With spring in the rear-view mirror and temperatures rising, it's time to add some cool, refreshing drinks to your summertime arsenal. And if any drink was made for laid back sipping on a porch in the sweltering heat, it's iced tea. Legend has it, iced tea was invented during the St. Louis World’s Fair in Missouri, back in 1904. A tea plantation owner modified his product to beat the heat by pouring his regular tea through iced pipes, and the rest is history.
Tea is already one of the best things you can slurp on, it’s enriched with antioxidants (known as flavonoids), boosts immunity, helps increase your metabolism and gives you a burst of energy. How’s that for sweet? Just like Frances Hoarding rightly put, "Tea is the magic key to the vault where my brain is kept”. And iced tea? It’s like sunshine in a glass.
Traditionally, iced tea is made from black tea leaves. But as of late, many small boutiques and cafes are experimenting with exotic tea blends and even sprucing them up with dried herbs, spices and flowers. Think: White tea with a kiss of rose or acai-mango or raspberry-mint or lemongrass-marigold. Garnishes, brewing methods, sweeteners and add-ins make it really easy to step up your iced tea game this summer, and even help transform iced tea into the ideal mocktail (or cocktail) for outdoor parties.
Tea is already one of the best things you can slurp on, it’s enriched with antioxidants (known as flavonoids), boosts immunity, helps increase your metabolism and gives you a burst of energy. How’s that for sweet? Just like Frances Hoarding rightly put, "Tea is the magic key to the vault where my brain is kept”. And iced tea? It’s like sunshine in a glass.
Traditionally, iced tea is made from black tea leaves. But as of late, many small boutiques and cafes are experimenting with exotic tea blends and even sprucing them up with dried herbs, spices and flowers. Think: White tea with a kiss of rose or acai-mango or raspberry-mint or lemongrass-marigold. Garnishes, brewing methods, sweeteners and add-ins make it really easy to step up your iced tea game this summer, and even help transform iced tea into the ideal mocktail (or cocktail) for outdoor parties.
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