Cold Tea

Iced tea in Asia is a whole drinks aisle, not an afterthought, and this collection stocks it properly: bottled lemon teas, canned milk teas, herbal coolers and cold oolong, all ready to drink straight from the fridge.

The lemon teas are the summer staples. Vitasoy's lemon tea is the Hong Kong classic — brisk black tea, proper lemon, not too sweet — and Master Kong's iced lemon and ice black teas are the mainland giants, available in big bottles for the fridge. On the milk tea side, the Rico bubble milk tea range comes with pearls included in taro, matcha, brown sugar and Thai flavours, while Assam milk tea in the big 1.5 litre bottle is the one for sharing.

Herbal teas deserve a look too: Wong Lao Ji, the famous Chinese herbal cooling tea, and chrysanthemum drinks — lightly sweet, floral and genuinely refreshing when the weather turns. Tao Ti's cold-brew style oolong covers the unsweetened end for those who like their tea straight.

Iced tea keeps well in the cupboard until opened, so stocking up is easy. Everything is delivered UK-wide from our Manchester store, with free delivery on orders over £75. Chill thoroughly, serve over ice, and summer is handled.