Summertime is the time we are all looking for something refreshing to drink. With so many choices out there it can be a little overwhelming to choose. However, if you look closely at a lot of the ready-to-go choices you will see that they are loaded with things like sugar, sodium and unnecessary dyes. Not real refreshing is it?I personally like to keep things simple and fresh. Therefore, I like brewing my own iced tea using exceptional loose leaf tea. Not only is it healthy with all the antioxidants, but I can control how sweet I want my tea and it doesn't have all that added stuff you just don't need. Brewing a small batch daily makes unbelievably fresh tasty tea.
There are two ways to approach brewing your own iced tea properly. The first is by doubling your usual amount of tea, brew at the same temperature and steep as you would normally depending on if it is black tea, green tea, oolong etc. When done steeping, remove steeped leaves, add ice, sweeten if you would like and enjoy.
Another way to do make great iced tea is to brew tea as you would normally, remove brewed leaves and place in refrigerator until chilled, serve with ice and sweeten if desired.
Some of our favorites are:
Andean Black or Green Tea, Lemon Green Tea, Mango Green Tea, Peach Rooibos, Ti Kwan Yin, Black Tea Passionfruit, Black Tea Maracuja, Mint Green Tea and Jasmine Petal or Pearl.
