Iced tea

Ingredients

• 6black tea bags
• 1 1/2 quartswater
• 2 3/4 ozsuperfine sugar, or to taste
• 2lemon, one juiced, one sliced
• 1/2 ozfresh mint

Method

1. 1

   Boil half the water, pour it over the tea bags and leave them for exactly 4 minutes, then lift them out without squeezing.

2. 2

   Stir the sugar into the hot tea until it has completely dissolved, then bruise the mint between your hands and drop it in.

3. 3

   Pour in the remaining cold water, which drops the temperature immediately, then add the lemon juice. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Fill tall glasses right to the top with ice, pour the tea over, and finish each with a slice of lemon, and a sprig of mint if you held some back.