Tavalon Tea - Tea Soda

by Brandice Schnabel, Posted Jul 25th 2008 @ 3:01PM

Chris Cason is Tavalon's tea sommelier, and in this clip, he explains out to create simple syrup infused with tea, which can then be turned into a tea soda that sounds really quite tasty! I'm looking forward to trying this out on my own at some point. Have any of you created a unique beverage with tea?

[Source: Tavalon at Viddler]

Filed Under: Ingredients, Drink Recipes, How To, Methods
Tags: boiling, brandice, Chris Cason, ChrisCason, recipe, simple syrup, SimpleSyrup, soda, soft drinks, sugar, tavalon, tea, tea soda, video

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7-28-2008 @10:33AM coolbeans said... I love making iced tea using this method. I usually boil the simple syrup, and let a few teabags steep for a few minutes. My favorite kind is a black tea and spearmint tea mix. Then I pour it into a pitcher full of ice and voila! Delicious and refreshing mint iced tea.
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7-28-2008 @10:34AM SaraFist said... While it does sound tasty, he might be stretching when he calls it a "healthy beverage."
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7-28-2008 @10:34AM Big John said... @SaraFist: Certainly healthy as far as beverages go. There is a whole lot of crap out there.

Judging just from Brandice's description, this sounds similar to Coca-Cola's Enviga product (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enviga). Lawsuits against the health claims aside, I really like drinking it. It's difficult to chug or drink a lot of at once, but it tastes good -- a huge plus for me, a big guy trying to slim down by cutting things like HFCS out of his diet!
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