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Upton has a list of teas that they've specially selected for iced teas,
They seem to concentrate on the black, strong, and not too nuanced tea
for iced tea. I won't be going back to iced tea till April, I think.
Toci
Rich wrote:
> Which black tea makes the best iced tea? I've read that the big tea
> companies (Lipton, etc.) select teas that stay clear rather than turning
> cloudy when iced, when they sell teas labeled "for iced tea." What teas
> might those be?
>
> I don't like flowery scented teas. And by iced tea, I don't mean southern
> "sway tea." I like good old yankee unsweetened iced tea. I'm looking for a
> good flavored loose black tea that will produce the very best clear, strong,
> iced tea. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Rich