#almond tea

Green Tea, Bubbles, Lemon and Mint
Brew your green tea strong, pour it over ice, add a splash of bubbly water, a squeeze and a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint. It reminds me of a mojito but without the sugar or the alcohol (which are both optional in all these recipes :P)

Black Tea with Lavender
Brew your choice of black tea and pour over ice, leaving a little room. For the lavender, you can either use a lavender tea, or you can add some lavender from the garden and allow it to simmer gently on the stove until the water is infused with the flavor. Reduce the amount of liquid by half so that the flavor is more concentrated. Keep this bottled in the fridge for moments like these. Add a splash of the lavender infused water and a dollop of honey to your black tea. Serve. 

White Tea with Condensed Milk and Almond
Starting with white tea, which is mild and not as caffeinated as black tea, add a touch of condensed milk (with has sugar in it) and a scoop of almond powder. If you have a shaker, this is a good one to shake over ice since it helps the almond powder disperse. Pour over ice and serve. It’s sweet, almondy and delicious.

And once the sun starts to set you can experiment with adding alcohol to these to make true tea cocktails. White rum is wonderful in the first, vodka in the second and Irish creme liqueur works a treat in the third. :)