There is nothing better than a cold and refreshing glass of iced tea on a hot summer day, but as much as I love iced tea, it’s something I rarely buy. Premixed iced tea is full of sugar and powdered mixes are no better. I’ve tried making iced tea from scratch but I never really got results that I liked.
This year, Mighty Leaf Tea, a company that specializes in creating one-of-a-kind handmade whole-leaf tea blends in hand-stitched silken pouches, came to my rescue with its delicious Gourmet Iced Tea Set and I couldn’t wait to try it. The Mighty Leaf Iced Tea is available in four thirst-quenching flavours: Organic Black, Calypso Mango, Ginger Peach and Sunburst Green. I wanted to keep things simple at first so I decided to start by making the Organic Black variety.
What I really liked about the set I received was that figuring out the proper measurements was so easy thanks to the Japanese-style Takeya pitcher. The tea bags are oversized so that one bag makes a perfect pitcher of iced tea and have a long, woven string so that they are easy to remove after the tea has steeped. I simply boiled some water, filled my pitcher half-full, dropped in the teabag and waited four to five minutes so that the tea could reach the perfect strength.
Then I pulled out the teabag, added ice until the pitcher was full and just like that, the tea was icy cold and ready to sweeten to taste. I liked the fact that I could use sugar, honey, stevia or any other sweetener I liked to create the perfect glass of iced tea. In the United States, that would be enough to create a traditional glass of iced tea but here in Canada, we tend to prefer a bit of tang to our beverage! I added about four tablespoons of lemon juice to the pitcher to get that refreshing kick that I love about iced tea.
The finished product was delicious and had a fresh, natural flavour I absolutely loved. The boys enjoyed the beverage just as much and since I don’t often let them have sugary drinks, it was a perfect compromise when they wanted a cold drink on a hot day. And when we wanted to take our iced tea out of the house, the Takeya glass bottle made it easy and kept our drink cold for longer. We also loved adding a mix of ice cubes and frozen fruit to the iced tea for an even tastier drink. Ginger Peach Iced Tea with frozen strawberries and peaches was absolutely delicious!
Mighty Leaf Tea wants to help you indulge in a little summer refreshment, so the company is very generously offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader their own Gourmet Iced Tea Prize Pack containing a Takeya pitcher and glass bottle and all four flavours of Mighty Leaf Iced Tea, a $60 value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about which variety of Mighty Leaf Iced Tea you would most like to try. And as if that wasn’t enough, Mighty Leaf Tea has a special coupon code offer everyone can enjoy right now! From now until August 15, 2013, use coupon code BCDIYIT to save 15% on all tea pouches, loose tea and iced tea!
We have now tried all of the varieties of Mighty Leaf Iced Tea and while the Calypso Mango is my favourite for its refreshing tropical flavour, I also really liked the Sunburst Green, which was the one flavour I had expected to not enjoy very much. With some honey and lemon, it’s tasty and refreshing and doesn’t have the overly grassy taste I tend to dislike in most green tea. For anyone that loves iced tea, Mighty Leaf Tea varieties are a great choice. Natural, simple and delicious, this iced tea is everything you want in a summer beverage!
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jan says
July 16, 2013 at 2:13 pmthe Sunburst Green Tea
caryn s says
July 16, 2013 at 2:30 pmI would like to try the Island Breeze Iced Tea!
ivy pluchinsky says
July 16, 2013 at 2:32 pmSunburst Green Tea
Shel says
July 16, 2013 at 2:42 pmI love the Calypso Mango flavour. I drink gallons of iced tea in the summer. Love this stuff!
Catherine says
July 16, 2013 at 2:58 pmI would love to have “the perfect” ice tea maker.
Sunshine G says
July 16, 2013 at 3:28 pmGinger peach looks good!
Ester G says
July 16, 2013 at 3:49 pmCalypso Mango looks delicious!
Darla H says
July 16, 2013 at 4:00 pmGinger Peach for sure.
Joan Boor says
July 16, 2013 at 4:08 pmSunburst Green would be my first choice. Love green tea
sarah stickney says
July 16, 2013 at 4:33 pmginger peach
Ami L says
July 16, 2013 at 4:42 pmsunburst green! I <3 green tea!
