Nicely iced
Three recipes for entertaining or just chilling out
Summer Frost
Sugar the rim of an 8-ounce glass. Fill with unsweetened iced green tea. Add 1 shot of creme de menthe, stir and garnish with a spring of mint.
–From Alejandro Ojeda, Argo Tea, Chicago
Whiskey Spiked Peach Iced Tea
Bring 1 quart water to a boil in a small saucepan; remove from the heat, add 6 black tea bags, and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in 2 tablespoons sugar until dissolved. Transfer to a pitcher, add 2 cups peach nectar, and stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Fill 6 to 8 tall glasses with ice. Pour peach tea over, leaving some room at the top for the whiskey. Stir in 1 shot of bourbon to each glass and garnish with a peach slice and fresh mint sprig.
–Food Network recipe/Bobby Flay
The Arnold Palmer
Fill a tall glass with ice, half tea and half sweetened lemonade. Garnish with a mint sprig.
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The gift of tea
A selection featuring enticing packaging, silk and muslin diffusers and special fruit blends
1. Argo Tea Fruit Sangria Tea
$4.85 at Argo Tea, Chicago.
2. SerendipiTea Fiji Wild Pineapple, Papaya & Green Tea
$12 at Southport Grocery, Chicago.
3. Mariage Freres Earl Grey French Blue Tea
$18 at Porte Rouge, Chicago.
4. Tea Forte Chamomile-Tisane and Black Currant Teas
$2 at Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge, Chicago. teaforte.com
5. Lipton Green Tea with Mandarin Orange
$3.50 at www.peapod.com Served in a Juliska water glass, $48, at Chelsea Passage at Barneys New York, Chicago. Gold iced tea spoon, $3.95, at Sur La Table, Chicago. Mia Tavola’s “grass” linen coaster, $74 for a set of 6, at Design Shoppe, Chicago.
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COMPILED BY CHRIS MCNAMARA, CHRISTINE BADOWSKI, KELLY AIGLON AND KRISTIN KLOBERDANZ.
