Thursday, November 5, 2015

Iced Tea Recipe & Flavor

Since the advent of iced tea the popularity of the hot beverage has risen fourfold.  The beverage in time to come will challenge colas all over the Globe. The inclusion of fruity flavors has made tea cocktails readily acceptable to the non-tea-drinking populace.      

Iced Beverage
Most of the iced beverages are sugary and include fresh fruits which is a healthy addition. But many cold beverages are also flavored with fruity syrups. This cold beverage is prepared and then sent to the chiller. It is served in long glasses, canned, or sold in bottles. 

Mint Tea
The brew-making is a challenge for the foodies' ingenuity but the iced version offers many combinations. Making iced cocktails with premium and rare leaves would be an ideal party drink. These lifestyle drinks are served as accompaniments to various foods.   

Here is an Iced Tea Recipe 

Photo Courtesy: Wagh Bakri Tea Company 


Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Teas: Exotic & Refreshing

It is the tea that cheers and fetches you out of boredom, fatigue, and ennui. The leaf glitters like gold in fact green gold when perfectly processed, matched, and skilfully blended. In my quest to blog on this wonderful hot beverage I as always search the net. 

There are amazing blogs on tea and scoring them will give you an idea about what to write. Well do copy no duplicates please the brew is best whence unique.  
Wagh Bakri Ginger Tea

Read about some amazing brews here:

Yak Butter Tea

Popular in Tibet, Ladakh in India, Bhutan, and Sikkim. this is brewed along with Yak Butter which is available in Tibet and Himalayan Landscape in North India. In the cold climes, butter acts as manna, an energy-driven brew, it is extremely helpful, apart from being savory.  

Also known as cha it is brewed for a very long time till a dark liquid is obtained. The liquid is then poured into a flask containing Yak Butter and some salt. Premium leaves accord wonderful taste and aroma.  

Flower or Blooming Tea

Tea leaves and flowers are bundled together which whence brewed opens up and blooms. Earlier the bundle is dried and often tied to make it stable. This brew finds its origin in the Yunan Province of China and is served in transparent containers. Many popular flowers are used for this ceremonial brew.   

Jasmine Tea

Grown in China and some other Asian countries the Jasmine flower is highly fragrant hence it is associated with tea leaves. The mix is kept together overnight or for long hours sufficient time for the leaves to absorb the aroma of the flowers. As during the process moisture is gained by the leaves they have dried all over again.