Abstract: Preparation device for a beverage (8), in particular for iced tea, with a lower container (1) for receiving the beverage (8). A starting material (15) for preparing the beverage (8) is received in a receiving structure (3), while a retaining structure (2) secures the receiving structure (3) in the lower container (1). The receiving and retaining structures are moveable relative to each other between a first relative position, in which a liquid (16) residing in the receiving structure (3) cannot exit into the lower container (1), into a second relative position, in which the liquid (16) residing in the receiving structure (3) is allowed to exit into the lower container (1).