Summer 2025
Summer 2025

Summer 2025

Iced and Cold Brewed Tea Trends

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Henrietta Lovell

Sourcing and Making Cold-Infused Tea with Henrietta Lovell

Cold extractions can be just as good as hot tea, and sometimes even better, if you keep the basics–quality sourcing and proper preparation–in mind. You're not damaging the leaf; you’re allowing a gentle process to unfold, pulling out amino acids and cold-water-soluble polyphenols.

Iced teas and cold-brewed teas are becoming functional mainstays

Iced Tea Rises as a Functional Standout in the Wellness Beverage Movement

Iced teas, cold-brewed teas, and ready-to-drink teas are undergoing a strategic transformation, evolving beyond their traditional roles as refreshment and caffeine delivery to serve a broader array of health and wellness goals.

Summer 2025

Beyond the Kulhad: India’s Cold Tea Revolution – From Traditional Sips to Global Sensation

Explore the fascinating juxtaposition of India's hot chai culture with the burgeoning trend of iced teas and cold brews, and delve into how traditional Indian tea consumption is adapting to modern preferences for cold beverages, especially among the younger generation.

Cold Tea Brewer by Nepal Tea Collective

Cold Tea Brewers

Brewers to make iced tea and cold brew tea and coffee have advanced features to simplify the task of making the perfect summertime thirst quencher.

Redcamp | Aluminum Kettle

Camping Kettles

Ah, nights by the campfire under the stars with a warm cup of camp-brewed tea! Camping tea kettles are multipurpose and a perfect companion when outdoors.

Electric Kettles, Breville The IQ Pure

Electric Kettles

Electric kettles are much more convenient, faster, and safer than using the stove or microwave to heat water. Kettles should ideally permit heating water to several pre-set temperatures. Delicate floral teas require far lower temperatures than robust black tea or Pu'er. Safety shut-offs, efficient boilers, and sturdy construction with comfortable handles and wide mouths for filling are minimums.

ZENS Mobile Moon Express Series Bright Moon Mini Twin Ceramic Travel Tea Set

Tea Sets for Travelers

You should not have to settle for hotel-room tea. Serious tea drinkers want to ensure their beverage is always available, even on leisure or business journeys. Help them tea travel in style with the elegantly designed Mobile Moon set, which includes a teapot, a lid with filter, a cup, and a hard-shell travel case available in several colors, including Coral Red and classic Zen black (dark blue shown).

BRU Maker One

Automated Brewers

BRU is on a mission to simplify the tea-making process. This innovative automated brewer offers the freedom to set your brewing time, water temperature, and cup size at the twist of a dial and push of a button. It allows you to perform a "stacked steep" with three different infusions. BRU saves your previous settings so you can quickly repeat the process without changing the settings every time.

Camellia Sinensis Iced Teas

Summer Teas & Tisanes

While the sun is shining, grab a refreshing pitcher of iced tea. Whether you do all the cooking yourself or tell everyone to bring their favorite tea-inspired dish, you’ll have a good time outdoors drinking tea.

VIVA Iced Tea Infuser

Iced Tea Makers

Brewers to make iced tea and cold brew tea and coffee have advanced features to simplify the task of making the perfect summertime thirst quencher.

Iced tea pitcher by le creuset

Iced Tea Pitchers

Pitchers are the best way to display the beautiful color of iced tea. Quantity counts and these selections are sturdy, functional and appealing. Look for pitchers that can withstand the fresh brewed, flash-chill process.

Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter teapot

Teaware

Gather round, and grab a cup as the tea is on the boil. Mugs and bags may do in a rush, but filling (and draining) these unusual and appealing pots with fine-quality loose-leaf tea is an afternoon delight.

Palais des thés | Organic Summer Fizz

Iced & Cold Brew Teas

Many types of hot teas readily adapt to cold brew as well as a summer favorite: Iced tea. Here are some suggestions, from black to white, green to Assam, that will make relaxing outside just a bit more cool and tasty.