Paradise Tropical Tea, Original Tea, 1-Ounce Filter Packs (Pack of 50)

I have purchased Paradise tea in the grocery store, a box of 4 bags, totaling 1.48 ounces, for about $5 per box for several years. Recently, I could not find it anywhere anymore, I don't know if they have distribution problems, but the URL on the box didn't link to anyone who was selling it, so I looked on Amazon. I was using the entire box to make a batch of about 1.5 gallons (6 quarts, one bag says it makes 1.5 quarts). Then I add stevia, and it is our favorite summer beverage. Even a bunch of the teenagers who visit prefer it to soda.But when I found it out here in the restaurant size, it's much better. Each bag is much larger, and makes 1 gallon, so I use only 1 or 2 bags instead of 4 (to make 1 or 2 gallons), and it costs about 25% of what I used to pay. It's a big box of bags, likely will last me a long time, but each bag is individually wrapped, so I think it should keep quite well. Altogether a win, win! I don't know why it's no longer readily available at retail, but this is better for me, assuming they will still be in business when I want to buy more...BTW, I also like to make popsicles in the summer, and iced tea popsicles are quite refreshing. When I use this tea, I make it stronger than usual (about 2x as strong) and dissolve in unflavored gelatin. For popsicles, I add part stevia and part sugar. You have to make popsicles with very strong flavors, otherwise they don't taste like anything at all when they're frozen, so I make them sweeter than I can stand to drink while it's still liquid. Then refrigerate it until it starts to gel, and stir it before pouring it into your popsicle molds (use dixie cups and chopsticks, if you don't have any.) But if you start freezing it before it starts to gel, or if you omit the gelatin, it will separate, and you will have popsicles that are half dark tea and half clear, flavorless ice crystals. And you have to use part sugar, or the consistency isn't right. The sugar and gelatin combo gives it a slightly smooth, viscous feel, so it doesn't melt "watery" on the tongue.Everybody seems to love these; they are less sweet than regular popsicles and more refreshing. Another good combination is to make them the same way, but using about 1/2 plain black tea (Lipton, Tetley's, PG Tea, use whatever your grocery store sells as its house brand of tea) and make the other half cranberry-apple or some slightly tart juice (pomegranate, blackberry, elderberry). Add the gelatin and sugar and/or stevia the same way, again making it sweeter than you would like when liquid. I have also used more tea proportionately, and dissolved in a small amount of elderberry jelly or syrup while the tea was still hot, which has stronger flavor and some sugar of its own, so always adjust to taste. Enjoy!

Prompt delivery after ordering. Delicious tea.

It's been a long time coming to find the true Paradise tea. This is delicious.

My husband is truly an iced tea addict and has been drinking Paradise Tea for ever! We have an electric iced tea machine and one bag of Paradise is the perfect amount for a pitcher of tea. Pre-measured, all you do is place the tea bag in the pot. Simple and five minutes late you have delicious, refreshing tea. Couldn't be simpler!

We love this tea. Originally, it looked expensive, but it’s not. It’s very reasonable. It’s so nicely made to have our favorite restaurant tea at home!

Love this tea. Can’t find it anywhere.

You're asking yourself, why one star if this lady adores the product? I want someone from the company to read this. I order the 48 large tea bag box of PT (Paradise Tea) I make one large tea bag of it a day, sometimes two when my daughters come to breakfast on Saturdays. There was a slight problem with the tea bag which is double wrapped in foil, getting trapped in the crimping machine. This happened maybe one tea bag out of 200, but evidently the makers wanted to stop the accidental crimping of the tea bag with its cover. (I could still steep the tea, nothing had to be wasted.) Sooo, then the "fix" which is so much worse that the problem. They kept the same amount of tea leaves but put them in a smaller tea bag. Now the wonderful tea leaves are jammed tightly and no longer steep properly. I have to leave the bag in the water at least 5 minutes longer which ruins the clarity of the product. And the tea is even with extra steeping time, is not as flavorful as it always has been. Ironically, yesterday the smaller chubby tea bag was caught once again by the crimper, so that problem was not solved! Please ladies and gentlemen

Started drinking this about 8 years ago. My step moms Favorite. Had been ordering form the.manufacturer. getting this on Amazon makes it easyier.