Journal

Lavender Iced Tea, Without the Syrup
Cafe lavender iced tea is black tea, ice, and lavender syrup. You can skip the syrup if the lavender is already in the blend.
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Agua de Jamaica: One Flower, Half a Dozen Names
Agua de jamaica is dried hibiscus, water, and sugar, steeped and poured over ice. The flower goes by a different name in nearly every country that drinks it.
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How to Make a London Fog, and the One We Make Instead
A London Fog is Earl Grey, steamed milk, and vanilla. It is not from London. The best-known account puts it in Vancouver.
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Why Cold-Brewed Tea Barely Turns Bitter
Hot water pulls tannins fast; cold water is far slower to touch them, which is why an overnight jar of loose leaf comes out sweet instead of sharp. The chemistry, the method, and the cold hibiscus ...
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How to brew loose-leaf without overthinking it
No infuser, no thermometer: loose-leaf takes a strainer, a kettle, and the number on the pouch. The doses and steep times for all four blends, plus the one exception worth knowing.
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