Peach Iced Tea Mocktail Recipe
Strong black tea chilled hard over peach and lemon — the version that tastes like fruit rather than like syrup.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Black tea150 ml (5.1 oz)
- Peach purée45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Brew the tea strong and chill it completely.
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the tea, peach purée, lemon juice and syrup, then stir.
- Garnish with peach and lemon.
Garnish
Peach slice and a lemon wheel
What it tastes like
Fruit notes come forward and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
The Story
Iced tea went national in the United States after the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair; the peach version is the American South's contribution.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Peach Iced Tea mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Peach Iced Tea contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Peach Iced Tea hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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