Thai Tea (also known as Thai Iced Tea) is a popular iced drink hailing from Thailand, commonly found in Thai restaurants across the US. The deep amber color of the tea and its milk-tinted upper layer make this beverage really stand out on your table, and the combination of strongly-brewed tea, dairy and sugar make it a perfect complement to hot weather and spicy food.
Thai Tea is is made from strongly-brewed black tea, often spiced with ingredients such as star anise, crushed tamarind, cardamom, and occasionally others as well (often making this beverage a favorite among masala chai tea fans). This brew is then sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, and served over iced. For the sake of flavor, consistency and visual appeal, glasses of Thai Tea are usually topped with additional dairy, such as evaporated milk, whole milk, half and half, or coconut milk (this last one, of course, is not actually dairy, but you get the picture).
The best thai iced tea starts with a strong infusion of high-quality black tea – I encourage our readers to try our organic Keemun black tea. It’s a classic among East Asian black teas, and works nicely with Thai Tea’s unique combination of flavors. –Jeremy, Arbor Teas co-founder
Sound good? Well, here’s a thai iced tea recipe to help you get started!
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June 30 2009 | Iced Tea and Tea Preparation | 11 Comments »
Iced tea is most commonly made with black tea, but there are all sorts of teas and tisanes that are excellent iced. Next time you making iced tea, mix it up and consider trying one of the following:
June 27 2009 | Iced Tea and Tea Preparation | No Comments »
A cupping term referring to a high-quality tea having a good balance of flavor and body, allowing the tea to be consumed without blending or the use of milk or sugar. Generally reserved for black teas. At Arbor Teas, many of our organic black teas are considered “self-drinkers.” One excellent example of a self-drinking black tea is our Singampatti Oothu Black Tea, from southern India. Try some today!
June 25 2009 | Tea Terms | No Comments »
This year’s Ann Arbor Green Fair (the 9th annual!) was bigger and better than ever! Arbor Teas was honored to be a part of it for a second year, and happy to see so many customers (new and old) come by and say “hi!” The organic iced tea was really flowing – several hundred samples were doled out in just three hours! We were sampling both our organic kukicha green tea and our organic pomegranate white tea that day. While it was a close call, the crowd favorite seemed to be the pomegranate white, although there were an awful lot of “purists” who really favored the fresh, crisp green tea flavor of the kukicha (it was the GREEN Fair, after all…).
As a fun sidenote, we had another little “Free Tea for a Year” contest during this year’s Green Fair. Well, we are excited to announce that the winner is Jennifer R. of Ann Arbor, MI. She will begin receiving monthly installments of organic loose leaf tea through the Arbor Teas Tea of the Month Club! Congratulations, Jennifer!!!
June 23 2009 | Media | No Comments »