Snapple Premium Black Teas

I’m a tea fanatic. When I had to stop drinking coffee about five years ago, I switched to tea with gusto. I mostly drink it hot but, in the summer time, my southern roots show and I drink tall iced teas.

Snapple has come out with a line of black teas that are lightly sweetened with sugar or sugar/honey — welcome news, because most of the tea available at the grocery or quickie mart are a bit on the sweet side for apres-sport thirst quenching.

My test panel and I tried out three flavors: Earl Grey, Orange Pekoe, and English Breakfast. The Earl Grey was very mild and the familiar bergamot orange flavor wasn’t too overpowering. I’ve never been an Earl Grey fan but this iced version was very tasty and refreshing. The Orange Pekoe was the most like our standard homebrewed iced tea but with an interesting bright citrus-y finish. The English Breakfast was a bit stronger and blacker tasting without being bitter and you could definitely taste the honey that sweetened it. One tester described the taste as “bready” and the other immediately recognized the honey flavor and loved it. Each one of us had our favorite but we liked them all. Three thumbs up for three new choices from Snapple!

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