6 Fun Ways to Try 6 Fun Teas
1. Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla Fun Flavoured Tea
Our Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla Fun Flavoured Tea gives you the sweet woody taste of cinnamon, coupled with the crisp sweetness of red apple and vanilla infused with the finest Ceylon black tea. Accentuate this experience by making your very own unique cocktail. This beverage is perfect to keep you cool and refreshed during the summer.
Apples and Pears Cocktail Recipe
Enjoy your downtime with an Apples and Pears cocktail. A very simple blend that can be easily concocted in your own home.
Ingredients
- 60ml Dilmah Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla
- 40ml Vanilla vodka
- 20ml pear juice
- 10ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml Monin Orange syrup
How to Prepare
Shake all ingredients in a shaker and strain into an ice-filled short glass. Don’t forget to add a cinnamon stick as a garnish.
Mood and Benefits of Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla Fun Flavoured Tea
Whether you opt to brew the tea and drink it straight or prefer to concoct your very own Apples and Pears cocktail, the Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla flavoured black tea is perfect to destress your mind and body. Its calming elements are due to the presence of caffeine and theanine. While caffeine energises and relieves fatigue, theanine ensures your mood is relaxed. Start your day with a cup of Apple, Cinnamon and Vanilla Fun Flavoured Ceylon Black Tea to add that extra punch to your day!
2. Cherry and Almond Fun Flavoured Tea
Dilmah’s Cherry and Almond Fun Flavoured Tea brings in the essence of sweet dark ripened cherries with a tinge of almond bitterness, all by using the finest Ceylon black tea as its base. Make it even better by mixing in some cooling ingredients to make that idyllic flavoured iced tea.
Cherry Sorbet Iced Tea Recipe
Beat the summer heat in ‘Straya, by making this refreshing and icy cold Cherry Sorbet iced tea;
Ingredients
- 100ml chilled Dilmah Cherry & Almond
- 40ml red grape juice
- 20ml sugar syrup
- 1 big scoop of lemon sorbet ice cream
How to Prepare
Fill ice cubes in a glass and pour grape juice and sugar syrup over it. Add in the scoop of ice cream and pour the chilled tea over it. It’s ready to be enjoyed!
Mood and Benefits Cherry and Almond Fun Flavoured Tea
Served hot or as an iced tea, a cup of Cherry and Almond Fun Flavoured Tea will refresh and delight your senses. As with all black teas, the benefits of this flavoured black tea have calming elements that work well to destress you. A combination of caffeine and theanine energises you while relaxing your mind. Read more about the additional benefits of Ceylon black tea here.
3. Apple Fun Flavoured Tea
The fragrance and the sharp sweetness of red apple infuses with pure Ceylon black tea to create a fun fruity flavour. You could either drink it straight or make it more fun by concocting quite a range of unique beverages by using this fruity tea.
Basil Tea-Ni Cocktail Recipe
This chilled cocktail is perfect for the summer and can be easily prepared. Ideal to accompany you on a trip to the beach, here’s how you can make it.
Ingredients
- 40ml chilled Dilmah Apple
- 40ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 10ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml Monin Honey syrup
How to Prepare
Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain and serve into a martini glass.
Mood and Benefits of Apple Fun Flavoured Tea
This particular flavour is perfect to battle the stress that you would experience during the course of the day. With many antioxidants present in this flavoured Ceylon black tea, there are many additional health benefits such as a better immune system, increased energy, a healthy digestive tract, etc.
4. Ginger Fun Flavoured Tea
The combination of Ceylon black tea with ginger has been used as an Ayurvedic tonic due to its nourishing elements. Our Ginger Fun Flavoured Tea combines the best properties of black tea with the soothing properties and fragrance of ginger. Serve it hot, cold or better yet, infuse it into a snack so you can share it with your family or friends!
Ginger Tea Scones Recipe
Ginger Tea scones are perfect for the evening, especially if you’re planning a high-tea with your friends. Scones make for a great snack and even better when you’re sharing it with someone you love. Follow this simple recipe to make your ginger tea-infused scones.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of Ginger Fun Flavoured Tea
- 250g flour
- 40g sugar
- 60g butter
- 1 egg
- 5g baking powder
- 150ml fresh cream
- 25g ginger preserve finely chopped
- Pinch of salt
How to Prepare
- In a large bowl, sift flour. Add in the butter and rub in lightly with your fingertips.
