About

This website is devoted to one thing that I find to be an essential part of a good life. That one thing is good iced tea (or “ice tea” to some), more specifically black unsweetened iced tea. This site started as my way of keeping track of the quality of iced tea that was being…

Disney Cruise iced tea

Disclaimer: This post is based on information given to me by a reliable iced tea source. If I am going to be on a boat for any amount of time, one of the few things I need is good iced tea. It sounds like the iced tea choice on the Disney Cruise line is questionable…

In-N-Out

Of the numerous times I have been to In-N-Out, yesterday was the first time I realized they have an X-large sized drink. At the location I frequently visit an X-large was under $2, making it one of the most affordable fresh brewed iced tea options, other than McDonald’s. You can read my full review of…

Honest “just black tea”

I have been having a lot of trouble finding this tea in my area, so I finally broke down and ordered two bottles over the Internet and reluctantly paid $5 for shipping. My first impression is that this tea looks different than any other tea I have tried. You can’t really tell from the picture,…

Restaurant Iced Tea Lingo

To know which restaurants have good iced tea, you need to be familiar with some terms that are used to describe iced tea. Fresh Brewed – when you see this term, it is usually pretty safe to assume that the tea is actually brewed in the restaurant with only water and tea leaves. If brewed…

Sugar in your Tea

If you have looked around this site you will see that most of it is devoted to black, unsweetened tea.  The reason I stick to black tea, I admit, is more a matter of preference than anything else.  But there are other types of tea and this will be one of the few times I…

Antioxidants in Tea

Most people know that tea is a pretty good source of antioxidants, specifically polyphenols or flavonoids. However, there was a study done back in 2010 by researcher Shiming Li that concluded many bottled teas have “virtually no” antioxidants (click here for study). Six teas were analyzed in this study and those teas contained 81, 43, 40,…

Taco Bell iced tea . . . stay away

On the surface Taco Bell’s “brewed Lipton iced tea” may not seem like a bad iced tea option, but if you look a little closer, you will find the list of ingredients shown below.  With this many preservatives, this iced tea should outlast anyone reading this post. And who would expect purple carrot juice concentrate…

Iced Tea Map

Check out the new map feature on my site. The easiest way to find the best iced tea near you. My goal with this map feature is to make finding good iced tea as easy as possible. On this map I have plotted restaurants and venues and rated them on a scale of 1 to…