How to Make Thai Iced Tea

Thai Iced Tea

 

 

 

Thai Iced Tea is a popular drink from Taiwan that is often referred to as the "Thai drink". It is made from Thai tea leaves, which can be purchased here. The tea drink is known for its sweet taste, as sugar is often added to it after it is steeped or brewed. It differs from the hot tea (because it is served with milk) and the Thai Milk Tea.

Making the iced tea at home requires a tea set for steeping the loose tea leaves, besides purchasing the tea leaves themselves. Check out the tea leaves section for more tea leaves and information on how to steep tea.

 

To make the tea 'iced', all one has to do is simply serve the drink chilled, which can be done simply by adding ice to the beverage. It is important to note the quantity of ice that is added, as too much ice can create a watered down tea reducing the sweetness and flavor.

 

Most of the time thai tea is served pretty sweet, so the ice helps as it melts in the beverage lowering the sweetness. Just make adjustments accordingly when adding the ice to ensure the flavor isn't lost.

 

We will cover 2 different ways on how to make thai iced tea; starting with the easiest quickest way, and then the way to do it using tea leaves..

The first way is by buying a mix to make the tea; mixing it, and simply adding ice afterwards. That is all that is needed, and it will yield the desired results in less than a minute.

What you will need:

• Water
  

• Big Train Thai Tea Powder Mix
  

• Ice

If you need the mix; you can grab it here:

 

With this, all you would need to do is add a fourth of a cup for every 6 ounces of water, and it will give you a Thai flavored iced tea once you add ice to it. Quick and easy in less than 60 seconds for a Boba Shop or convenience at home.

The second way is by using thai tea leaves to make your drink. You will need to have purchased a tea set for steeping tea leaves. Once the tea leaves are steeped, then its nothing else needed, but sugar and ice.

What you will need:

• Sugar
  

• Ice
  

• A Tea Set to steep tea
  

• Thai Tea Leaves

 

You can grab the tea leaves from the tea section above-mentioned, or from following the same link to the powder mix. Steeping time is between 1 to 9 minutes at temperatures between 150 - 190 degrees depending on personal taste.