Thursday, November 09, 2006

Iced TeaS

I have been experimenting with iced tea.

The requirements are simple: green tea, some flavor, relatively easy.

I like minty flavor in my iced tea. I am passionate about the flavor of the Hibiscus Mint tea at Austin Java, mixed with everything else. I also love the mint flavor in Sweetleaf Tea's Green Tea & MInt bottled tea, although it is WAY too sweet.

I have been brewing my own Moroccan Mint tea (Rishi OG Jade Fire and Rishi OG Peppermint). In a pinch, I have used Adagio's gunpowder and peppermint, but the quality is just not the same.

The Mister hates minty flavor, as I have only recently discovered.

His preference is fruity or lemony. For him, I have made a blend of Adagio's Blood Orange and Dragonwell. I brew the Blood Orange (180º for 7 min) and Dragonwell (180º for 3 min) separately and then blend them together. He loved it, so he will be getting more of it. To me, it's a little kool-aid-y.

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