Think tea in the US and you're probably thinking iced. While that may be true, it was not always the case. Tea plays a large part in early American history. As a British colony they did sipped it. But about 250 years ago it became unpatriotic to do so. We give you a very quick Boston Tea Party lesson.
With warmer climates and sugar and ice, changed everything. This led to regional tea traditions and the establishment of a number local tea manufacturers. After that came the bottled tea varieties.
A few mysteries solved along the way...
why is it called Snapple,
why is it called an Arnold Palmer,
who is the hippy tea company with $100m in annual sales,
what is in Constant Comment,
and why is not even called that?
With warmer climates and sugar and ice, changed everything. This led to regional tea traditions and the establishment of a number local tea manufacturers. After that came the bottled tea varieties.
A few mysteries solved along the way...
why is it called Snapple,
why is it called an Arnold Palmer,
who is the hippy tea company with $100m in annual sales,
what is in Constant Comment,
and why is not even called that?
