Alphakitty

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Alphakitty drank Moroccan Mint by The Republic of Tea

It seems like everyone is making fancy iced tea today, and I have some fresh fruit in the fridge so I thought I’d experiment! Cut up a huge strawberry, macerated it in sugar and lime juice while the tea was brewing, poured it over ice and added a ton of sugar and a splash of pineapple juice. Fruity, minty, sweet, a little tart, and SO refreshing. It’s already brutally hot outside (thanks, NY weather), so I think I’ll be adding this to the regular iced-tea lineup: good thing limes are 10 for a buck!

2012-05-28 18:58:22 -0400

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Mercuryhime 2012-05-28 19:10:22 -0400

sounds tasty! where are you getting limes for that price? jealous!

Alphakitty 2012-05-28 19:22:26 -0400

Queens—our grocery prices are dirt cheap, 2 giant cartons of strawberries were $4!

Mercuryhime 2012-05-28 19:41:52 -0400

Too bad MTA prices to get to and from Queens would negate the savings. bah. Enjoy the cheap fruits for me too!

Bonnie 2012-05-28 19:54:11 -0400

Pass me some!

Alphakitty 2012-05-28 20:10:50 -0400

I think we need to work on teleporters so we can do some iced-tea swaps!

Amy oh 2012-05-28 20:23:22 -0400

Moroccan mint is a favorite of mine too. :)

ashmanra 2012-05-28 21:03:31 -0400

Definitely going to buy some Moroccan Mint when I go to Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill on Wednesday. Never had it, but to sounds great with all that fruit.

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Tea has always been a passion of mine, though I got away from it during college. A lack of cupboard space and a constant influx of people into my suite made me pretty much abandon my teas at home. But now that I’m done with school, it’s definitely come back with a vengeance—to the point where I’ve purchased about 65 different kinds in the past 3 months!

I like most kinds of teas—yes, even peach, which I used to think I disliked!. Oolongs are definitely my favorite, and I’m an avid fan of earl grey, floral teas, and chai blends along with anything melon. The only kind of teas on my “no” list are rooibos blends (which gives me headaches) and banana flavored ones since bananas are public enemy #1 in my mind.

The best thing about tea for me is how you can be passionate about it and still have it integrate into all of your other hobbies. I like a lot of things: writing, video games, books, sewing, figure collecting, astronomy… it’s a long list. But whatever I’m doing, I can have a cup of tea in hand!