tigress_al said

Low caffeine/herbal iced tea

Does anyone have any suggestions for lost cost herbal tea that work really well as iced or cold brew? I would prefer herbal or low caffeine. Bagged tea is fine.
The tricky part—-finding one that isn’t very minty or too much hibiscus!

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Lindsay said

I remember liking this one, though I recommend ordering it from a different company. I’ve seen ESP Emporium teas on amazon, that might be an option. http://steepster.com/teas/herbal-infusions-tea-co/27288-gojiberry-slash-pear-slash-melon

Tealyra (used to be called Tealux) has some pretty affordable fruit and rooibos blends. This one is surprisingly good as a cold brew. http://steepster.com/teas/tealux/53200-toffee-caramel-rooibos

Tiesta also has some great fruity teas. Some have hibiscus and some don’t, so you’ll have to read through the descriptions. This is one I like. http://steepster.com/teas/tiesta-tea/21477-kiwi-cherry-bonanza

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cookies said

I’m not big on herbals, especially rooibos blends, but there are two that are divine even for those who don’t generally enjoy them. https://www.tealyra.com/loose-tea/rooibos-red-tea/lime-chiffon/ & https://www.tealyra.com/loose-tea/rooibos-red-tea/lemon-souffle/ I’m pretty sure these are the same ones everyone loved from Della Terra, as you can find them a ton of different places. But Tealyra is very inexpensive and they’re always having sales. And they are Canadian which should make it even more affordable for you guys.
There is also this one https://www.tealyra.com/loose-tea/rooibos-red-tea/chocolate-cake-931/ which I love, but I don’t think that would be as good iced.

Edit – Also, have you tried barley or soba herbal tea? Barley is pretty common iced in certain countries, and pretty similar to soba which I slightly prefer.

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AllanK said

Teavivre has a number of fruit blend herbals that work really well as cold brewed iced tea. I have bought several of them. I think they have six or seven of these blends.

tigress_al said

I really enjoy the blueberry one. Which is your favourite?

AllanK said

I have the blueberry one. It is good. I can’t remember off hand which ones I have. I just moved and haven’t figured out where I put these teas yet.

tigress_al said

You get to organize a new tea cupboard!

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tigress_al said

Thank you for all the suggestions! I will have to try some of those out!

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Celestial Seasonings has several teas that work well for iced tea. Jammin’ Lemon Ginger, and Mandarin Orange Spice are two that don’t have hibiscus. Fruity green rooibos teas might also appeal to you. Adagio’s Green Rooibos Blueberry is tasty.

tigress_al said

Thanks, I will check those out sometime!

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Chrysanthemum tea is nice. It would seem odd to drink it cold, to me, but no reason not to, and also a shame to drink it made from a ground up tea-bag version of the flowers. My favorite tisane would probably sound a bit strange to most: sage tea. Again it would seem strange to drink that cold, to me, but there’s no convention against doing that, and the tea is really nice prepared lots of different ways.

tigress_al said

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Rosali Tea said

Good Earth Sweet and Spicy (decaf/herbal) is really great iced, if you like spices!

tigress_al said

Thanks!

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Random said

I’ve recently fallen in love with Mother’s Bouquet from Harney and Sons.

While I haven’t officially made iced tea with it, I have kind of fudged it while at work and it tasted wonderful. :)

tigress_al said

Thanks!

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Yasuraka said

My guess would be a Sweet Chai or Rooibos. They’re usually very cheap (bagged) and have enough taste to be noticed when cold. You could add some stevia/honey make it sweeter.

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bozisuk said

I really enjoy red rooibos by itself. Excellent iced in the summer with a squeeze of lemon. I buy mine from Adagio. I also enjoy Adagio’s blood orange iced, although it does have a sour and strong hibiscus taste. It is definitely a tea that people either love or hate. Lemongrass is also good. It almost tastes like a mellow lemon sauce in liquid form. Hard to explain. Then there is also always the celestial seasonings peach tea. I know it’s cheap and probably full of crap, but I enjoy it iced in the summer :) Here’s some links for the teas:

http://www.adagio.com/rooibos/rooibos.html
http://www.adagio.com/herbal/blood_orange.html
http://www.adagio.com/herbal/lemon_grass.html
http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/herbal/country-peach-passion-herbal-tea

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