While some may enjoy their tea flavours on the plain side, others like the idea of sprucing things up by adding a little something extra. Both hot and cold tea can be made along with a variety of ingredients to make the aroma and flavour even more appealing.

Improving hot teas

If you love hot tea and you want to try something new, you can try brewing and infusing your favourite tea with one of the following extra ingredients:

  • Lemon and lemongrass: One of the most popular tea flavours and loved for adding freshness to every cup.
  • Cinnamon and ginger: If you want something for the festive season, these two are delicious. You can add them to black or green tea. Make sure you use in moderation since they are both very powerful spices.
  • Cardamom: Spice up your black tea with some cardamom. You can add milk to your fresh brew or enjoy it black if you prefer.
  • Flowers: Add some floral hints by including roses, lavender, jasmine or even chrysanthemums to your teal. You don’t need a lot of petals to have a noticeable effect.
  • Fruit: If you love fruity tea flavours, you could try adding some of your favourite fruit tea to your usual pot of tea. You will still enjoy the tea you love with a hint of fruitiness.
  • Sweetness: The flavours of your tea are enhanced even more if you add a sweetener. If you want to avoid sugar, you can add stevia or licorice root.
  • Less bitterness: Some types of tea can be bitter. If you want to curb this bitterness, you can add a splash of milk.

Improving iced teas

When tea is cold, it does not necessarily have as much of a strong taste or aroma. You can enhance these iced tea flavours by adding the right ingredients. Here are a few suggestions.

  • Fruit juice: Add fresh fruit juice to your tea for some sweet flavour. Some of the best options include passion fruit and pineapple.
  • Fruit syrup: You don’t need as much syrup as you would juice because it’s much sweeter. You can choose your favourite flavour.
  • Mint: If you want something refreshing, try adding a few mint leaves to your iced tea.
  • Milk: You can turn an ordinary cup of tea into an iced tea latte by substituting water with milk.
  • Roses: Rose petals are great in hot and cold tea alike. They can be added to just about any type of tea.

These are easy ways of enhancing both hot and cold tea flavours. If you are not sure which of these flavours you will enjoy, do yourself a favour and make small batches of each to try before you make up your mind.