There’s no doubt about it – Summer is here! The heat and humidity are settling in and my long sleeve clothing is being put away. I’m struggling with the idea of what to do with the kids when it’s too hot to play outside, but love the thought of evening barbecues, trips to the pool, and doing a little summer reading (funny how the words “summer reading” used to be repulsive, and yet are now very much welcomed). Just the idea of sitting by the pool and drinking a cold, refreshing beverage is relaxing. And while I’m not normally an iced tea drinker, I recently found a tea company that has changed my mind.
Despite being new to me, Shangri La Tea Company has been around for a long time. They’re award-winning teas and have been featured in great coffee houses and fine restaurants for years. And of course, they aren’t limited to only iced tea, they have a full line of hot tea, tea espresso pods, and loose leaf teas. There’s even an entire section of their website dedicated to cooking with tea! I’ve never even thought to cook with tea. What a great idea. Shangri La teas are sugar-free, calorie free, and, although I personally need all the caffeine I can get my hands on, are available in decaffeinated versions. They come in all kinds of flavors, including Organic Tropic Green Tea, Natural Black Tea, Passionberry, Tropical Passion, Very Raspberry, Organic Green Spring Melon…the list goes on and on. There’s something for everyone and every taste.
I was sent 4 different iced teas to try, but I’ll admit, I was a little nervous about steeping my own iced tea. I’ve never done it before and I thought for sure that you’d need special equipment – it turns out all you need is a stove top and a pot. I have those. Okay, it doesn’t look fancy, but the tea comes out just as delicious and makes up to 2 quarts, which is plenty if you have a crowd over on a hot summer day. Lucky for me, there was very little I could do to mess this up.
But like I said, I’m not normally a tea drinker, so I was really concerned about how the tea would taste. I mean, who cares if it’s easy to make – it has to taste good, right?
Here’s the thing, saying this iced tea is “good” doesn’t even do it justice. It’s pretty darn amazing. It’s flavorful, but not over powering. It’s sweet on it’s own or can handle a spoonful of sugar (like the one I added). It’s full of heath benefits, but you would never know by how yummy it tastes.
In a glass stacked with (perhaps too many) ice cubes, this tea was cool, refreshing, and perfect companion for an early summer day. I think my favorite flavor was the Tropical Passion, but it was pretty close between that and the Passionberry. Even my husband, the self-proclaimed “tea snob”, liked this iced tea. I couldn’t believe it. And when Greenleigh asked for some in her sippy cup, I was beyond impressed. Okay, probably not a good idea to give her caffeine, but it does tell you how good it tastes (especially when you factor in how picky she can be).
So as it turns out, there will be iced tea in my glass by the pool after all.
Want to win some delicious tea of your own? Good, because the great folks at ShangriLa Tea Company have offered one lucky reader a prize pack of 4 teas worth over $37! All you have to do is enter using the Rafflecopter form below and you could be all set for summer. Good luck everyone!
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I would love to try the fountain of youth ice tea.. Thanks for the chance
Peachberry Decaf Iced Tea sounds really good
I would love to try the Organic Natural Black Iced Tea.
Organic Tropic Green Iced Tea
I would love to try the Natural Black tea.
Thanks for the chance to win this awesome giveaway!
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Toss up between peachberry and mango
LOVE trying different iced teas, It gets boring just drinking reg. iced tea. Thx you for adding new flavors for our summer getaways…
I would like to try the passionfruit.
I’d love to try the Mango Iced Tea too! They all look so yummy!
I want to try Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
I’d like to try the Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
I would love to try any of these teas!!
The Mango tea sounds refreshingly delish!
Your teas all sound sooo refreshing….I would love to try all….Green Spring Melon sounds new and diffren’t would love to try this one the most!!!
