The packets are kept simple on purpose. Which is useful, until you open one for the first time and wonder where to start.
Here is everything you need to know.
There are two ways to make Boteane's ICED range. Cold brew — overnight in the fridge, no heat, the slower and more considered method. Or hot brew straight over ice — five minutes, equally good when you want it now. Both work beautifully with Peach, Apple, and Strawberry. The instructions below cover both.
Add 2g of loose leaf tea per 100ml of cold water. Cover and refrigerate for 6–8 hours. Strain and serve over ice. Or: steep in hot water at 90°C for 3–4 minutes, strain, and pour straight over a glass full of ice. That's it.
- Measure2g of loose leaf tea per 100ml of cold water. For a standard 500ml jug: 10g — roughly two level teaspoons.
- Add cold waterPour cold water directly over the leaves. No heat. The cold brew method works through time, not temperature — this is what keeps the flavour clean.
- Cover and refrigerateCover your jug or bottle and place it in the fridge. Leave for 6–10 hours depending on the tea. Starting it before bed and pouring it in the morning is the easiest routine.
- StrainPour through a fine mesh sieve to remove the leaves. A cold brew bottle with a built-in filter removes this step entirely.
- Serve over iceFill the glass with ice first, then pour the cold brew over. Ice added after dilutes what you've spent eight hours making. The result: clear, smooth, and nothing like anything from a bag.
Steep 2g of loose leaf tea per 80ml of hot water at 90°C for 3–4 minutes. Strain directly into a glass already full of ice — the ice drops the temperature immediately and stops extraction. Ready in five minutes. A touch bolder than cold brew. Equally good.
Peach Iced Tea
Cold brew: 8–10 hours · Hot brew: 90°C, 3–4 minStone fruit needs time. In cold water, the peach opens slowly — where a shorter brew gives you something delicate and faintly floral, overnight gives you warmth and depth. Sweet without being heavy. It's the one to start the night before.
Hot brew note: strain at 3–4 minutes and pour over ice immediately. The peach can turn sharp if it steeps past 4 minutes.
Serving: as it comes. A slice of fresh peach in the glass if you have one — but it doesn't need it.
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Apple Iced Tea
Cold brew: 6–8 hours · Hot brew: 90°C, 3 minClean and precise. The apple comes through without any artificial note — cold brewing keeps it crisp where hot brewing rounds it off. Six hours is the sweet spot. Eight hours gives you a little more body and something closer to a pressed apple.
This one works well with sparkling water. Brew cold for 6 hours, strain, then mix 60% cold brew with 40% sparkling over ice. Quietly brilliant.
Serving: cold and still, or with sparkling water and a slice of lemon. Both are right.
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Strawberry Iced Tea
Cold brew: 6–8 hours · Hot brew: 90°C, 3–4 minRipe and bright. The strawberry is natural, not sweet — cold water brings the fruit forward cleanly. At 6 hours you have something fresh and lively. At 8, it deepens a little. The most forgiving of the three to brew.
Hot brew note: strain at 4 minutes and pour over ice immediately. Brighter and a touch more vivid than cold brew.
Serving: a few fresh mint leaves in the glass, or a squeeze of lime for a sharper edge.
Shop Strawberry Iced Tea- Keeps forUp to 48 hours in the fridge once strained. After that the flavour turns.
- WaterAny cold tap water works. Filtered gives a slightly cleaner result — useful, not essential.
- Don't over-steepMore than 12 hours cold or 4 minutes hot and the tea can turn bitter. An hour either side is fine.
- Ice firstAlways fill the glass with ice before pouring. Ice added after dilutes what you've spent time making.
- No strainer?A clean muslin cloth or coffee filter over the jug works perfectly.
- Cold brew bottleIf you plan to make iced tea regularly, a cold brew bottle is worth it. No straining needed. Boteane's is available online.
There are twelve of them.
Peach, Apple, and Strawberry are three. The full ICED range has twelve blends — all loose leaf, all brewed exactly as described above. Mango, Raspberry, Passionfruit, Lemon, and more.
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