It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

Thanks,
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

Debbie the Dogged wrote:
It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

I tend to use cheap Uva-grown Ceylon teas, and occasionally assam for
iced tea.

Jasmine iced tea is very interesting. My wife can't stand it, but I
rather like it, made with yellow box jasmine.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

My local tea shoppe started selling something called Smoothies.
Basically it is a chai of the day with puree ice that is creamy as any
thick malt. Yum. Everyday Liptons makes a good iced tea. That is the
US version claim to fame. I find with any iced tea I add lemon or lime
so the tea doesn't matter that much. Whatever it is make it strong and
drink in big glasses with lots of ice.

Jim

Debbie the Dogged wrote:
It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

Thanks,
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

RJP wrote:
I'm very fond of China lychee black iced. This is a keemun base
tea which has been soaked in lychee (a Chinese fruit) juice, and
then dried. The lychee flavor imparts a unique sweetness. And
this tea is usually very reasonably priced. Yes, I add a little
sugar, but particularly with lychee tea this is not necessary.
Whenever we serve it to guests, they go berzerk (in a good way).

That sounds amazing.

For iced tea I usually just drink peppermint, brewed overnight or for a
very long time, with a little honey if I feel like it.

My college roommate used to take empty wine bottles, put in about half
an inch of cheap gunpowder tea, a lot of fresh mint, and a couple
tablespoons of honey, then pour in boiling water to fill and leave the
whole concoction in the fridge for about a week. The end result was
fluorescent green and very rich in caffeine and fructose, and we drank
it very cold out of very small glasses. Good after a long bike ride.

I've been using up some older Morrocan Mint green tea bags the last few
days. I tried hot steeping the first batch the other day and it's not too
bad, using hot water and about 6 tea bags and then pouring it over ice in a
pitcher when it was done steeping. I sweeten my iced tea, if I do, with
Splenda, I save real sugar for my hot cuppas, I'm very particular about
those.



The chai thing sounds good Jim, I think I'll try that here soon here at
home.


Melinda




"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message
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It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

Thanks,
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I have a pitcher of iced Teavana Emerald Princess
(http://store.teavana.com/emprnecso.html), sweetened with a bit honey,
in the fridge, and I'm really enjoying that. Plus, I ordered some teas
from Davidson's (what do you all think of their quality overall?) and am
currently enjoying a hot cup of Russian Caravan (thanks to whoever
recommended I try that). Last night I tried their "Sun, Moon and
Stars" - a combination of Oolong, Gunpowder and Jasmine - and didn't
like it very much hot, but poured it over ice, added some honey and
loved it.

So far, I'm discovering that I like different teas for drinking hot and
iced. Do you all find this also?
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

Debbie the Dogged wrote:

Thanks for all the suggestions!
So far, I'm discovering that I like different teas for drinking hot and
iced. Do you all find this also?

Yes, mostly. I drink a lot of green teas hot that have delicate flavor
nuances that seem to get lost when the tea is iced. The China lychee
black I recommended iced is also good hot, but as a change of pace
rather than a staple. I drink it sometimes in the winter along with
a sweet snack like cookies.


Randy

Why not try tropical flavors that infuses really well. There's black tea in mango peach, passionfruit or other such blends that are popular. Even a Jasmine tea tastes great over iced. Of course you'll need double the amount of loose leaves for steeping before pouring your brew over ice. I would then as a touch of mint & sweetner to the glass. Check out www.timanatea.com for some tropical island blends.

This isn't tea, technically, but when I lived in the South, the best
iced drink after real iced tea was iced Red Ziner (a hibiscus tisane
from Celestial Seasonings). It was both cold and just slightly tart.

Debbie the Dogged wrote:
It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

My personal favorite is 2/3 Yunnan Gold and 1/3 dry spearmint leaves,
use less spearmint leaf if using fresh, no sweetener needed for this
blend IMHO.

Mike
http://www.pu-erh.net

I'm finishing up Luisianne from last year, Aldi's cheapest mixed with
Aldi's raspberry tisane. and for late afternoon and evening tisanes,
chocolate mint rooibos, ginger, licorice, and raspberry (each separtely
made). I keep three quarts in the refigerator at once. Toci
Debbie the Dogged wrote:
It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

Thanks,
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
wrote:

what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,

I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.

Lars
Stockholm

Pai Mu Tan is my favorite iced so far. I can also tell you that cheap
Da Hong Pao is terrible iced...

Usually, though, any tea that I end up hating hot I make into iced tea
to make it drinkable. I'll take Pai Mu Tan either way though.

--Debbie the Dogged wrote:
It hit 80 degrees F today. I hate heat. So, now that I'm venturing
further afield from generic "black" and "green" teas, what are people's
favorite varieties to drink iced, and do you sweeten them or no?

Thanks,
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

Lars wrote:
On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
wrote:

what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,

I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.

Lars
Stockholm

Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
iced.

My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.

The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.

- Dominic

The best iced tea I tried was made with Menghai's Pu-erh and lemon.
Black tea is fine too, but the others (Green, white and Oolong) just
don't taste as good they would hot.

Personally, I think tisanes are much better iced. Hibiscus can be
pretty good if mixed with other herbs, but my favorite is Yerba Mate.
Roasted mate can produce a very aromatic drink, and iced, with sugar
and lemon, is pretty popular around here.

Not to mention Tereré, a cold variation of the traditionally prepared
mate, with cold water and lemon, which remains unmached, at least in
refreshment.

--k

Dominic T. wrote:
Lars wrote:
On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
wrote:

what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,

I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.

Lars
Stockholm

Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
iced.

My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.

The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.

- Dominic