Starbucks Iced London Fog Tea Latte Copycat

4.80 from 15 votes

Recreate this easy copycat iced tea latte at home the same way it's made at Starbucks.

Prep Time2

Steep Time5

Total Time7

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe

Put Earl Grey tea and hot water into a teapot. Cover and steep for 5 minutes.
Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting. Set water temperature to 195°F.
Discard tea bags or sachets after steep.
For best results, make tea ahead of time and chill in the refrigerator.
2 tea bags Earl Grey, ¾ cup hot water
Put vanilla syrup, tea, ice, and milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake 10 times.
2 tablespoons vanilla syrup, ½ cup 2% milk, 1 cup ice
Pour iced tea latte into a cup.
Empty everything in the cocktail shaker into the cup, including the ice.

Steeping and cooling down the tea takes a while, so to make the drink quick, make the tea ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Tea (without anything else added) can be stored for up to 4 days.
If you don't have one, use a large jar with a tight lid. Or, just pour syrup, cooled down tea, ice, and milk into a cup and stir before drinking.
Instead of using Earl Grey tea with lavender in it, you can add a pinch of dried lavender (⅛ teaspoon at most) to the teapot with regular Earl Grey tea and steep together.
The hot tea can be cooled down quickly with ice in the cocktail shaker but it's best when the tea has cooled down a bit.