Kouridashi Tea - Using Ice Instead of Water
This style of brewing is a traditional style that uses high quality tea leaves. For the video above, we used our Rishi Matcha Super Green Tea. The Matcha Super Green produces a very crisp flavour that is perfect for iced drinks. However, this brewing method works with any tea of any style. You choose the tea you’d like.
At Cupper’s, we constantly try new cold brewed teas – it’s one of our most entertaining hobbies. The most popular teas from our tea brands to make as cold brewed teas are:
For more info on selecting high quality teas, check out our Beginner’s Guide to Luxury Teas.
Prep Time: 1 minute
Steep Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours
Skill Level: Super-Easy
Servings: 2 (makes 1L)
Ingredients:
- Ice Cubes to fill your 1 L container
- Two Bags of Rishi Matcha Super Green Tea or 2 Tablespoons Rishi Matcha Super Green Loose Tea
- Your choice of sweetener to taste.
Instructions:
- Add tea bags to your container
- Fill container to the top with ice
- Let steep overnight, or until ice is melted
- Add sweetener if desired, or leave unsweetened if you prefer
- Pour over ice
- Enjoy your cold brew tea!
NOTE: Let your ice melt at a natural rate and allow the tea to steep over several hours. This allows the flavours to steep completely for the ideal cup of cold tea.
For a faster iced tea brewing method, check out our Best Iced Tea Recipe.
