Ingredients:
- 4 heaping tablespoons (or 4 teabags) of favorite loose floral “tea”
- 8 cups of hot water
- 1 whole lemon, thinly sliced
- ice cubes
Directions:
- In a huge pitcher, add loose floral tea and hot water. Allow to steep and bring to room temperature, before adding sliced lemon.
- Refrigerate until cool.
- To serve, add some ice cubes into tall glasses and top it with chilled “tea”.
- Garnish (optional): slices of lemon.
You can source floral “teas” from your local Oriental/Asian supermarket or online. It usually comes in variety of combinations and dried — which lengthens the shelf life. There’s a slew of options to pick from. Go for the usual suspects. And if you are adventures, try roses and different blooms that tickles your taste-buds.
Go for the ones that are organic that ensures its pesticide (chemical) free. Unless, you don’t care. For that matter, I’m not here to judge you 😉
Can’t wait to make my next batch of favorite floral water: chrysanthemums & basil seeds or cool barley with basil. Oh my yum!
Have you tried floral flavored water before? How about barley water?