🍯🌼 Honey Jasmine Tea Soda

This honey jasmine tea soda is floral, sparkling, crisp, and delicately sweet with soft honey notes and refreshing bubbles. Jasmine green tea concentrate is blended with a light honey syrup and sparkling water for an elegant homemade tea soda with clean café-style flavor.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Fusion

Keyword floral summer drink, floral tea soda, homemade tea soda, honey green tea soda, honey jasmine tea soda, honey tea refresher, jasmine green tea drink, jasmine soda recipe, sparkling jasmine tea, sparkling tea recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings 2 drinks

Calories 55kcal

Cost $4 for entire recipe

Equipment

Small saucepan or tea kettle
Heat-safe measuring cup or mug
Small mixing bowl
Whisk or spoon
Measuring spoons
2 serving glasses
stirring spoon
Ice scoop (optional)

Ingredients

Jasmine Tea Concentrate

3 jasmine green tea bags
1 cup water heated to 175°F

Honey Syrup

2 tablespoons mild honey
1 tablespoon warm water
Tiny pinch fine sea salt

Soda Assembly

1 cup chilled sparkling water or club soda
½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Ice cubes

Optional Garnishes

Lemon wheel
Fresh mint sprig
Thin strip lemon zest
Edible flowers

Instructions

Heat the water until steaming but not boiling, about 175°F.
Steep the jasmine tea bags in the hot water for 3½ to 4 minutes.
Remove the tea bags immediately to prevent bitterness.
Cool the tea completely, then refrigerate until chilled.
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, warm water, and tiny pinch of sea salt until smooth.
Fill two glasses about ¾ full with ice cubes.
Divide the chilled jasmine tea evenly between the glasses.
Add the honey syrup and fresh lemon juice to the glasses and stir gently.
Slowly pour the sparkling water into each glass.
Stir once very gently to preserve carbonation.
Garnish with lemon, mint, lemon zest, or edible flowers if desired.
Serve immediately while cold and bubbly.

Notes

Use Proper Tea Temperature

Jasmine green tea should be brewed with water around 175°F instead of boiling water. Water that is too hot can create bitter or grassy flavors and overpower the delicate floral jasmine aroma.

Chill the Tea Before Serving

For the best honey jasmine tea soda flavor, chill the tea concentrate completely before adding sparkling water. Cold tea helps maintain stronger carbonation and creates a smoother, more refreshing drink.

Choose Mild Honey

Mild honey varieties like clover honey, orange blossom honey, or wildflower honey work best in this sparkling jasmine tea recipe. Strong dark honey can overpower the floral tea flavor.

Do Not Overstir

After adding sparkling water, stir the drink very gently. Overmixing will reduce carbonation and make the soda go flat faster.

Customize the Sweetness

This homemade honey tea soda is lightly sweetened for a refreshing café-style flavor. You can add extra honey syrup if you prefer a sweeter drink.

Best Sparkling Water Options

Club soda creates the cleanest flavor profile, while sparkling mineral water adds a slightly more complex finish. Both work well in this floral tea soda recipe.

Make It Ahead

You can prepare the jasmine tea concentrate and honey syrup up to 3 days in advance. Store them separately in the refrigerator and combine with sparkling water right before serving.

Flavor Variations

This jasmine tea soda pairs beautifully with flavors like peach, lychee, strawberry, lavender, coconut, or vanilla cream for creative seasonal drink variations.