Iced drinks and cold brew

Cold brew coffee at home

Cold brew is coffee steeped in cold water for many hours instead of brewed with hot water. The result is smooth and low in bitterness, and it keeps in the fridge for a few days. You need coarsely ground coffee, cold water and a jug with a filter:

• Hario Mizudashi Cold Brew Coffee Pot (600 ml) and the 1000 ml version: a jug with a fine mesh filter. Fill the filter with coffee, add water and leave it in the fridge overnight.
• Hario Filter-in Coffee Bottle (750 ml): a glass bottle with the filter built into the neck, so you can pour straight from the bottle.

Cold brew can be strong. Serve it over ice and add water or milk to taste.

Iced coffee in minutes

Don't want to wait overnight? Brew a pour-over straight onto ice. The hot coffee cools at once and keeps its aroma. The Hario V60 Iced Coffee Maker (700 ml) and the Hario V60 Fretta are made for exactly this. Use about half the usual water for brewing and let the ice make up the rest. More ideas under iced coffee and in our Hario range.

Which coffee for cold drinks?

• Café du Jour Summer Coffee: fresh coffee beans from our own range.
• Costa Rica and Mocca: two more fresh coffees from our range.
• Drip bags from Brazil and Ethiopia, plus a decaf: no equipment needed. Hang the bag over a glass, pour hot water through it and add ice. See all single-serve drip bags.

Matcha, hot or iced

Matcha is finely ground Japanese green tea that you whisk into water instead of steeping. For an iced matcha latte, whisk the powder with a little water until smooth and pour it over cold milk and ice. You'll find matcha from Japan (50 g), the Matcha Green Tea Latte Mix, matcha starter kits, matcha sets and a bamboo matcha spoon. More in our matcha category.

Iced tea from loose-leaf tea

Most of the teas here are loose-leaf blends from Café du Jour. There are two easy ways to turn them into iced tea:

• Cold brew: put the tea in cold water and leave it in the fridge for several hours, then strain. This gives a soft, sweet tea.
• Hot on ice: brew the tea twice as strong as usual and pour it over a glass full of ice.

Choose by taste:

• Green tea: fresh blends such as Pineapple & Papaya, Strawberry Fields Forever, Jasmine and Orange Ginger Sencha.
• Rooibos: naturally caffeine-free, for example Pure Rooibos, Red Lemon and Pineapple & Coconut.
• Fruit tea: Strawberry & Kiwi, Mango & Flowers, Fruit Fest and more. Fruit and herbal infusions are usually caffeine-free too; check the ingredients on each product.

Prefer tea bags or sticks? Try the Royal T-Stick Moroccan Mint Green Tea or Green Tea Matcha Strawberry from Tea of Life. Browse all our tea and our iced tea selection for more.