A Nice Cuppa

I am in love with a blue haired granny. The Sweet Leaf Tea Granny.  There, I have said it. How could this be, you ask?  Well, it was love at first sight… [insert love story music here.]

Granny and I first met in the Kroger Natural Foods aisle under the 10 for $10 sale sign.  Granny’s welcoming smile was lovely, but it was the tea flavors, the glass bottles, and 10 for $10 sale sign that pulled me in.  A recipe that was established from Clayton Christopher’s trouble finding a bottle of tea that tasted like his grandmother’s home brewed tea, now, ten years later, Sweet Leaf Tea is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with.  The addition of his friend David Smith and years of production have expanded Sweet Leaf Tea to teas, lemonades, and mixers and fixers. Their little videos provide wonderful chronicles, from the teas from China, cane syrup, and pillow cases to garden hoses, Sweet Leaf Tea has an interesting story.

There are 11 flavors in all, but the flavors I have tried include Raspberry, ½ & ½ Lemonade Tea, Mango Green, Peach, Pomegranate Green Tea, and Original - all really good.  I am not a fan of other bottled teas, like Lipton and Nestea and Snapple.  These, I like. The cane syrup does make the teas a bit sweet, but not sugary. From what I can tell, depending on the product you choose, Sweet Leaf Teas are either natural, organic, some use Splenda, made with purified water, pure cane sugar and high-quality organic tea leaves.  What more could a tea lover ask for?