Subtly Sweet Tea

[LrgmouthShad]

Hey ya’ll,

 

Im a fan of sweet tea. Love that stuff. Used to drink a lot of it, but quickly cut down on it cuz that’s a lotta sugar. Now I have one once in a while. I do have a couple gripes with most sweet tea’s. I don’t like them to saturate out the tea flavor, and it’s just too much sugar. But little did I know… my life was about to change. One day I get done fishing at Badin and stop in at the Eldorado Outpost. There, staring back at me through one of the many drink refrigerators is a beverage labeled “Subtly Sweet” tea by Pure Leaf. It is looking at me almost coyly. Man, I gotta try this. So I do. I start the drive and take a sip… perfection. Just a little hint of sugar, otherwise great tea flavor. Not hardly enough sugar to worry about consuming… it’s just perfect. No additives, just tea and sugar. Okay thank you for listening to my love story.

[Darth-Baiter]

nice.  I like it unsweetened, but subtly sweet is nice sounding.

[Fishlegs]

May have to try it if I see it.

[LrgmouthShad]

9 minutes ago, Fishlegs said:

May have to try it if I see it.

Found it at my local Walmart. Just had never been looking for it. Has a light blue label

[TnRiver46]

I like it sweeter than Tupelo honey 

[LrgmouthShad]

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

I like it sweeter than Tupelo honey 

Had Milo’s? 

[TnRiver46]

8 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Had Milo’s? 

You know it 

[Bird]

17 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I like it sweeter than Tupelo honey 

Wife's favorite of all time.....Van Morrison.

She also loves sweet tea.

[LrgmouthShad]

14 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

You know it 

Yeah that’s good stuff. My favorite of all time as far as really sweet goes though that I can’t find in NC is Joe Sweet Tea. That stuff is seriously sweet but irresistible. Now I like the subtly sweet though. 

[Tennessee Boy]

I’ll go though severe withdrawal if I go more than 48 hours without tea.

[TnRiver46]

I go weeks or months without sweet tea nowadays but growing up I guzzled it constantly . Mom always had a pitcher full at the ready. She used to fill it up about 1/4-1/3 full of sugar and pour the hot tea over it. Then cut with water and chill it. All the neighborhood kids would rave about her tea, had to be because it was a third sugar. It was great on a hot day. 

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Hey ya’ll,

 

Im a fan of sweet tea. Love that stuff. Used to drink a lot of it, but quickly cut down on it cuz that’s a lotta sugar. Now I have one once in a while. I do have a couple gripes with most sweet tea’s. I don’t like them to saturate out the tea flavor, and it’s just too much sugar. But little did I know… my life was about to change. One day I get done fishing at Badin and stop in at the Eldorado Outpost. There, staring back at me through one of the many drink refrigerators is a beverage labeled “Subtly Sweet” tea by Pure Leaf. It is looking at me almost coyly. Man, I gotta try this. So I do. I start the drive and take a sip… perfection. Just a little hint of sugar, otherwise great tea flavor. Not hardly enough sugar to worry about consuming… it’s just perfect. No additives, just tea and sugar. Okay thank you for listening to my love story.

adding a little sugar to unsweetened too hard? I put a splash of whatever juice I have in the fridge.

[Woody B]

Many of my friends say I'm not really from NC.  I prefer unsweetened tea.   

[PourMyOwn]

29 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

I’ll go though severe withdrawal if I go more than 48 hours without tea.

Same here. Sadly nobody in the New England region serves decent tea. 

[LrgmouthShad]

17 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

adding a little sugar to unsweetened too hard? I put a splash of whatever juice I have in the fridge.

That’s weird man. I’ll add sugar sure, but juice? 

[Ppennin986]

I have one of these makes the best tea you add the sugar to what ever you like 

[Deleted account]

2 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

That’s weird man. I’ll add sugar sure, but juice? 

You really need to get out more, start with a Panera, they have some good drinks. I Arnie Palmer them most times.

[LrgmouthShad]

35 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

You really need to get out more, start with a Panera, they have some good drinks. I Arnie Palmer them most times.

Ruining the taste of perfectly good tea…

[12poundbass]

I’ve never understood the allure of sweet tea. Must be a southern thing. Every time I’ve ordered a tea and taken a drink and it turned out to be sweet tea my tongue about jumps out of my mouth! 
 

I love tea and drink it almost every night but sweet tea I can not do at all. 

[Catt]

I like real tea home brewed & strong like my coffee.

 

 

[MN Fisher]

Pure Leaf also has an Extra Sweet Tea - more sugar than the normal one.

 

Our local convenience stores have had both for a couple months now.

 

39 minutes ago, Catt said:

I like real tea home brewed & strong like my coffee.

Does it put hair on your chest, Tommy?

[Catt]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Does it put hair on your chest, Tommy?

 

If I can read the news paper behind the glass of tea, ya ain't gotta enough tea in it.

 

Kinda like looking at a cup of coffee & seeing the bottom of the cup.

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, Catt said:

Kinda like looking at a cup of coffee & seeing the bottom of the cup.

Reason my usual coffee is Folgers Black Silk...

 

[Deleted account]

5 hours ago, Catt said:

Kinda like looking at a cup of coffee & seeing the bottom of the cup.

Should be a felony everywhere. My "house blend" is 50/50 fresh ground and Bustelo.

[LrgmouthShad]

6 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Reason my usual coffee is Folgers Black Silk...

 

Folgers is great stuff for the price. Pretty sure it’s been compared to Trilene Big Game on here in the past ?