Iced Blooming Tea 2 cups boiling water Tea bloom of choice Follow instructions for blooming tea and bloom as usual. Put tea into fridge. Serve over ice when chilled with bloom in the bottom of the cup for your enjoyment.
Strong Man's Iced Tea 1 cup iced blooming tea 2 ounces vodka Simple sugar Ice In a large glass cup, mix vodka and iced tea over ice with a little simple syrup. Leave bloom in bottom of cup for your enjoyment.
Red Blooming Tea 4 cups iced blooming tea Juice of 2 lemons 1/4 cup grenadine Ice Combine all ingredients in a large glass pitcher with ice. Leave bloom in bottom of the pitcher for your enjoyment.
Sage Blooming Tea 1 tea bloom 4 cups water 1 bunch fresh sage leaves 4 tbsp. simple syrup Bring water to boil. Add about half the water to bloom and the other half to the sage leaves. Bloom tea as usual. After two minutes, strain the sage leaves from the water. Combine sage water and tea with simple syrup. Serve immediately.
Iced Blooming Tea with Pear 1 cup iced blooming tea 1/2 cup pear juice In a large glass cup, mix pear juice and iced tea over ice. Leave bloom in bottom of cup for your enjoyment.
Blooming Tea Refresher 1 tea bloom 2 cups water 2 cups pineapple juice 2 tbsp. honey Bring 2 cups of water to boil. In a large glass teapot, pour boiling water over tea bloom. Add pineapple juice and honey. Enjoy.
Soothing Lemongrass Blooming Tea 4 stalks lemongrass 4 cups water 1 tea bloom 4 tbsp. honey Chop bottom 4 inches of lemongrass off. Bring the water to a boil. Add about half the water to bloom and bloom tea as usual. Add the lemongrass to the leftover boiling water and let sit for 10 minutes. Strain and add to the tea. Add honey and mix to combine. Enjoy.
Blooming Tea Martini Ice 1 tea Bloom 2 ounces Citrus flavored Vodka Splash of Cointreau Simple Syrup Bloom tea as usual. Add bloom to martini glass. Fill shaker with ice. Add 1 ounce of green tea, the vodka, contreau, and a dash of simple syrup. Shake well and strain into martini glass with bloom.
Blooming Tea Punch 3 cups iced blooming tea 4 ounces white rum 2 ounces peach schnapps 1/2 cup club soda 1/2 cup pineapple juice Ice 4 tbsp. simple syrup Pineapple slices for garnish Combine all ingredients in a large glass pitcher. Use pineapple slices as a garnish. Keep bloom in the bottom of your pitcher for your enjoyment. Drink up!
Other ThoughtsTry mixing up your own drink by adding any of the following ingredients to your tea bloom.
