Organic Thai Iced Tea

Rating:

7 product reviews

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Bulk:

$23.95, 14 oz

175 servings, 13¢ per serving
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$8.95, 4.5 oz

56 servings, 16¢ per serving
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$2.00

10 servings

$23.95

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Finally, Thai Iced Tea with NO artificial flavors or colors!

Thai Tea (also known as Thai Iced Tea) is a popular iced drink hailing from Thailand, commonly found in Thai restaurants across the US. Our Organic and Fair Trade Certified Thai Iced Tea is a traditional blend of strong black tea, vanilla bean, cardamom and anise. It can be enjoyed hot or cold with a twist of lime as a self drinker (without milk). Or it can be brewed to create a traditional, restaurant-style Thai Iced Tea when combined with ice, milk and sugar!

To recreate a restaurant-style Thai Iced Tea, we recommend steeping a double strength cup of tea. Then sweeten the hot brew with sugar, and serve over ice. Glasses of Thai Iced Tea are usually topped with dairy, such as sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, half and half, or coconut milk (this last one, of course, is not actually dairy). The final addition of dairy usually rests on top of the ice cubes creating a beautiful layered effect in the glass!

For illustrated step-by-step instructions, check out our guide How to Make Thai Iced Tea. Please note: our Thai Iced Tea will not turn orange when dairy is added, but will appear a natural light brown color.

NO artificial colors or flavors! Did you know that the deep orange color of Thai Iced Tea served in restaurants is usually attributed to artificial coloring? Well, no longer! We’ve developed an organic tea blend that includes no artificial colors or flavors. As a result, when dairy is added to this iced tea it will not turn orange, but a beautiful, natural light brown!

Ingredients: organic black tea, organic cardamom, organic anise seeds, organic vanilla extract, and natural vanilla flavor

Serving Size: one teaspoon per 8 oz cup of water

Staff Perspectives

Aubrey Says: The combination of spices used in this blend makes it popular with our Masala Chai Black Tea fans! As I like to say: “Thai is the new Chai” (TM)! : )

Jeremy Says: I’ve always loved Thai Iced Tea when visiting my favorite Thai restaurant, but didn’t enjoy the artificial coloring. After a failed search to find a traditional Thai Iced Tea sold in the US without artificial colors or flavors, we decided to make our own!

Sarah Says: The combination of tea, dairy (I prefer half & half) and sugar make Thai Iced Tea a perfect complement to spicy food.

Not bad, Not Great

Posted by Daniel P. on 21st Apr 2013

This is a good tea but I would only give it an average rating. It is flavorful but not substantially so. It takes way too much of it to get a decent amount of flavor and if brewed even slightly too long a bitterness quickly begins to creep into the tea.
I'm tempted to try it hot!

Posted by Madalyn Gregory on 20th Sep 2012

This is a really nice chai. It’s odd but I like it simply sweetened, no creaminess needed. The vanilla is the dominant flavor but the spices hold their own.
Lovingly made AND shipped

Posted by J.J. on 4th Sep 2012

I've had Thai tea at several Thai restaurants, I've bought Thai tea and brewed it at home, and now I've ordered the Thai tea here at Arbor Teas. They all taste slightly different, even from restaurant to restaurant, and... WOW The Thai tea here at Arbor teas tastes the best. It's so flaverful and I can taste the other spices and herbs they put in as well. It's also alot more potent than any other Thai tea I've brewed; I use less A.T. Thai tea leaves than other Thai tea brands to brew of the same strength.

I don't know what I like more; the tea, or the hand-written thank you note. Thanks, guys!
Decaf please!

