Pai Mu Tan Iced Tea with Peach and Jasmine
Cold-brewed Pai Mu Tan white tea with ripe peach slices and a hint of jasmine—a crystal-clear, floral summer cooler.
Cold-brewing Pai Mu Tan produces an impossibly smooth, pale golden liquor with zero bitterness. The tea's natural hay-like sweetness and gentle floral notes come through even more clearly when brewed cold.
Ripe peach is a natural partner—its soft sweetness mirrors the tea's own mild character without competing. The peach slices also look beautiful suspended in the pale liquid, making this as pretty as it is refreshing.
A tiny splash of jasmine syrup (or a few dried jasmine flowers steeped with the tea) adds a perfumed layer that elevates the whole drink. Use a light hand—you want a whisper, not a shout.
Serve in a clear glass pitcher at a summer gathering and watch it disappear. It's sophisticated enough for a dinner party but easy enough for a Tuesday afternoon on the patio.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Pai Mu Tan loose leaf tea
- 3 cups cold filtered water
- 1 ripe peach, sliced thin
- 1 tsp jasmine syrup or 1 tbsp dried jasmine flowers
- Ice cubes
- Fresh mint sprig for garnish
How to make it
- 1Cold-brew: add tea leaves (and dried jasmine flowers if using) to cold water in a jar. Refrigerate 8–12 hours.
- 2Strain through a fine sieve. Stir in jasmine syrup if using instead of flowers.
- 3Add peach slices to a glass pitcher. Pour cold brew over them.
- 4Serve over ice, garnished with a sprig of fresh mint.
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