• 250ml fresh watermelon juice
• 4 large strawberries
• 3tsp Strawberry Guava brewed in 100ml water
• 100ml vodka (optional)
• Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles

How to make

Step 1: Play Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles. (this is a vital part of this recipe)

Step 2: Add all ingredients to a blender and blend till smooth.

In this post, we’re going to take you on a journey into the wonderful world of ice teas and explain how you can get your fix now or save it till later with our easy-to-follow recipes.

More about chilled tea

Chilled tea or iced tea has been a beverage enjoyed since the 1870s when it was first consumed in the southern United States. Perfect for the region’s hot and steamy climate, it soon became a popular choice for its thirst-quenching properties.

The perfect alternative to alcohol or fizzy drinks on a hot summer’s day, not only is iced tea refreshing, thanks to its high water content, but it also contains antioxidants that help fight disease.

Individual tea blends will contain their own health benefits too, so our Lemongrass Ginger blend – perfect for ice tea – offers the detoxifying benefits of lemongrass, while ginger provides protective anti-inflammatory properties.

And last but not least, ice tea can be made in a whole spectrum of exciting flavours to suit every taste. A great iced tea makes you pause and take notice. It's flavour profiles are different from hot tea, but done right, is just as worthy of savoring.

Making iced tea is so easy

Not only is cold tea thirst-quenching and delicious, but making iced tea is also so much easier than you think. The two methods best known for making iced tea are cold brew and flash chilled.

The question you need to ask yourself to find out which process will work best for you is: when do you want to drink your iced tea?

To make flash chilled iced tea

If the answer is now, then flash chilled is the way to go. This process will take no more than five minutes to complete.

Step 1. Select your preferred tea. Try Lemongrass Ginger or Fruits of Eden.

Step 2. Put tea in our Tea Drop tea maker. Double the weight of your tea and halve the volume of water. For example, if you normally use 3 grams (1 teaspoon) of Lemongrass Ginger for a hot tea, use 6 grams (2 teaspoons) for your cold tea. And if you use a standard 230 ml of hot water, drop that down to 150 ml of hot water.

Step 3. Let brew for 3 minutes.

Step 4. Place the tea maker over the serving glass filled with ice and watch the tea fill the glass in seconds. Stir and garnish with fruit.

Step 5. Put your feet up, and drink like you’re a Hollywood star!

To make cold brew iced tea

If you know that some warm weather is coming and you want to make some cold infused tea for the weekend, then cold brew tea is possibly a better option.

The cold brew iced tea method is literally putting the tea in a fridge with cold water and steeping overnight. The colder temperature doesn’t steep out the tannins the way hot water does, so cold brewed tea is actually less astringent and less caffeinated. This process is even easier but will take 10-12 hours until the tea is ready to drink. You also get to enjoy and savour the different flavour profiles of the tea - sweet, refreshing, and full of great body and an aftertaste that cools the throat. It stays fresh tasting for days.

Step 1. Select your tea and measure out 10 grams into a 1.2litre jug. For this, we recommend trying Sweet Peach, or why not try African Sunset to capture that summer floral vibe?

Step 2. Add 1 litre of cold water. There’s no need for a specific temperature –cold filtered water from the tap will be just fine.

Step 3. Place in the fridge for 10-12 hours.

Step 4. After 12 hours, strain off and store in a bottle for up to seven days. The drinks are on you at your next BBQ!

Simple, sweet and creative

Drinking tea all year round is so easy with these simple recipes. Enjoy the fresh flavours of Tea Drop teas as they come or add some natural sweetness with a little treacle, honey or sugar. For a finishing flourish, add some juicy fresh fruit to garnish.

We would love to see your different creations – share them on our social pipelines @teadroptea.

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As winter is the time to give your immune system a little boost and moringa, aka the miracle tree, will give it exactly the type of boost it needs. Traditionally used to help combat malnutrition, this protein and mineral-rich plant is gaining in popularity in the wellness circles and we’re letting you in on the secret now. It’s full of vitamins, minerals, and detoxifying properties to help you feel your best. The best part? It tastes amazing! Learn more about our moringa teas below.

