Top of the morning to you! Let me personally greet you with a HOT cup of Freshly Brewed Scotty Snacks Tea, specifically the red colored, fruity mint flavored tea combination that you see here. After adding a teaspoon of my mint flavored green tea and a teaspoon of my sweet fruit flavored herbal tea to the boiling water, I placed the lid on top and let this batch brew for about 10-12 minutes prior to pouring it into a small mason jar and sip, sip, sipping it down as hot tea.
The Teas
- Moroccan Mint Flavored Green Tea obediently smells and tastes of spearmint while still packing the same green tea punch, bringing the assistance with detoxifying the body, regulating blood sugar and promoting healthy skin, teeth and bones. In addition, the Moroccan constituents are said to be beneficial for aiding in digestion and well known for their anti-heartburn properties while the spearmint is great for easing sore throats, headaches, and even stomach problems. Learn More.
- Sweet Fruit Garden Herbal Tea is a naturally caffeine-free tea which has a sweet, fruity taste and smell and is high in vitamins (specifically Vitamin C), minerals and antioxidants. Furthermore, the hibiscus ingredients in this tea blend are claimed to be a great additive when trying to conceive a child. Learn More.
Yet another wicked tea combination has been complied courtesy of two separate types of tea (shipped directly) from Teavana.com. As you may have previously sipped on with my article containing the Blue Dew Iced Tea recipe, I tend to mix, match and brew different tea blends in an attempt to construct a deliciously unique flavor to savor (and, perhaps, favor). Well, this time, I made like normal and reached into the cupboard to grab two of my fresh tea filled mason jars. With a spiced mandarin flavored green tea and a raspberry chocolate flavored oolong tea in hand, I eyed down the pot on the stove and made ready for another funky batch of Scotty Snacks Tea.
How The Did Was Done
Once the approximate 1.5 cups of water began to boil, I turned off the heat, dropped in a teaspoon of each tea blend, closed the lid and let said concoction simmer for about 10 minutes. I then poured the mixture into a mason jar of choice, tossed in a cube of ice, gulped it down along with a slice of mandarin and a block of white chocolate (how appropriate, right?) and totally dug the taste of it. After noticing the spice like fruit flavor and considering it’s green tea and oolong tea constituents, I couldn’t help but to claim it, Spiced Mandarin Gr-oolong Tea. You likey?
The Teas
- Mandarin Orange Organic Green Tea smells and tastes like cinnamon spiced oranges and, like all green teas, is apparently great for detoxifying the body and regulating blood sugar while also helping to keep teeth, skin and bones healthy. Learn More
- Utopian Jewel Oolong Tea has a raspberry chocolate like odor/taste but yet still acts like the oolong tea that it is and claims to help burn body fat while also increasing metabolism, aiding in digestion and supporting teeth and skin. Learn More
Put down the (carbonated) cold drinks and quench your thirst right with a freshly brewed glass of tea straight from the pitcher or the pot in the Scotty Snacks kitchen. For this particular tea party, I am boasting about a sweet little tea concoction that I like to coin, Blue Dew. Specifically made using a blueberry flavored rooibos tea and a honeydew melon flavored white tea, I boiled some water on the stove, added 1 teaspoon of each tea and let simmer for about 10 minutes prior to pouring into a small mason jar, adding an ice cube along with a slice of honeydew melon and sipping down. And, let me just tell you, whether served cold in a glass or hot in a cup, this Blue Dew tea will have you requesting a refill before the bottoms are up. Try some!
To Note:
Not to make this tea post some sort of sales pitch but, I do tend to purchase all of my teas from Teavana
because, well, I honestly think that they have the best most delicious tea combos at the best most cost efficient prices on the market. With that spelled out, the 2 specific teas used for this particular tea were:
- Blueberry Bliss Rooibos Tea which tastes and smells like just like blueberries while still bringing the same nutritional value of any other rooibos tea with it’s high amount of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Learn More
- Chinese Honey Dew White White Tea which tastes and smells like honeydew melon, packing the antioxidants and helping to detoxify the body. Learn More