What with the pandemic and our long period of confinement, I haven't really been paying attention to the calendar, but suddenly, out of nowhere, summer appears to be here ! It's been really hot for the last couple of weeks and we have been constantly guzzling cold drinks. Fruit juice, fizzy drinks and squash are all great solutions once in a while, but firstly, they're too heavy on the sugar to feel good about drinking them too often and, secondly, they weigh a ton when I have to bring the shopping home ! Just plain water isn't much fun though. Luckily, Teapigs sent us through a selection of their Cold Brew drinks to try out.
The Cold Brew range comes in funky tea temples - pyramid shaped bags containing all manner of petals, herbs and spices. I love the way you can see and recognise the different ingredients. They are totally simple to use - just drop one in a glass of cold water or put one in your water bottle. Leave them for about five minutes or so and that's it - one glass of delicious, naturally flavoured water ready to be savoured !
We started with the Lychee & Rose Tea, which contains apple pieces, white hibiscus, hibiscus, natural flavouring (rose lychee flavouring), turmeric, citric acid, red rose petals and natural lychee flavouring. As you can guess from the ingredients list, this has a distinctive floral flavour, with some sweetness and fruitiness coming through from the lychees and apple. This wasn't a huge hit with the the kids, but it's nice as a refreshing drink for grown-ups.
Next, we sampled the Peach & Mango Tea, which was our favourite. I love watching the flavour filter out of the bag as it sits in the water ! This one contains white hibiscus, apple, sweet blackberry leaves, chicory root, natural flavourings, citric acid, beetroot, peach and mango. We found that this one tasted better if you leave it to filter for slightly longer. It's a subtle fruity flavour that gets a thumbs-up from us.
The final flavour, Cucumber & Apple, is another hit with the grown-ups. It has a light, cooling and totally refreshing flavour that is perfect on a hot day. It contains apple pomace, citric acid, white hibiscus, spirulina, cucumber extract (natural cucumber flavouring), cucumber, natural flavouring (watermelon flavouring).
Whichever flavour you choose, they are all almost calorie-free and contain no caffeine. They are ready to drink after five minutes or so, but will develop a stronger flavour if you leave them for longer. Add ice cubes for a refreshing drink that is perfect for quenching your thirst over the summer.
for more information : https://www.teapigs.co.uk/collections/cold-brew-teas
Disclosure : We received the products in order to share our honest opinion.
ooh I really like the sound of these. We love iced tea and this seems a great way to make it
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