Arizona

The other flavour I ended up getting at the liquidation sale. This one is ok. I still prefer the original lemon flavour though. This one is quite sweet, it is definitely raspberry tasting. I know it says it is all natural flavouring but it doesn’t taste like natural raspberry. That being said it is not a bad raspberry taste. It is definitely thirst quenching. The actual tea base is quite hidden by the raspberry flavour but it is still present, smooth and cold as always.

So here in Canada, we have a store call Liquidation World. It is essentially exactly what is sounds like. It buys poducts from stores that are going out of business, looking to get rid of product, etc, and sell it for super cheap. Liquidation World was recently acquired by the American Big Lots. Then Big Lots decided to close all of its stores (US and Canada – even though the Canadian stores were making tonnes of profit, I guess it wasn’t enough to keep the empire afloat). BOO!!!

I have some family members that love Liquidation World. You can usually find some really good deals, although most of the products are not always good quality and the expiry dates on the food are not too far away. But you can always find interesting things you can’t get anywhere else.

So I went on boxing day and they had a few kinds of Arizona iced tea on the cheap. So I stocked up. I love Arizona tea, it is real iced tea which is hard to come by in a can or bottle in Canada. And it is usually quite expensive, due to the monster size can.

This tastes lovely. A bit sweeter than I would like though. The black tea is strong but not astringent. It tastes like a Ceylon but I am not sure. There is definitely an artificial lemon flavour, but it is still delicious. Everything a canned iced tea should be. The only drawback is it is a huge 695 ml can. I read online that they now have 8oz cans in the US. But I think I will get over it.

A review of Diet Green Tea with Ginseng by Arizona Tea

I tend to not like the wording “diet” on products, even thought I am always dieting. I purchased this tea at the market last week because they were on sale and surely I miss the heading in big prints on the bottle sporting the words “Diet” Green Tea with Ginseng.

I purchased two bottles and brought them home and placing them in the refrigerator. And when I did finally realize/acknowledge the wording “Diet” I squealed in horror since I know there would be bitterness and after taste to it.

I had this tea and as expected that there would be an after taste to it. I fixed myself a tall glass filled with crushed ice and pour the tea in it and started sipping it. Tea has a pleasant fill to it but when swallowing there is that bitterness or something astringent like left to linger at the back of my throat.

The ginseng is very pleasant in the tea adding to flavoring and body of tea. And I believe that this tea would be wonderful if not diet.

Tea-flavored sugar water, that’s what this is, and if that’s what you’re looking for it does the job. Not rating because I just don’t think it should be evaluated by the same standards as normal tea.

They actually make teabags of this now, and that’s what I drank today. Want to ice it to see if it tastes similar to the canned stuff, or healthier without the HFCS.

Backlogging from yesterday. This is too sweet for my tastes, but after a long, grueling hike it sure quenched my thirst – hey it’s better than pop.

My dorm neighbor in college used to heat this up in the microwave—“America, this is why the world hates you!”

I’m absolutely am addicted to Arizona. I usually have one every other Thursday. Krogers has them, and I like the taste.