Cold Tea

I have a habit of making tea at work, and then getting so wrapped up in what I'm doing, I forget to drink it. So, it gets cold, and often un-drinkable. It's led me to blends of teas that taste equally good at any temperature. Now, I don't consider myself a tea purist or anything, so those who do can go find a hole for the next couple of paragraphs. OK?

I've grown quite partial to the Giant Eagle Market District line of teas, which all taste pretty good, with a couple of minor exceptions. All the teas come in tall metal cans, with rubber sealed lids, and are in the new, fancy pyramid shaped gauze bags, rather than the traditional 'filter bag on a string' that most cup-at-a-time teas come in. I have no idea what difference the bag makes, but the metal container does tend to keep things fresh for quite some time.

On my desk right now, I have their basic green tea blend, which is mostly green tea, with little bits of citrus fruit shavings in there. It works very well and has a nice, crisp taste. At home, I have the English Breakfast Tea, which is mostly ceylon and has a natural sweetness that's very nice first thing in the morning. Other good blends they have there are the Black Chai, the Peach White Tea, and the Orange Rooibos. The Rooibos is excellent at just about any temperature, and on hot days, I'll go ahead and make a cup, and just let it cool. Throw in a quarter teaspoon of sugar and an ice cube or two, and it keeps you nice and cool. Plus, the Rooibos is naturally caffeine free. Bonus. My only warning on the line is the honeydew melon white tea. That stuff is nasty. Can't please everyone, I guess. I'm hoping it has some medicinal purpose or something. Otherwise, as teas go, I leave it. (Get it? Tea? Leaf? Leave? Ah, forget it.)

And with that, time to get to work. Later, folks.