Combine chilled Blueberry Beach Breeze tea with lemon juice and sparkling water for a fizzy drink. Add simple syrup or honey if desired, then finish with fresh blueberries and lemon zest.
The tea base
Blueberry Beach Breeze is a green tea blend with blueberries and botanicals. Review its complete ingredient list before serving. Because it contains green tea, do not treat this drink as caffeine-free.
The recipe uses a concentrated infusion. Keep its original leaf quantity, but use the product's brewing temperature and steeping time rather than boiling water or a longer steep.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Blueberry Beach Breeze loose-leaf tea
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup sparkling water or club soda
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup or honey, optional
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Fresh blueberries, for garnish
- Lemon zest, for garnish
- Ice cubes
Instructions
Brew the tea. Heat 1 1/2 cups water to 180°F. Pour over the loose-leaf tea in a heatproof container, steep for 3–5 minutes, and strain out the leaves.
Add honey if using. Stir the optional honey into the warm tea so it dissolves. Simple syrup can be added later.
Chill. Cool the tea promptly in a suitable container, then refrigerate until chilled. The original recipe suggests at least 30 minutes, but cooling time will vary.
Mix the base. Divide ice and chilled tea among glasses large enough for the finished drink. Add the lemon juice and optional simple syrup, dividing the listed amounts among the glasses.
Add the bubbles. Divide the sparkling water or club soda among the glasses. Stir gently; do not shake carbonated ingredients in a closed shaker.
Garnish and serve. Add washed blueberries and zest from a washed lemon. Serve immediately while cold and bubbly.
The number of servings depends on your glass size and the amount of ice. Taste before adding extra sweetener, and keep the tea refrigerated until you are ready to assemble the drinks.