I’d like to try the mango iced tea
peachberry decaf
Would love to try the Black Currant Iced Tea !! grammypenny@frontier.com
The Passionberry sounds like something fun to try.
i would like to try the mango ice tea
I don’t usually like tea, but Fountain of Youth sounds nice. ;D
Fountain of Youth Iced Tea is something I need to try but I would also like to try the Mango Iced Tea…and all the others! 🙂 Thank you.
Organic Tropic Green Iced Tea sounds good to me.
peachberry decaf iced tea
Organic Natural Black Iced Tea
would looooove the organic tropic green tea, YUMMM-O!
I would like to try the mango.
I’d love to try the Tropical Passion Iced Tea. Sounds delicious!
Thanks
The Organic Natural Black Iced Tea
I would love to try the Fountain of Youth Iced Tea
I’d love the Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
Organic Natural Black Iced Tea
Org. Green Spring Melon Iced Tea
I’d like to try the Tropical Passion Decaf Iced Tea
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The Wellness Tulsi Plus Iced Tea sounds delightful
I would love to try the Organic Natural Black Iced Tea
Peachberry Decaf Iced Tea
Oh, yummy. There were so many delicious sounding flavors. I’d like to try one of the raspberry flavors or the peach decaf. Thanks for the chance.
Organic Natural Black Iced Tea. Best, refreshing drink for the summer…..
Organic Tropic Green Iced Tea
I would like to try the Passionberry Iced Tea.
The raspberry cooler tea!
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I would like to try the Raspberry Cooler Iced tea! Sounds delicious 🙂
would like to try passion fruit
The peachberry sounds delicious!
I would like to try the Mango!!!!
I would love to try the Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
Passionberry sounds awesome!
i’d like to try the wellness tulsi tea
I would love the Raspberry Cooler!
I think it’s a tie between the Tropical Passion Tea and the Raspberry Cooler Tea for me. Yum!
I would like to try the Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea.
I would like to try the Organic Chai Tea Bags.
I think I would like all of them. Maybe mango the best.
i want to try the wellness green plus
trpic green ice tea
I’d try the Wellness Green Plus Iced Tea.
peachberry decaf!!!!!!!!
I’d like to try the Tropical Passion Decaf Iced Tea
I’d like to try the Peachberry Decaf Iced Tea.
I would like to try the green spring melon and the peach.
I’d love to try the Organic Green Iced Tea
id love the fountain of your or the peachberry.
I would LOVE to try the Mango Tea!
Organic Green Spring Melon sound scrumptious!
The organic green iced tea– thanks!
Mango ice tea sounds good
I would love to win this. Iced is my favorite drink year round!
I would love to try the Mango Iced Tea
tough choice – it would be between Tropical Passion Iced Tea and Green Spring Melon
passionberry sounds delish
I would like raspberry cooler tea.
i would like to try the organic natural black ice tea
Oh Raspberry Cooler for sure!
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The Very Raspberry Iced Tea sounds good to me!
I like it plain and simple- black tea.
Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
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I would try Wellness Green Plus Iced Tea
Very Raspberry Iced Tea
The Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea.
the Organic Natural Black Iced Tea
I’d love to try the PeachBerry
I would like to try Mango
I want to try the Green Spring Melon Iced Tea
Passionberry sounds like one I’d like
I’d like to sample the Mango…what says summer more then mango?
Wellness Green Plus Iced Tea sounds good to me.
I think the Tropical Berry sounds like one I would like to try.
I wouild love to try the Peachberry Decaf Iced Tea
I’d like to try the tropical passion!
I would like to try the Organic Green Spring Melon Iced Tea from Shangri-la-tea-company.
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Organic Chamomile Mint Sachet
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The Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea
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Organic Tropic Green Iced Tea
fountain of youth sounds refreshing.
I’d love to try the natural black tea.
The Mango Iced Tea and the Passionberry Iced Tea both sound delicious!
tropical passion iced tea
I would like to try the Organic Tropic Green Iced Tea.
I’d like to try their Raspberry Cooler Iced Tea.
michelle