Sunday, May 20, 2007

AriZona Canned Tea - Now I've Seen Everything

It was the Japanese who launched canned tea in 1981, and I still don't get the concept. Arizona Beverages' green tea was my gym partner today, and though it was too sweet compared to Tazo or Honest (the glass-bottled tea drinks I'm used to)it gives you lots of energy when cold, and can you beat the size of this thing? It's like a foot worth of tea for a buck. Awesome, except don't fool yourself; this might be closer to tea than Gatorade but it's still not tea. Yeah, and read more than the label because they sneak in HFCS every now and then.

2 comments:

Laura said...

This is an awesome blog! What a great idea to talk about tea!

My favorite tea is called "Breathe Easy" by Traditional Medicinals. Whenever I get a cold I just drink 2 cups to get a little relief.

Here's a link
http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/?id=28&pid=1

Embarrassing to say, but the tea I drink most often...plain old, everyday Lipton.

Maybe I'll branch out a bit more now that I've read about all these great teas on your site.

E.A. Aleksandroff, alias GT said...

wow, thanks for enjoying my blog so much!
I think I've had that one; colds are common in a New England childhood, as is , sadly, asthma. I really advise you to drop your Lipton intake; the only time I had it was at UVM when I had to stay there (Lipton has an agreement of sorts with the coca cola company which has the SOLE BEVERAGE CONTRACT for the entire campus) and I didn't finish it. It tasted like junk food--er, tea.
Please continue to enjoy and learn about tea.