Question to the UK members about Iced Tea

[Dat Dude]

Considering that quality hot tea is a hallmark of British culture, is iced tea considered blasphemous in the UK?

[Zombie Mod is not a ghoul.]

just felt a disturbance in the force... like a million tea cups were just dropped in unison at the thought

[government mule]

It's certainly not my cup of tea (get it?), but there are a lot more cold brew options available from tea shop specialists that have become popular. You can buy Liptons peach and lemon flavours I think but I'm not a fan.

Nothing beats Yorkshire Tea for me, preferably stewed to within an inch of its life so that the spoon stands up on its own.

[Jaws the Shark]

I think people are mostly pretty indifferent. All jokes aside, we aren't nearly as precious about tea as the world seems to think.

Personally I can't stand tea for the most part, the only one I drink is rooibos and that's not often.

[Hurbster]

I've only seen it drunk on American tv shows.

[Gravedigger's Biscuits]

I'm English and I love iced tea.

[Alice Syndrome]

I like iced tea, but I've never attempted to make it myself, and I wish we had more flavours of store bought to choose from.

[LexExpress]

I'm English and love iced tea. You can get Liptons and a few other brands in supermarkets. It's not exactly popular though, and nowhere near as widely available as in the US.

Being able to get a huge cup of iced tea at the cinema in the US was amazing to me 😅

[Terry McConkey]

I have English in my line so definitely have an affinity for iced tea and sometimes tea, though I do prefer coffee over all.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Jul 17, 2020 17:18:24 GMT -5 LexExpress said:

I'm English and love iced tea. You can get Liptons and a few other brands in supermarkets. It's not exactly popular though, and nowhere near as widely available as in the US.

Yeah, iced tea is definitely a niche thing here. Overall I'd say it even lags behind iced coffee at this point.

[bibboid]

I’m not a Brit but I was raised by one. We always had a pot of tea on the dinner table. Some mornings the pot would not have been emptied and I would pour the cold remains into a glass and drink it. So if “iced tea” means hot tea made from tea leaves that is cooled down and poured over ice, I am all in favor of it. If you mean something prebottled, or made from a mix, or heavily flavored or sweetened, you can just keep that to yourself.

[SmashTV]

Jul 17, 2020 14:38:34 GMT -5 government mule said:

Nothing beats Yorkshire Tea for me, preferably stewed to within an inch of its life so that the spoon stands up on its own.

Good shout on Yorkshire Tea - and I say that as a Man of Kent.

Although iced tea isn’t something I enjoy, there are those who do hence my so-so vote.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

How anything connected to New Jack City can be frowned upon by an entire nation is beyond me. That movie is badass. We need to have a chit-chat, UK.

Oh, you said Ice *Tea*. I’m a stupid.

[XIII]

I’m American but I can’t get down with iced tea, I drink hot tea year round

[Mid-Carder]

Jul 17, 2020 14:38:34 GMT -5 government mule said:

Nothing beats Yorkshire Tea for me, preferably stewed to within an inch of its life so that the spoon stands up on its own.

This is just 100% truth. Perfect tea is Yorkshire, so strong you can stand on it with a tiny, tiny splash of milk.

I'm really snobby about tea. Anything that changes the flavour of it (i.e. milk or sugar) isn't tea at all.

[SAJ Forth]

Will at least say to try an Arnold Palmer. (1/2 iced tea, 1/2 lemonade)