Keemun-Kantaloupe Kooler

Name: Keemun-Kantaloupe Kooler
Yield: Yields 4 servings
Ingredients: Wedges of cantaloupe; wedges of lime; sprigs of mint leaves, stems intact.; 2 tablespoons/28 grams Keemun (or any other black tea) leaves; Juice of 2 limes; 12 ice cubes, about 1 ounce/30 grams each; 2 cups/500 milliliters water; 1 large ripe cantaloupe, peeled and seeded, about 2 pounds/1 kilogram; Superfine sugar for coating the rims of the glasses and to taste

Preparation info

Yields
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

A highly perfumed cantaloupe in season is a deliciously sweet backdrop for the pronounced tea flavor of this summer drink. Whenever the temperature gets uncomfortably hot, you’ll be “kool” with this refreshing tea-based beverage.

Ingredients

1 large ripe cantaloupe, peeled and seeded, about 2 pounds/1 kilogram
Superfine sugar for c

Drinks
Vegan
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Cut 4 thin crescent wedges of cantaloupe as garnish and reserve in the freezer.

Dip 4 tall glasses in water, then dip the rims into sugar to coat. Freeze glasses.

Cut the remaining melon into 1-inch/2.5-centimeter chunks.

Brew 2 tablespoons/2