Drowning your sorrows

Got the blues? Drown your sorrows in a steaming cup of peach tea! My current choice: Republic of Tea's Ginger Peach. The Republic promises "the sweet lushness of a fancy peach seasoned with the tingle of spicy ginger," but I find it more peachy than gingery. Though, not so much so that you forget you're drinking tea. (Goes well with a cheese danish.)

Regarding the Republic of Tea, I'm ashamed to say that I haven't explored this brand very much at all. I think this is the only tea of theirs that I've tried, and only because of Peach Tea Craze 2011--a period of a few weeks this past spring when the only thing I would drink was peach tea. But I enjoyed the flavor even before that fateful fortnight. Like any respectable black tea, it's good hot or iced, which weirds some people out, but I think it makes for a perfect gloomy day tea because you can be revived no matter which season your gloom occurs in. My gloom came by way of a too-many-meetings-and-too-much-work-and-oh-yeah-it's-pouring-outside kind of day yesterday. I finished my tea so fast I forgot to take a picture, so I went hunting around Republic of Tea's site, and to my delight, found not only Ginger Peach Black Tea, but also Ginger Peach Oolong, Red, Green, and White Tea. And they come in full leaves and bags. So, not only can you suit your mood by serving the tea hot or iced, you can also suit the occasion by picking a particular level of oxidation. I think it's safe to say my allegiance is with the Republic.

At the risk of making this post all too commercial, I found one other really cool thing Ginger Peach-related: Brewed Iced Tea on Tap! Think of boxed wine only like, way, way better. (Has anyone tried this? Is it actually any good?)

Pictures from here and here.