Thai Iced Tea

Method

1. 1

   Boil the water, add the tea and simmer 5 minutes for a brutally strong brew.

2. 2

   Stir in the sugar and condensed milk while hot, then strain through a fine sieve.

   💡 Sweeten while hot — sugar and condensed milk vanish instantly into warm tea, never into cold.

3. 3

   Cool the tea, pouring it between two vessels a few times to aerate and speed the cooling.

4. 4

   Pack the glasses tight with ice and pour the tea to two fingers below the rim.

5. 5

   Float the evaporated milk slowly over the back of a spoon so it sinks in slow, marbled ribbons. Serve with a straw and stir at the table.

   💡 The layered look only lasts a minute — pour the milk right before serving.