Taste Test Tuesday: Celestial Seasonings Cold Brew
It's officially iced tea season! The sun is shining, all sorts of plants are in bloom and most afternoons are down right warm (at least in my part of the country). The thing about iced tea is you usually have to brew it the night before with hot water then let it cool overnight or at least for a few hours. It generally requires some forethought, not something I have an abundance of in my busy life.
Well, do you have 5 minutes? Because that's all you need to make a new line of "cold brew" flavored iced teas by Celestial Seasonings. It's fast because you brew it with COLD water. Why didn't I think of that!
What's their secret? Celestial Seasonings uses a tea extract that's a finer cut of tea with more surface area -- allowing it to brew quickly and in cool water.
Each box contains 48 tea bags and it takes 4 bags to brew a quart of iced tea (about the amount I like to make at a time). You can brew just one cup too if you would like, since iced tea is usually best if consumed within about 3 days after brewing.
There were several flavors available and I couldn't decide between Peach Ice and Blueberry Ice, but I ended up with the blueberry box. It also comes in Lemon Ice and Raspberry Ice flavors. Now that I've tasted the blueberry flavor, which was just what the Recipe Doctor ordered this afternoon, I can't wait to brew the Peach Iced tea. According to the company, the Raspberry Cool Brew is the top-selling flavor with Peach as the second.
The Blueberry Ice tea bag ingredients are:
Tea with tea extract, hibiscus, natural blueberry flavor with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), and blueberries.
So how did it taste?
I really liked the flavor. I followed the box directions on brewing to the "tea" and it was not too strong and not too blueberry tasting. I didn't need to sweeten it either -- but then I prefer my tea straight.
~~Elaine
Related Topics: It's Iced Tea Time, Healthy and Unhealthy Summer Drinks
Well, do you have 5 minutes? Because that's all you need to make a new line of "cold brew" flavored iced teas by Celestial Seasonings. It's fast because you brew it with COLD water. Why didn't I think of that!
What's their secret? Celestial Seasonings uses a tea extract that's a finer cut of tea with more surface area -- allowing it to brew quickly and in cool water.
Each box contains 48 tea bags and it takes 4 bags to brew a quart of iced tea (about the amount I like to make at a time). You can brew just one cup too if you would like, since iced tea is usually best if consumed within about 3 days after brewing.
There were several flavors available and I couldn't decide between Peach Ice and Blueberry Ice, but I ended up with the blueberry box. It also comes in Lemon Ice and Raspberry Ice flavors. Now that I've tasted the blueberry flavor, which was just what the Recipe Doctor ordered this afternoon, I can't wait to brew the Peach Iced tea. According to the company, the Raspberry Cool Brew is the top-selling flavor with Peach as the second.
The Blueberry Ice tea bag ingredients are:
Tea with tea extract, hibiscus, natural blueberry flavor with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), and blueberries.
So how did it taste?
I really liked the flavor. I followed the box directions on brewing to the "tea" and it was not too strong and not too blueberry tasting. I didn't need to sweeten it either -- but then I prefer my tea straight.
~~Elaine
Related Topics: It's Iced Tea Time, Healthy and Unhealthy Summer Drinks
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1 Comments:
I'll have to check that out. I love their tension tamer tea. Its good for anxiety or any time you need to relax!
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