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[Sooner]

I have discovered some very good (and inexpensive) green teas for summer.  Bigelow has very good organic green tea and also Bigelow Steep herbal tea with lemon and ginger from Sam's Club--in your area or shipping. I like a cup of tea with a bag of each of these

Sam's also has Bigelow tea in a nice display-box green tea assortment: 64 bags for $15.98, and a bigger box assortment of 168 bags for $29.48.  

I am also fond of Stash Meyer Lemon and Jackson's Lemon and Ginger, that I found through Amazon. The Meyer lemon has a very authentic lemon taste to it. 

I'm all in for lemon right now!  I also found that the Bigelow Constant Comment GREEN tea in the smaller assortment is very good!   I haven't tried the bigger assortment they have. 

So I'm passing these tasting notes along for my tea sipping buddies!  What are you having now?  Or are you looking for something new?

[happilyretiredgirl]

I just got some green tea this week, I like all types of tea, hot and cold...some mornings I prefer a cup of hot tea with my toast instead of coffee.  After the mornings in the summer I like my ice tea with lemon and I am southern girl so I like sweet tea...however, I am watching my sugar intake so I have cut my sweet tea to slightly sweet tea. I did just buy some lipton diet green tea with citrus and I am enjoying that.

[lynnie61]

@Sooner   The Jackson's lemon and ginger sounds appealing.  I've had a huge tea assortment that I have been making iced.  Trying to get my tea stash down a bit.  

I could never stand constant comment.  Had it once hot, and just didn't like it.  Nor Earl Gray.  I'm more likely to try fruity teas.

One of my favorites are still a Harneys Cinnamon red hot.  Love it in the fall and winter.   Hmmm, no, maybe it was teavanna brand.

[Meowingkitty]

Iced all year round. Iced tea and iced coffee. The only drink I like hot is hot chocolate. 

[RedTop]

Tea for me means only Lipton, Luzianne or Tetley with sugar, in a tall glass; absolutely no lemon.   I don't like hot or ice cold drinks.  

[J Town Girl]

I always made my own iced tea until I discovered Gold Peak tea in my supermarket.  I buy the large bottles of the unsweetened variety and put it in a glass with a slice of lemon and one packet of Splenda and lots of ice cubes.  It is so delicious.  

I even have a Mr. Coffee iced tea maker and that is now stored away in a cabinet.  I'm a huge lover of iced tea with a slice of lemon.  In the summer that is mainly what I drink.

[beach-mom]

Summer for me is SWEET TEA! I like Luzianne to brew myself, or most of the time I get a gallon from a barbecue place near us. No lemon.

 I also like Sun Tea, brewed in the sun on the back steps. I add 3 slices of lemon to each glass, and maybe a little artificial sweetener. 

For hot tea in the summer I like a black tea made with peaches and strawberries.   

[Sooner]

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@lynnie61 wrote:

@Sooner   The Jackson's lemon and ginger sounds appealing.  I've had a huge tea assortment that I have been making iced.  Trying to get my tea stash down a bit.  

I could never stand constant comment.  Had it once hot, and just didn't like it.  Nor Earl Gray.  I'm more likely to try fruity teas.

One of my favorites are still a Harneys Cinnamon red hot.  Love it in the fall and winter.   Hmmm, no, maybe it was teavanna brand.

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@lynnie61 We are sort of on the same page here! LOL!!  I cannot stand Harney's Cinnamon Hot tea, nor Earl Gray. But Harney makes good iced tea and peach iced tea I think.

I drank Constant Comment as a teen, but don't like it now. However, the green tea version isn't bad. It's ok by me. I was surprised.

[Sooner]

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@Meowingkitty wrote:

Iced all year round. Iced tea and iced coffee. The only drink I like hot is hot chocolate. 

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@Meowingkitty We drink unsweet iced tea all year too!  I like iced latte (half espresso and half milk) or cappuccino, but NO coffee.  Espresso or latte only.  I have never been a coffee drinker.

I used to like hot chocolate but lately have found it too rich and sweet.  Odd how tastes change as we age!  

[Harpa]

Nice recommendations, @Sooner !

I squeeze fresh lemon in any of the teas that I drink, but funny, that I never cared for the distinct Meyer lemon. I'd try it in the Stash, though.

I'm waiting (a 2nd time) on Harney's Provence:

White tea, lemon flavor, apricot flavors, lavender, vanilla flavor, and honey flavor. Contains natural flavors.

Other than that, I just stocked up on Boston and the Matcha sachets.