Honest Tea Aficionado Barack Obama

Posted by Susanna at 8:42 AM, Mar 4, 2009 (Comments)

Category: Food & Drink

THERE HAS LATELY been so much media coverage on President Barack Obama's preference for the bottled tea called "Honest Tea" that I decided I had to try it out. My tea consumption usually only extends to brewed Earl Grey, English Breakfast Tea or even everyday Lipton tea. I am not particularly fond of herbal teas. They just don't taste very much. They're kind of bland, I think.

BUT THIS TIME I decided to jump on the bandwagon, and find out what all the hoopla is about. According to reports, Obama once favored Honest Tea's Community Green flavor, but now he likes Green Dragon and the caffeine-free Black Forest Berry. I went to my favorite grocery store in Washington, the organic megatemple Whole Foods Market (where you wouldn't dream of finding any food that wasn't politically correct, or less than hip), and bought one bottle of Green Dragon and one bottle of Black Forest Berry. Of the two, I must say that I clearly favor Black Forest Berry, with an appealing taste of blackberry and raspberry. I also like that the both teas were not sweet at all. The label says they have a touch of organic (of course) cane sugar in them.

HONEST TEA IS produced by a Bethesda, Maryland-based company that is committed to social responsibility and whose teas are USDA Organic Certified and Fair Trade Certified. Besides being very politically correct, President Obama likes their teas and, best of all, their teas are delicious -- which are all very good reasons to get some more Honest Tea.

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