{"id":1376,"date":"2021-05-26T15:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T20:34:39","slug":"iced-tea-premium-whole-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/iced-tea-premium-whole-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Premium Teas to Crush Summer Iced Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Six Premium Teas to Crush Summer Iced Tea<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular readers of Ku Cha House of Tea\u2019s snappy newsletter understand ou<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/how-to-make-the-best-iced-tea-with-tea-suggestions\/\">r passion for iced tea<\/a>. We love it so much we even canned some of our favorite iced teas, and sell them now in restaurants and markets up and down the Front Range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/productlist\/getproducts\/Ready-To-Drink\">try them<\/a>! If you like iced tea, you\u2019ll go crazy for these ready-to-drink versions. If you don\u2019t care for supermarket iced tea, it\u2019s probably because most brands rely on truly abysmal tea \u2014 old, stale, bitter scraps often swept up from processing floors and brewed into mass-produced iced tea and larded with sweeteners to disguise atrocious flavor. Try ours \u2014 we think you will change your minds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless, as this weekend marks the formal kick-off to summer, and as June 10 is National Iced Tea Day, it\u2019s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/iced-tea-ideas\/\">explore making your own iced tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brewing iced tea is fairly simple. One of the keys to a great cup of iced tea is the quality of the leaves themselves. Most commercial iced tea turns to dismal tea, but when you buy whole leaves from Ku Cha to brew and then chill, you always will be using extremely high quality tea. In addition, you will enjoy hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/national-iced-tea-day\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">styles of teas to turn into your favorite cold beverage<\/mark><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea White: Sweet Grape<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Iced Tea: Sweet Grape\" class=\"wp-image-1383\" width=\"501\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sweet-Grape-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sweet Grape White iced tea is an elixir you&#8217;ll want to keep in the fridge all summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With its herbal subtleties and floral nuances, white tea always has the potential to make a wonderful batch of iced tea. A hot summer afternoon calls for something elegant and bracing, like cold white tea (or a frigid pilsner or chilled glass of <a href=\"https:\/\/winefolly.com\/deep-dive\/chenin-blanc-wine-guide\/\">Chenin Blanc<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Sweet%20Grape%20White%20Tea\/2589\">Sweet Grape White Tea<\/a> combines white tea\u2019s pleasures with infusions of fresh juice from sun-ripened grapes. The combination is intoxicatingly fragrant refreshingly sweet, without dipping into the cloying levels of sweet that are familiar to drinkers of commercial iced tea. The tea also includes rose hips, black currants, and the blossoms from mallow and cornflower plants. Together, it makes for a richly colored and deeply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/iced-teas-summer\/\">flavored iced tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea Green: Enchanted Forest Green Tea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/enchanted-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who doesn&#8217;t want to stroll through an enchanted forest? You can at least better imagine the experience with this green tea.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>None of our whole-leaf teas are exactly sweet teas. If they are just whole-leaf Camellia sinensis, they contain nothing but tea leaves. Some blends contain things like dried fruit, which can add whispers of sweetness to brewed cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Enchanted%20Forest%20Green%20Tea\/2578\">Enchanted Forest Green Tea<\/a> is one of those slightly sweet teas, thanks to the blend\u2019s coconut shreds. It also contains lovely green tea, leaves from the South American shrub yerba mate, natural cherry flavor, rose petals and cornflower blossoms. Each sip is like liquid Black Forest cake, a favorite dessert alive with flavors of cherry and coconut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/iced-tea-has-deep-american-roots-but-is-savored-worldwide\/\">As iced tea<\/a>, it\u2019s ridiculously refreshing. You won\u2019t sip this as much as gulp it \u2014 in a grand way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea Green: Kabuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1381\" width=\"562\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kabuse-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese green tea reaches a pinnacle with kabuse. The iced version just as special.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Also known as kabusecha, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Kabuse%20Sencha%20Green%20Tea\/1784\">Kabuse Green Tea<\/a> is a separate class of tea leaf in Japan. Its name, which in Japanese means to cover or place on top, refers to how it is grown: in the shade, or \u201ccovered\u201d with what is normally a porous fabric that blocks the sun. The shading for kabuse takes anywhere from 2 to 25 days, and contributes towards its umami-rich flavors as well as the tea\u2019s high concentration of healthy theanine and amino acids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kabuse tea leaves get harvested just once a year, in early spring. The tea, recognized as one of the finest in Japan, offers a creamy flavor, with a clean, sweet finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of it comes together in an especially marvelous green tea, one that broadcasts rich depth and strong flavor. It\u2019s extremely satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea Oolong: Tie Guan Yin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tie-Guan-Yin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tie-Guan-Yin.