409cope says
July 16, 2013 at 4:42 pmI would most love to try the ginger peach!
Judy C says
July 16, 2013 at 4:48 pmWould love to try the Calypso Mango. I love ice tea but have never heard of this brand before so I would love to try it.
Shirley says
July 16, 2013 at 5:21 pmCalypso Mango
Steph Bkn says
July 16, 2013 at 5:26 pmWould love to try the Ginger Peach!
mrdisco says
July 16, 2013 at 5:39 pmCalypso Mango since I love mango
Soozle says
July 16, 2013 at 5:45 pmI would like to try the ginger peach
stacey h says
July 16, 2013 at 6:08 pmthe green and white tea variety.
Jeannie says
July 16, 2013 at 6:21 pmI’d love to try the ginger peach tea
Joanna says
July 16, 2013 at 6:23 pm. Have never heard or tried Mighty Leaf Gourmet Iced tea.But would love to try Calypso Mango.
Anne Taylor says
July 16, 2013 at 6:27 pmI’d like to try the Calming Moon Tea
Anne says
July 16, 2013 at 6:32 pmI would very much like to try Mighty Leaf’s Ginger Peach tea.
Sabrina T says
July 16, 2013 at 7:07 pmThe Calypso Mango sounds like a vacation, it’ll be a long time before I have one of those, so I’d like to try it to drink my vacation? LOL
J says
July 16, 2013 at 7:20 pmI’d like to try out the Calypso Mango – fancy!
l p says
July 16, 2013 at 7:47 pmginger peach. thanks
Cálaeb Temple says
July 16, 2013 at 8:12 pmCalypso Mango sounds so good!
Robyn L says
July 16, 2013 at 8:27 pmGinger Peach would be my choice
Tara T. says
July 16, 2013 at 8:53 pmGinger Peach
Bcteagirl says
July 16, 2013 at 8:55 pmI am a traditionalist, so I would love to try the organic black. I love that they have loose teas, including golden monkey. I had no idea!
andie says
July 16, 2013 at 10:20 pm…ginger peach.
Jennifer O'Brien says
July 16, 2013 at 10:52 pmI would love to try Ginger Peach!
Andrea Amy says
July 17, 2013 at 12:20 ambombai chai tea 😀
Chelesa sims says
July 17, 2013 at 5:13 amWould love to try the ginger peach
Vesper says
July 17, 2013 at 5:22 amThe Ginger Peach sounds interesting and so the first to try
Vesper says
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suzi says
July 17, 2013 at 5:43 amSunrise Green Tea sounds good!
Stephanie Easterling says
July 17, 2013 at 5:44 amI would like to try Sunburst Green tea.
Belinda McNabb says
July 17, 2013 at 5:47 amI would like to try the Ginger Peach
Carol Denny says
July 17, 2013 at 6:12 amI would try the Sunburst Green
Doreen Lamoureux says
July 17, 2013 at 6:18 amGreen Tea Tropical and Green Tea Passion. I really love the Green Contemporary Set . I mean I really really love it. 🙂
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
July 17, 2013 at 6:33 amsunburst green tea
Karen C. Hill says
July 17, 2013 at 6:34 amWould like to try the Sunburst
Erika Birrell says
July 17, 2013 at 6:37 amI would most like to try Ginger peach!!
sheridan c says
July 17, 2013 at 6:41 amsunburst green tea is what i want to try mosy
Jenn says
July 17, 2013 at 6:43 amsunburst sounds yummy!
Kelly says
July 17, 2013 at 6:43 amI really want to try the Island Breeze tea
Beth Gallinger says
July 17, 2013 at 6:45 amI would love to try ginger peach!
Jennifer L. says
July 17, 2013 at 6:52 amI love green tea so I’d choose the Sunburst Green Tea.
Lori Bazan says
July 17, 2013 at 7:03 amCalypso Mango is my first choice…YUM!
Kelly Gordon says
July 17, 2013 at 7:04 amSunburst Green 😀