- In a separate pan, warm fresh cream and the ginger tea. Let it infused for 10 minutes, before straining. Cool it in the fridge.
- Pour the mix into the flour and mix the dough. Knead lightly and form a round of 2cm thick.
- Cut the scones using a round cutter. Grease a baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with clotted cream and fresh strawberry jam!
Mood and Benefits of Ginger Fun Flavoured Tea
The blend of Ceylon black tea with ginger helps to destress and calm the mind and body, enabling you to take on the day with confidence and energy. As Ceylon black tea is generally packed with heaps of health benefits ranging from improving heart health to maintaining oral health, this fun flavoured tea makes it even more exciting to drink – and more so yet, when infused into a scrumptious snack.
5. Lemon Fun Flavoured Tea
The mild sweetness and tanginess of lemon infuses with Ceylon black tea to create a unique citrus-twist into the otherwise conventional tea. While the tea can be consumed hot or cold, try this incredibly delicious recipe using the treasures of the sea with the treasures from Ceylon!
Seafood Platter Recipe
Ingredients
- Dilmah Lemon Tea flavoured fish stock
- 1 small baby lobster
- 1 scallion
- 1 mussel
- 1 small salmon
- 1 egg white
- Risotto rice
- Lemon juice
- White wine
- Parmesan cheese
- Onion
- Garlic
- Seasonal vegetables
- Olive oil
- Fresh Cream
- Salt & Pepper
Ingredients for the Saffron Beurre Blanc
- Saffron
- Fish reduction
- Cream
- White wine
- Onion
- Garlic
- Thyme
- Hard butter
How to Prepare the Seafood
- Sauté the onion and garlic.
- Add the lobster meat and cook for a few minutes. Then add white wine and fish stock, allowing it to reduce. Add the cream. Remove the meat from the pan and fill into the shell.
- Beat the egg white and pour it over the lobster meat. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over it and place in the oven for a few minutes.
- Poach the salmon with the lemon tea flavoured fish stock. Add cut vegetables and white wine in a pan and season.
- Pan sear the scallions and grill the mussels separately.
How to Prepare the Saffron Beurre Blanc
- Sauté the onion and garlic.
- Add the saffron, fish stock, wine and thyme. Leave the mixture to reduce.
- Heat the cream and add the butter.
- Strain the reduced mixture and stir into the cream and butter blend.
Mood and Benefits of Lemon Fun Flavoured Tea
The black tea and lemon infusion of this fun tea helps your mind to stay focused all day, making for a productive day. The citrusy flavoured black tea is scientifically proven to be great for maintaining a healthy digestive system and in improving the immunity of the body. If you’re feeling bogged down at work and need a little boost to the day, add a cup of Lemon Fun Flavoured Tea to your day, which can be consumed either hot or cold.
6. Peach & Lychee Fun Flavoured Tea
The Peach and Lychee Fun Flavoured Tea is a rich Ceylon black tea infused with the tangy sweetness of peach, balanced with the soft sweetness of lychee. While you can drink it hot or cold, prepare a cocktail instead. It’s a fun way to keep refreshed and ‘chilled’ during the summer months.
Teach Me Peachy Cocktail Recipe
Making your very own Teach Me Peachy Cocktail is almost as simple as making a brew.
Ingredients
- 40ml chilled Dilmah Peach & Lychee
- 40ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml sugar syrup
- 2 basil leaves
How to prepare
Simply add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and pour into a chilled glass. Add a slice of lemon or a basil leaf for garnish.
Mood and Benefits of Peach & Lychee Fun Flavoured Tea
The fruity combination is known to be a great remedy to destress the mind and body after a hard day’s work in the office, or after any strenuous activity. This fun fruity blend with Ceylon black tea has quite a number of benefits, from promoting bone health to oral health.
How to Brew our Fun Flavoured Teas
Brewing Fun Flavoured Teas are easy. Before you add it to a cocktail or a snack, here’s how you need to brew it –
- Boil spring water to a temperature of 95°C-100°C
- Add in your favourite flavoured tea bag
- Let it brew for 3-5 minutes
- Add sugar to taste.
With Dilmah there is a lot that you can do and experiment with our Fun Tea Selection. What makes it all the more beneficial is that every purchase result in a 15% contribution to the Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation and Dilmah Conservation.