• Citrus Cleanse - With a cleansing combination of moringa, lemon balm leaves and green tea, this tea has a minty and spicy aroma that also includes rosehip, raspberry leaves, sage leaves, nettle leaves, cardamom, lemon peel, orange peel & acerola pieces.
• Strawberry Moringa - Lusciously fruity and fibrous in taste thanks to the strawberry pieces and moringa leaves, this tea is packed with vitamins, fibre and antioxidants. It also features apple pieces, raisins, carrot, beetroot & hibiscus.
• Feel Good - With rich red fruity elements from the papaya, red currants & pomegranate, the tea is complemented with an undertone of spice and citrus thanks to moringa leaves, lemongrass, strawberry leaves & rose blossom leaves.
• Revive - With tastes of sweet cinnamon and light bursts of citrus toasted almonds this festive combination of ingredients includes moringa leaves, apple pieces, lemongrass, cinnamon sticks, orange pieces, toasted almonds & rose blossom leaves.
• De Stress - With floral notes and hints of citrus, candied mango pieces, orange peels and fig slices. This zen tea also includes relaxing herbs like vervain, lemongrass, chamomile blossom and moringa.

Moringa Tea Benefits

• May help combat malnutrition.
• May Reduce Inflammation
• Lower Cholesterol & Blood Sugar Levels
• Can Protect Against Arsenic Toxicity
• Caffeine free wellness tea
• Contains the most nutritional value compared to other plants.
• Vegan friendly

 Shop our collection of Moringa teas

All About Turmeric

Turmeric (pronounced “TUR-muhr-ihk”), the Golden Spice, is revered in India and many Asian cultures as a nourishing culinary ingredient as well as a plant medicine. Human beings have used traditional forms of turmeric for nearly four millennia. Learn more about our turmeric teas below.

• Turmeric Ginger - Herbs like turmeric and ginger are a match made in immune-supporting heaven. This pair of teas combine to help soothe symptoms related to common colds and flus. Ginger can help the body’s natural defenses fight off a virus. It’s also great for curbing nausea and an upset stomach that can come along with the flu.
• Turmeric Zest - Made with portions of turmeric infused with rooibos and citric florals like hibiscus, orange peel, rosehip, cornflower, lemon peel & stevia leaves. This is an elegant herbal infusion.
• Turmeric Tonic - A supercharged drink that can be enjoyed day or night. This tea promotes a sense of calm. The herbal infusion gets its therapeutic properties from peppermint and the oh so potent roots of turmeric and ginger with a pinch of red pepper and a combination of other ingredients like liqourice, lemon peel, cinnamon, star anise & lemon flavour
• Turmeric Latte - Inspired by traditional recipes of finely ground spices we have paired Turmeric the golden girl herself with her favourite cousin, ginger. Together a few different spices, including cinnamon, cardamom with added black pepper. An awesome way to start your day.

 Turmeric Tea Benefits

• May support a healthy antioxidant status
• May support a healthy inflammation response
• May support healthy brain function & positive mood
• May support healthy cardiovascular function
• Caffeine free
• Vegan friendly

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How to make a wellness blend tea

Making a warm cup of one of our moringa or turmeric teas is easy.

First, choose your preferred winter wellness blend. Then, bring water almost to a boil at 99C. For optimum flavour, always use fresh, filtered, low mineral cold water. Do not re-boil water as it loses oxygen and becomes flat. Steep your tea for three to six minutes to develop the flavours and get the right colour. To finish, you can add a squeeze of lemon juice or honey to make it even more soothing to your throat.

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So, what are your waiting for? It’s time to brew up a steaming cuppa of one of our Moringa Teas or a sunny yellow drink of Turmeric tea to ensure you stay on top of your health this winter.  You never know - spiritual and mental well-being might just be a sip away.

As tea specialists, we aim to bring you high-quality tea from all over the globe. All our tea is handpicked, ethically sourced, and tasted by our master blender who brings decades of family traditions and knowledge. Buy our wellness blend tea online today.

Here is an easy to make iced tea popsicle recipe for a deliciously refreshing summer treat. These homemade healthy popsicles only need 3 ingredients. Your favourite tea, cold water and a sweetener of your choice and of course a popsicle mold.

How to choose the right popsicle molds

There are a lot of various kinds of different molds for popsicles. It doesn’t matter what shape you use. These iced tea popsicles will taste amazing. You can even use a paper cup by pouring the tea brew into it and just insert a stick. It’s that simple.

What you need

• 15g Loose Leaf Tea
• 1l Cold water
• 2tbsp honey or sweetener of your choice
• Popsicle mold

How to make

• Select your favourite tea and measure 15 grams of the loose-leaf tea into a jug.
  We have used Fruits of Eden, Tropical Sky, Mango Magic & Sweet Peach.
• Add 1 ltr of cold water. There’s no need for a specific temperature, cold filtered water from the tap will be just fine.
• Let it steep overnight.
• The next day, strain the tea, discarding the steeped loose leaf.
  Stir in the honey.
• Pour the tea into your popsicle mold and place in freezer until it’s frozen solid.
• Remove from the mold before serving.

We would love to see you try this iced tea cube recipe and let us know what you think – share them on our socials @teadroptea.