The other day we started with cold tea recipes, now that we are in the middle of summer. It is normal to use green tea, or as much red tea, although today we will see a very special recipe with black tea, based on a very famous way of drinking tea in Russia: Russian cold.
Ingredients
Black tea
Fresh Peppermint
Crushed ice
Preparation
We first prepare an infusion of black tea in the usual way, with the ratio of 4 tablespoons to one liter of tea. A black smoked tea, whether Dianhong Maofeng or Jin Jun Mei Yunnan, would be two more than valid options.
Once infused, add a couple of mint sticks and let it cool.
The preparation of Cold Russian is similar to that of some combined in summer. We will serve you as follows:
First we put crushed ice and a few leaves of spearmint, to the taste. Squeeze the leaves with ice with a spoon, to release the essential oil from the leaves, but without breaking them. Add the cold tea and add a couple of leaves as a decoration.
Russian tea is a very typical recipe, which is usually usually taken hot in Russia. The combination of tea and peppermint has other typical recipes such as Moorish tea, for example.
