.
I believe they also have a tea specifically made to be used for sun tea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_tea#Sun_tea

Nope, I've heard of people making coffee in the fridge in a similar way to fridge-tea though, but that is online so probably not from people from the UK.

 

[shyvas]

Yogi tea, especially the cinnamon flavour, is nice when chilled. I buy mine from Sainsbury's.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product.asp?bid=293

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I make sun tea, though lately I'm too lazy to put the jar outside so I just make it on my counter. Fill jar (I use a half-gallon Mason jar) with cold tap water. Add tea bags. Wait a couple hours. Remove tea bags and refrigerate. Serve over ice cubes.

Lately I use two "family sized" black tea bags, plus two Celestial Seasonings herbal tea bags. My favorite is peach, but I also use raspberry, mint, or lemon-ginger. When drinking I add a squirt or two of matching or complimentary flavored syrup.

I've read that sun tea should be consumed within a couple days of brewing, since the water isn't boiled, but I always drink it within three days anyway.

 

[hungryraccoon]

I don't really know how to naked iced tea. Or is it literally normal tea...iced? I have no clue!

I fricking love iced coffees or frappucinos in summer though. Generally love coffee in any shape or form....

 

[SummerRain]

I don't really know how to naked iced tea. Or is it literally normal tea...iced? I have no clue!

... Freudian slip?

Pretty much I think, although iced tea doesn't usually have milk I think - and usually has added sugar, lemon juice/fruit juice and maybe fruit/mint leaves/etc. I made mine just by brewing green and mint tea, adding sugar and lemon juice, and letting it cool... but I'm a novice!

I made iced coffee by just brewing coffee, adding almond milk and cinnamon and letting it cool... all the recipes online wanted me to use instant coffee which I don't have/like.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I find iced tea to be the absolute best drink on a hot day. It's so refreshing! When I'm really thirsty I prefer it unsweetened. If I'm sipping it I prefer it lightly sweetened.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Ive never understood iced versions of hot drinks.

Cool drink on a summers day? Ill have a cloudy lemonade please

 

[Moll Flanders]

I made myself an iced coffee last summer but I put in far too much coffee and I was high as a kite all day afterwards. It tasted nice though. I used to like the frappucinos from Starbucks.

Cool drink on a summers day? Ill have a cloudy lemonade please

I've been drinking that over the last two days.

 

[Alice-Bee]

So into cloudy lemonade right now...its so Summery and perfect for picnics.

 

[thefadedone]

What's the difference between cloudy lemonade and regular lemonade?

I love iced coffees and iced chais in the summer. I freeze coffee in ice cube trays to use in my iced coffees . I highly recommend it instead of using regular ice cubes which will make the coffee too watery.

I love hot teas, but I hate iced teas with the exception of chai.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Cloudy lemonade is...more lemony...I dont know about the US but in the UK clear lemonade is more common..its very fizzy, sugary and not that lemony

Cloudy is like this

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Is cloudy lemonade fizzy?

Lemonade in the US is not usually fizzy: Lemon juice, sugar, plain water.

I don't think I'd like fizzy lemonade.

 

[Alice-Bee]

A little fizz yes. But I think you can get it still.

 

[Mr Crunchy]

Arnold Palmer.

1/2 lemonade, 1/2 ice tea.

To make it properly, use chilled lemonade and warm tea. Pour the lemonade over ice then pour the tea over a spoon so it floats on top for a layered effect. I am seriously addicted to these.

I usually use just black tea, one bag per pint, but sometimes I make a blend of black tea, mint, orange or peach and chai or cinnamon.

 

[shyvas]

What's the difference between cloudy lemonade and regular lemonade?

I love iced coffees and iced chais in the summer. I freeze coffee in ice cube trays to use in my iced coffees . I highly recommend it instead of using regular ice cubes which will make the coffee too watery.

I love hot teas, but I hate iced teas with the exception of chai.

Cloudy lemonade contains lemon juice in it whereas lemonade only has extract.

 

[Alice-Bee]

^ really....I didnt know that. I just thought one was posher.