Posted by Laura on 1st Aug 2012

Fell in love with this tea and then promptly became pregnant. Now am craving a decaf version. Is there one in the works? Hope soon! It is a delicious blend, and very refreshing in the summertime. Love that I can choose a milk that works best for me (goat milk) and a sugar that won't raise my blood sugar (coconut crystals.). If there were a decaf version, it would be just about perfect!
Great Flavored Tea

Posted by Jeff on 20th Jul 2012

This is much better than ordering a Thai Iced tea in a Thai restaurant since you can regulate the amounts of certain ingredients. I haven't tried it with sweetened condensed milk like they do in the restaurants, but skim milk tastes just fine. It has a really nice fragrance to it. It's all natural and organic.
Drink up the delicious

Posted by AmazonV on 24th Jun 2012

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 8oz at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: approximately 3 and a half minutes
Served: Cold

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cardamom, spice
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey black tea
Additives: 2 tsp sugar, ice, 4 tbl sweetened condensed milk
Flavor: heavily spiced black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: sweet, astringent
Liquor: nearly opaque dark brown to a cloudy light brown

Delicious! Very much like the many thai teas I have had while dining out. I zipped through this sample in the hot weather and was sad to find I had no more *sniff*

I tried the next batch hot and cold, both were good
(4 tsp 500ml at 212°F – 3 minutes, 2 cups 1 tsp sugar each, 4 tbl milk each 2 hot and 2 cold)

I even did a resteep, and it worked out fine

Note: breville had lots of grit in cups / teapot – suggest using tsac method
At last!

Posted by Dunrie on 16th Jun 2012

I had tried making my own Thai iced tea from scratch using the Arborteas blog recipe, but this blend is both easier and better tasting.

The tea makes a rich brown-red brew, and when blended with dairy is not the bright orange seen in Thai restaurants but lovely in its own right. And leaving aside the artificial colorant for an organic blend is an easy choice when the flavor is right.

I experimented with proportions of tea, ice, and dairy this morning. I have to say nothing beats sweetened condensed milk in this tea. Watch out world I'm on a caffeine sugar high today!

Our Thai Iced Tea blend is traditionally used to make Thai Iced Tea. For step by step instructions, visit our guide on How to Make Thai Iced Tea. Below, please find additional helpful brewing tips.

We at Arbor Teas firmly believe that tea should be brewed to suit your personal taste. With that being said, here are some recommendations to get you started, but please remember you can make adjustments based on your own personal taste.

There are three main considerations when brewing tea: quantity of tea, water temperature and steeping time.

Quantity of tea: one teaspoon per 8 oz cup of water

Water temperature: use water that has been heated to a full rolling boil (212° F)

Steeping time: 3-5 minutes

Tip #1: Use fresh water whenever possible - water that has been sitting in your kettle overnight may impart a flat or stale taste to your tea. Be careful not to boil your water for too long. Over boiled water can sometimes impart an unwanted taste.

Tip #2: Keep in mind that brewing your tea for too long can extract undesirable bitterness from the leaves, so steeping time matters! For a stronger brew, don’t steep longer, just use more tea.

Tip #3: Our Thai Iced Tea blend is traditionally used to make Thai Iced Tea. For step by step instructions, visit our guide on How to Make Thai Iced Tea.

Learn more from our How To Guides on how to brew loose leaf tea, how to make Thai Iced Tea. And don’t forget to check out our Eco-Brewing Tips, too!

How to Brew Loose Tea

How to Make Thai Iced Tea

Eco-Brewing Tips

There are five significant components found in all tea from the plant camellia sinensis: essential oils, which are the source of tea’s delicious flavor and aroma; polyphenols, which are antioxidants that provide the tea’s brisk flavor and many of its health benefits; phytonutrients, which are small amounts of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids including L-theanine (a very rare molecule that has been found in only three sources including camellia sinensis!) ; enzymes; and methylxanthines, which are a family of alkaloids that include caffeine. Each of these components work differently in the human body and a full description is best left to a medical journal. However, recent research exploring the potential health attributes of tea is leading many scientists to agree that tea, may contribute positively to a healthy lifestyle.

For a more in-depth discussion of Tea and Health Benefits check here.

For a more in-depth discussion of Tea and Caffeine check here.

Tea Health Benefits

All About Caffeine

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