Iced Tea: Beyond Orange Pekoe

Nothing is better than ending a hot day with a cold refreshing glass of iced tea. I’ve recently been drinking a lot of tea and thus using up my “normal” tea bags. And upon opening the cabinet to find myself almost completely out of Orange Pekoe, but having mounds of untouched various teas, I decided to try something different.

(FYI, if you weren’t already aware- which I’m finding quite common- your average tea bag used for making everyday run-of-the-mill tea is called Orange Pekoe and it is a black tea)

And what did I discover? A delightful change to the average glass of tea. The colors were consistently lighter, but surprisingly weren’t watered-down tasting at all!

From left to right:
The first is a green tea (which I usually avoid- it must be sweetened properly and not too strong) and its Lipton honey lemon flavor. At the grocery store there were lots of different flavor combinations for green tea now. The flavors certainly make drinking green much more appealing.

The middle is your average tea (ahem, Orange Pekoe) but …….is it? We’ve sweetened it up with a hefty dollop of honey and a few sprigs of mint. OOooh, I just LOVE mint in my tea!

Last is a red tea called Honey Bush (got it at Mama Jeans). Even without sweeteners this tea actually tastes like honey. Its really refreshing. This one was Justin’s favorite.

I’ve played around with a few others too……..Lavender Chamomile, Oolong with lime and mint. Up next to try is a Cinnamon Orange Black tea from the Mud House.

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