Alice's Tea Cup Hawaiian Paradise

 

This one was a little tart for me.  I think I would like it as iced tea better.  Also, I think I will try again and just not steep it as long. 

Remember- give tea a couple chances before you dismiss it right away.  Maybe you steeped it too long, or not long enough.  If it is tart- add sugar.  It's like people, your first impression might be wrong :)

I love love love to play around and try new teas!  You never know what you might get.

 

http://alicesteacup.com/

 

From the website-

Since Alice's opened in 2001, it has been a destination in New York City for locals and tourists alike who crave a scrumptious afternoon tea without airs or pretension. Haley and Lauren Fox learned at an early age that tea was more than just a beverage--it was an event to be shared and protected. Alice's Tea Cup embodies the mantra "tea turned on its ear," serving up unique twists to traditional Victorian tea fare.

 

 

 

 

Making tea- Play with your tea!!!!

Don't forget to play with your tea!!! Making Iced tea is a great time to do this!!!!!  Mix flavors and see what you get.  If you are nervous to mix two bold flavors take a mint tea and mix it with a fun flavor.  Bigelow Plantation Mint is wonderful- it reminds me of the "ditch" tea my mom makes.  I was out of it, so I just used another peppermint tea.  It is a really good base for iced tea.

Summer is here, so I am playing with tea even more than usual.  I am making 6 gallons of iced tea today!!!

This was a fun one, Herbal Comfort from Alice's Tea Cup. I added one bag of Peppermint tea to this tea, since it I was making a smaller amount of iced tea.  This tea was not as good the second steeping time.  So, I would only make tea from this once, then start fresh with the next batch of tea.

Wild Orange Blossom was another one I liked.

I also added two peppermint tea bags with the loose leaf Teavana tea.

My mint tea this year is not doing well.  So, I took three mint tea bags and added lavender loose leaf tea.  This is my favorite.  And I do add a small amount of sugar to this iced tea.    I can run water through this twice before replacing the tea bags.

The tea is steeping.

Ready to go!!!

This is my frig- it will last me about a week!!!!!