Green Palmer: Organic Sencha Green Tea Lemonade

This spin on the classic Arnold Palmer swaps the usual black tea for green to give a brighter, healthier glow to a warm weather favorite.

GREEN PALMER

2 parts green tea (using Firsd Tea's Organic Sencha 8911, below)

1 part lemonade (see below)

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Deceivingly simple, this basic drink creates a foundation for endless variations, including:

• add mint syrup or garnish with mint leaves
• add a splash of mango flavored syrup
• use peach syrup or a slice of peach
• add raspberry syrup or add a couple of fresh raspberries
• garnish with a fresh strawberry
• garnish with a cucumber slice
• add a sprig of cilantro

In colder months, the Green Palmer can also work as the starting point for a cold-soothing hot beverage with mint and honey

Optional: You can also create concentrates of the green tea and lemonade in advance

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Green tea recipe:

Yield: 1 gallon

1 ounce (approx 28 grams) of Organic Sencha 8911

0.5 gallon hot (195 F degrees) water

0.5 gallon cool water

• Combine tea leaves with hot water
• Steep for 7 minutes and remove tea leaves
• Add 0.5 gallons of cool water, or retain the 0.5 gallon hot as a tea concentrate

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Lemonade recipe:

Yield: 1 gallon

2 cups sugar

2 cups lemon juice

1 cup hot water

• Combine ingredients into 1 gallon container
• Mix thoroughly
• Add cold water to reach 1 gallon, or to 0.5 gallon to use as a concentrate