Sparkling Darjeeling Peach Iced Tea
Cold-brewed Darjeeling meets ripe peach and sparkling water for a fizzy, fruit-forward summer refresher.
Darjeeling's natural muscatel grape notes are a perfect match for peach—together they create a stone-fruit symphony that's impossibly refreshing over ice.
Cold-brewing is key. It extracts the tea's delicate sweetness without any astringency, giving you a clean, smooth base that's leagues ahead of hot-brewed and chilled.
The sparkling water adds effervescence that lifts the whole drink, turning a simple iced tea into something that feels celebratory and special.
Make a big batch of the cold brew concentrate and keep it in the fridge. When guests arrive, just add peach, sparkling water, and ice for an instant crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
- 3 Darjeeling tea bags
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 ripe peach, sliced thin
- 1 cup sparkling water
- 1 tbsp honey (optional)
- Fresh mint for garnish
- Ice cubes
How to make it
- 1Cold-brew: place tea bags in cold water and refrigerate 8–12 hours.
- 2Remove tea bags. Stir in honey if using.
- 3Divide peach slices between 2 tall glasses. Muddle lightly.
- 4Pour cold brew over peach slices. Add ice.
- 5Top with sparkling water and garnish with fresh mint.
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