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Hey peeps, I'm back with another infusion for your drinking pleasure. As I did with my post Infused Organic Iced Mango Green Tea With Mint and Lime June 22, 2018 , I've decided to take Organic White Tea and infuse it with Strawberries and Mint for a hopefully refreshing drink. Before I go into the drink, I wanted to delve a bit into the health benefits of each ingredient. I have been a coffee drinker for a very long time. Now, I'm not trying to give up drinking my cuppa joe, but I'm trying to look into different things to drink. Organic White Tea is something that is new to me. What health benefits does White Tea provide? According to the article  10 Amazing Benefits of White Tea from the Organic Facts website: Health benefits of white tea include a reduced risk of cancer , cardiovascular disorders, and an improvement in oral health. It has antioxidant and anti- aging properties which help in maintaining good health and wrinkle-free skin . It protects th...

If you've followed my booze blog SiscoVanilla Serves and Drinks ,  you've might have seen the posts where I was making infused spirits. For example I would make a Raspberry Vodka by taking a bottle of Vodka and adding fresh raspberries to it and letting it sit until the Vodka took all the flavors and colors from the berries. Voilá, I had Raspberry Vodka. For today I took a page from that book along with a recipe I found online and made an Organic Iced Mango Green Tea With Mint and Lime. Apparently combining green tea with mint and lime helps with fat burning, digestion and headaches. Here is how I made it. 3 Touch Organic Mango Green Tea Bags 1 Lime 1 Stalk worth of Mint leaves 20oz Hot Water In a carafe add tea bags, mint leaves and hot water. Juice the lime, add into tea water. Cut up lime carcass and also add to the tea water. Cover and let steep for as long as you like. I did it for about 20 minutes. Add cold water to near the top and refrigerate. To serve st...