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Black Iced Tea Loose Leaf Black Tea

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A classic iced tea – re-imagined.

This iced loose leaf tea is perfect on its own without the need for any additives or sweeteners. Its elegant versatility also allows it to work deliciously infused with fresh fruit; added to your daily juice blend or used as a superior mixer when making a stiff drink.

Tasting Notes

Malty and rich with a subtle sweetness. Smooth, silky and deep as a well. Thirst quenching and refreshing this iced tea is not overly bitter and does not require sugar. Of course, a little extra sweetness can be added (we strongly recommend maple syrup which enhances the caramel notes of the tea) but the important difference is that this iced tea is utterly delicious on its own.

Cost Per Cup

£0.00 per cup based on 12.5g of tea per 1l of water, 150ml servings and 1 infusion.

Origin

Satemwa, Shire Highlands, Malawi

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 12.5g of tea per 1 litre of cold water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum cold infusion use water around 4°C and keep in the fridge.

  • Time

    Infuse for at least 8 hours in the fridge (or overnight – you don’t have to worry about over infusing).

  • Infusions

    This iced tea blend is only suitable for one infusion.

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More infusion tips

How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

For the most sublime flavour, we recommend infusing in cold water overnight – which creates the most nuanced and elegant flavour by slow extraction and is completely flavour stable in the fridge for 3-4 days. The cut is fine to increase the surface area – ideal for this long, cold method.

For an iced tea to sip without anything added, like a chilled glass of wine, please use 12.5g per 1 litre of cold filtered water.

If you are looking for something stronger and adding a lot of ice (which dilutes the tea) or perhaps you are using it as a lengthener for a cocktail (on non-alcoholic drink) then please increase it to 15g or 20g per litre. As with all our tea do please experiment a little to get it exactly the way you like it.

It can also be infused hot and left to chill for a more tannic bite. (In this instance it should be used within one day).

ACROSS THE USA

From Chateau Marmont to MoMa

This iced tea blend was originally created over a decade ago for our restaurant customers in USA –who wanted something rather better than the usual cheap and bitter brew drowned in sugar. You can find it served across the US from the Chateau Marmont in LA to The Modern Restaurant at MoMa in New York.

RARE TEA FLASK

Take your iced tea to another level

Our Rare Tea Flask is the perfect accompaniment to cold infusing iced tea.

Featuring extra tough double-walled borosilicate glass (BPA free) to keep your tea hot or cold, a stainless steel filter that can be removed for easy filling, and to top it off (sorry) a sustainable bamboo lid.

It's equally at home with hot or cold infusions, and will keep your tea at the correct temperature for several hours!

Strong enough to go in a daily bag and smart enough to be on your desk, this will take your iced tea to the next level.

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Returns

The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.

In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any product you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*

In most instances, we will give you a full refund of the item's cost, excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us.** Customers in the UK & European Union have statutory rights not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches must remained sealed for this to be in effect.

*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within 30 days of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.

**We will endeavour to ask for pictures where possible - but if you have changed your mind and are outside of any statutory rights time period, return postage is payable by you.

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