Post by fkaJimmySee on Aug 2, 2020 12:33:16 GMT -5
When I'm working, I've always got a cold drink at hand. Usually in a McDonalds large beverage plastic cup, filled with ice.
Got a 'fridge in the office that churns out endless ice on demand so that's the easy part.
Beverage of choice when we're in the UK is Pepsi Maxx (artificially sweetened so lo-cal and no carbs). In the US, I switch over to diet citrus soda, something called Sun Drop, which is more tart than Mountain Dew and has no caffeine, no sugar, no carbs.
But ..... my bride is not happy about all the artificial sweetener in that stuff, so lately I've been moving to unsweetened ice tea. Purchased a two liter glass pitcher on amazon for ~~~~ $20 that can handle both hot hot hot and cold cold cold.
So I can boil up a pot of hot water and toss it into the pitcher with two tea bags. Swish it around for a few minutes and put it in the 'fridge.
Leave it for a few hours to cool, and I've got a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea to pour over ice.
After some experimentation, best tea bags for my taste are Trader Joe's Irish breakfast black tea.
Way lower cost than the pop, whether Pepsi Maxx or Sun Drop. And probably healthier, notwithstanding the caffeine in the tea.
Got a 'fridge in the office that churns out endless ice on demand so that's the easy part.
Beverage of choice when we're in the UK is Pepsi Maxx (artificially sweetened so lo-cal and no carbs). In the US, I switch over to diet citrus soda, something called Sun Drop, which is more tart than Mountain Dew and has no caffeine, no sugar, no carbs.
But ..... my bride is not happy about all the artificial sweetener in that stuff, so lately I've been moving to unsweetened ice tea. Purchased a two liter glass pitcher on amazon for ~~~~ $20 that can handle both hot hot hot and cold cold cold.
So I can boil up a pot of hot water and toss it into the pitcher with two tea bags. Swish it around for a few minutes and put it in the 'fridge.
Leave it for a few hours to cool, and I've got a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea to pour over ice.
After some experimentation, best tea bags for my taste are Trader Joe's Irish breakfast black tea.
Way lower cost than the pop, whether Pepsi Maxx or Sun Drop. And probably healthier, notwithstanding the caffeine in the tea.
but have enjoyed fine green and black teas for a long time, and commonly drink pure leaf unsweetened iced tea and add lemon juice, as well as many other hot green/black teas in the winter. The only hot beverage I usually drink in the summer is coffee. 
