Description
This riff on the classic Arnold Palmer keeps the familiar pairing of tea and lemonade but gives it a fresh twist with mint-blackberry tea instead of the usual black tea. It’s refreshing and so easy to make, you’ll want to mix up glasses of it all summer long.
Ingredients
For the blackberry tea concentrate
- 1-4 bags blackberry tea (see Note 1)
- 1/4 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cold water
For the lemonade
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
For serving
- Ice
- Mint sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
For the blackberry tea concentrate
- Place tea bag and mint leaves in a heat proof bowl.
- Heat 1 cup of water to a low boil. Pour hot water over the tea and mint leaves and steep for 3-5 minutes according to the teamaker’s instructions.
- After the brewing time, strain out the mint leaves and tea bag. Stir in 1 cup of cold water.
- Chill tea concentrate until completely cold, about 1 hour.
For the lemonade
- In a small pitcher, mix together water, sugar, and lemon juice until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Chill lemonade until completely cold, about 1 hour.
For serving
- Fill 4 tall glasses with ice.
- Pour 3/4 to 1 cup of lemonade into each glass.
- Slowly pour 3/4 to 1 cup (or to taste) of blackberry tea into each glass (see Note 2). Garnish with mint sprigs.
- After admiring the pretty layers, stir the tea and lemonade together and enjoy.
Notes
- I use the Blackberry Jasmine Iced Tea from Smith Teamaker which is designed to brew 4 cups of tea per tea sachet. If you are using a different brand and the instructions say to use 1 tea bag for 1 cup of tea, you will need to use 4 tea bags for this recipe.
- The ratio of tea to lemonade for classic Arnold Palmers is 1:1. However, the perfect ratio is really personal preference. Start with a 1:1 ratio and add more tea if you want something less sweet.
- Recipe adapted from Smith Teamaker.
