Iced herbal teas are especially popular in the hot summers, where 'yin'（陰）or cooling herbs are used to make tea such as chrysanthemum and kuding tea (苦丁茶). Common types of iced tea are black, green, and oolong (烏龍茶), as well as many herbal varieties. Many families make iced tea either by putting a large amount of ice in a small amount of strong hot tea or by putting hot tea in a fridge for some time.

Many varieties of tea, including green tea, are available canned or bottled and are sold in stores. Iced tea is sometimes made by a particularly long steeping of tea leaves at a lower temperature (one hour in the sun versus five minutes at 80 to 100 ☌ (176 to 212 ☏), which is known as sun tea.Ĭultural variations China Īlthough it is not a traditional way to serve tea, iced tea gained widespread popularity during the late 1980s, even in rural areas. While most iced teas get their flavor from tea leaves ( Camellia sinensis), herbal teas are sometimes served cold and referred to as iced tea. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink that can be mixed with flavored syrup such as lemon, raspberry, lime, passion fruit, peach, orange, strawberry, and cherry. Though it is usually served in a glass with ice, it can refer to any tea that has been chilled or cooled.

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The new recipe sources its tea leaves from Nilgiri, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Indonesia. In addition, Nestea ready-to-drink iced tea is made with stevia extract and can be found in different flavors such as lemon, raspberry and peach. The new recipe, launched by Nestlé after the end of the joint venture, does not contain artificial colors and flavors, corn syrup or GMO ingredients anymore. In 2019, Nestea rebranded as a natural product. Nestlé will handle the distribution of Nestea in most countries except in Canada, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Andorra, Bulgaria and Serbia where Coca-Cola will retain a license. One of the reasons for this, is that Coca-Cola and Nestlé want to pursue different strategies in a rapidly changing market. Since the start of 2017, Nestlé and Coca-Cola agreed to end the iced tea Nestea joint venture after 16 years of collaboration. The beverage comes in several flavors, depending on the country. Nestea provides a variety of tea products, including liquid and powdered tea concentrates, refrigeratable teas, and ready-to-drink bottles dispensed by vendor or vending machine. It competes with Unilever/ PepsiCo's Lipton Iced Tea and Fuze Tea.

Nestea is a Swiss brand of iced tea and pop beverages owned by Nestlé, manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company and distributed by Nestlé's beverage department in the United States and by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW), a joint venture between The Coca-Cola Company and Nestlé, in the rest of the world. For the professional StarCraft 2 player, see NesTea. This article is about the iced tea brand.

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