June 10th is National Iced Tea Day, also known as the one day a year we pretend this drink isn’t just sugar water with a superiority
complex. But let’s be honest — iced tea deserves the hype. It’s refreshing, it’s dramatic, and it’s been carried out of more gas stations than Gatorade and regrets combined.
🫖 A Brief (and Slightly Unverified) History
Iced tea made its accidental debut at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis when someone realized hot tea in a heatwave was basically just punishment. They dumped it over ice, and boom — a legend was born. Bless that heatstroke-inspired genius.
🍋 Types of Iced Tea Drinkers, Roasted for Accuracy
1. The Sweet Tea Devotee
You measure sugar with your heart and your dentist cries at night.
2. The Unsweetened Purist
You drink it black, bitter, and probably correct everyone’s grammar.
3. The Fancy Herbal Hipster
Your tea tastes like a flower shop, and somehow you’re fine with that.
4. The Arnold Palmer Split Personality
You’re indecisive but charming, and you’ve never finished a task on time in your life.
5. The “It’s Basically Juice” Tea Fan
Mango passionfruit hibiscus explosion? That’s not tea. That’s a scented candle with a straw.
☀️ Ways to Celebrate Like a Legend
- Make a pitcher so big it needs its own zip code.
- Guzzle it from a mason jar to feel fancy without actually trying.
- Drink 6 cups back-to-back and wonder why your hands are shaking and you just reorganized your kitchen alphabetically.
- Host a tea tasting and pretend to taste the “earthy undertones” when really it just tastes… like cold brown.
🧊 Fun Facts That Aren’t Entirely Necessary but Still Fun:
- Iced tea accounts for over 80% of all tea consumed in the U.S. That’s right — we don’t sip, we chug.
- In the South, “tea” means sweet tea. If you ask for unsweetened, someone’s grandma may fight you.
- The record for the world’s largest iced tea was over 2,000 gallons, and honestly, we support that kind of energy.
Final Thoughts
Celebrate National Iced Tea Day by drinking irresponsibly large amounts of it, arguing over which brand is best (it’s Milo’s, fight me), and maybe starting a side hustle selling mason jar tea on Etsy. Live your most caffeinated life.
Now go forth, brew strong, and spill nothing — unless it’s gossip or Lipton.
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