Iced Mao Jian Green Tea with Pear and Mint
Cold-brewed Xinyang Mao Jian with fresh pear slices and mint — a brisk, chestnut-sweet iced tea that turns delicate even cooler over ice.
Cold brewing is one of the best ways to highlight Xinyang Mao Jian's natural sweetness while minimizing any astringency, since the slow, cool extraction pulls out sugars and amino acids first, leaving most of the harsher tannins behind.
Fresh pear is a natural partner here — its delicate, mellow sweetness echoes the tea's chestnut notes without competing, while mint adds a clean, cooling lift that makes this an especially refreshing warm-weather drink.
Letting the tea and pear steep together overnight in the refrigerator allows the fruit's juices to mingle gently with the brew, producing a pale jade-gold tea with a soft, rounded sweetness you won't get from hot-brewing and chilling.
Serve this over plenty of ice on a warm afternoon when you want something brisk and energizing but not as intense as iced coffee — a clean, low-key pick-me-up that still carries Mao Jian's gentle caffeine lift.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Xinyang Mao Jian tea leaves
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced
- 8–10 fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
- 1 tbsp honey or light simple syrup (optional)
- Ice cubes
How to make it
- 1Combine the Mao Jian leaves, pear slices, and mint leaves in a large jar or pitcher. Add the cold water.
- 2Cover and refrigerate for 8–10 hours (overnight works well).
- 3Strain the tea through a fine sieve into a clean pitcher, pressing gently on the pear slices to release their juice. Discard the solids.
- 4Stir in honey or simple syrup if a sweeter drink is desired.
- 5Serve over ice in tall glasses, garnished with fresh mint leaves and a thin slice of pear.
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