TEA and Specialty Tea Drinks

One of the Hottest new ways to get a Fix at the Coffee Shop is by taking you cup of TEA to the next level. Below are examples and explanations of the types of teas and specialty tea drinks available.

TYPES OF TEAS:

The For main types of Tea Selections are...
Black Tea: English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Chai, Orange Pekoe
Green Tea: Jasmine, China Green Tips or Fruit Infused
White Tea: Infused with Berries or Lavender blossoms
Herbal Tea: Honey-lemon, Chamomile, Blackberry or Peppermint

TEA MISTO:

Remember reading about the "Americano Misto"... Well a Tea Misto is almost the same. The Only difference is that A TEA BAG IS USED IN THIS DRINK INSTEAD OF ESPRESSO SHOTS! So you would use a Tea bag (BLACK OR GREEN TEA) and half a cup of hot water and half a cup of steamed milk and foam!

Because a Tea Misto uses steamed milk... Herbal Teas are not used at all! Many herbal teas are fruit flavored or include some form of fruit essence and thus mixing with the milk will cause it to curdle and go bad! So Black Teas or Green Teas are used! The Most common flavors of Tea Mistos are Earl Grey, Chai and Green.

TEA LATTE'S:

Tea Lattes are the Hottest Craze at Coffee Shops! I, myself am a BIG FAN of the Chai Tea Latte. Tea Lattes are a nice blend of Steamed or Cold Milk and Liquid Tea Concentrates or Tea Powders. A Traditional Green Tea Latte uses Macha Powder and Steamed Milk, where as, a Chai Tea Latte uses a Liquid Tea Concentrate or Tea Syrup Concentrate and steamed or cold milk.

Types of Current Tea Lattes Widely Available:

Green Tea Latte (Uses Macha Powder or Macha Tea Concentrate)



Chai Tea Latte (Uses Chai Tea Concentrate in Liquid or Syrup Form or Chai Powder)



Vanilla Rooibos Tea Latte & London Fog Tea Latte (Currently Available at Starbucks)


LONDON FOG:

The London Fog is a Tea Beverage all its own. Basically its an Earl Grey Tea Misto (a tea misto made with earl grey tea) and sweetened with Vanilla Syrup. You will probably pay more to order a London Fog because you are paying extra to get the syrup.