Tea Blend of the Day: Cotton Candy Iced Tea blend

Posted by veritas
June 20, 2008

We’re on a sweet tea of the day kick, but it seems to be popular so I’ll continue today. Today’s tea is essentially a diet iced tea, since it tastes best over a tall glass of ice. To make it, steep the tea as normal (but note the high tea quantities - you have to double the tea in iced teas) then pour over ice as soon as it’s done steeping. Here’s the blend:

Cotton Candy Tea blend: Use 2 teaspoons Cloud 9 Rooibos tea, 2 teaspoons Sweet Fruit Garden herbal tea, and 1 teaspoon Six Summits Oolong Tea. Heat water to just before boiling and steep for 2-3 minutes. Recommend that you add a bit of Rock Cane Sugar or your favorite honey to sweeten it a bit (it fits the name “cotton candy” better with sweetner). Pour over ice.

This tea has a bit of caffeine from the oolong, but not much. And it has a wonderfully delicious sweet taste, but is essentially “diet” because of the Oolong’s health benefits. The rooibos and herbal teas help add antioxidants as well as vitamins and minerals. So it’s a very healthy cotton candy treat! Unfortunately, the tea isn’t pink in case you were wondering.

This blend comes from our Sunrise, Florida store in Sawgrass Mills.