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tie-Guan-Yin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tie-Guan-Yin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oolong offers wonderful complexities. This oolong, when iced, captures the pleasures of oolong.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This famous tea, from China\u2019s wonderfully complex Fujian Province (the historic province sports mountains, a long coastline, big cities, temples and much more), means \u201cIron Goddess of Mercy\u201d in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate the name. It indeed possesses the power and dignity of a proper goddess, while also offering much in the way of mercy. Where some teas wallow in bitterness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Tie%20Guan%20Yin%20Superior%20Oolong%20Tea\/1920\">Tie Guan Yin<\/a> instead broadcasts a sweet and floral fragrance, a bright taste, and a smooth finish that lingers in an extremely satisfying manner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try this one brewed and chilled. Instead of deadening your taste buds, like most commercial iced teas, this one enlivens them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea Black: Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blueberry-lavender-bliss-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sipping this blend of blueberry, lavender and other herbal treasures will leave you feeling blissed &#8211; especially when it&#8217;s hot outside and the tea is chilled.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Commercial iced tea most commonly is brewed from black tea. This is a fine idea, as tea farms around the world support a huge variety of excellent black teas. Unfortunately, most of the black tea destined for refrigerated shelves is terrible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s one opportunity to explore iced tea crafted from excellent black tea. With our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Blueberry%20Lavender%20Bliss%20Black%20Tea\/3625\">Blueberry Lavender Bliss<\/a>, we combine black tea with blueberry, lavender, ginger, calendula, cornflower and cocoa nibs. The result? A black blend that hints at sweetness through its blueberries, and then spices up the experience with tropical ingredients like cocoa nibs and ginger and floral notes from lavender, calendula and cornflower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is magnificent, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/yerba-mate-for-smiles-all-day\/\">smile-sprouting<\/a> in the extreme when chilled. For effect, consider garnishing it with a few blueberries and a sprig of lavender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iced Tea Herbal: Lemon Sonata<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" width=\"536\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lemon-sonata-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our new Lemon Sonata herbal blend is a tropical masterpiece &#8211; and perfect iced.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here on the Front Range\u2019s High Plains, we enjoy summers with cool evenings, mostly blue skies and temperatures that rarely climb out of the 90s. They can be awfully pleasing. Sometimes, however, we want the tropics. The desire explains the constant air traffic between Denver International Airport and Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No time for Playa Del Carmen? No problem! Check out our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Lemon%20Sonata\/3634\">Lemon Sonata<\/a> herbal blend. Lemon \u2014 a big crop in Mexico \u2014 gets combined with tropical ginger and pineapple. Apple, blackberry leaves and leaves from the moringa tree, which is native to northern India. Moringa is widely touted as a health tonic. Tying it all together with herbal zing is basil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an iced tea to brew by the quart. Keep it in a pitcher in the fridge. Garnish it with pineapple and a basil leaf. Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, we suggest that you brew all of these teas in big batches and keep \u2018em in the refrigerator for all-day sipping. That\u2019s one of the beauties of iced tea, and why we embraced it after moving to the United States \u2014 it\u2019s so good that you drink it all day, as you might water. Only quality iced tea tastes way better than water!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another solid option: Fill up your water bottle with cold iced tea every morning, and drink it while at the office (are you back?), on the trails or while taking a road trip to Salida and its lively downtown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Premium Teas to Crush Summer Iced Tea Regular readers of Ku Cha House of Tea\u2019s snappy newsletter understand our&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[372],"class_list":["post-1376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonal-tea","tag-summer-tea"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our Blog | Ku Cha House Of Tea | | Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins &amp; Online Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iced tea is a year-round thing. 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