Drink - Bliss Tea

Sexy and cute.

Not exactly words that you would usually associate with canned tea.

But unlike Bliss Tea, most canned teas aren't designed in Los Angeles and made in California.

The slim 8.4-ounce cans of Bliss Tea wouldn't look out of place in an awards show goodie bag or inside a hip club on Sunset Boulevard.

Almost all the ingredients in Bliss Tea are listed as being organic. Of course, the teas themselves are organic. (They're listed as 'Chinese teas' on the can, but Bliss Tea says it sources all its tea from organic certified farms in the U.S.) Other organic ingredients include honey and sugar cane (in both the Green and White flavors) and mango (just in the White flavor).

Personally, we both found both teas to be delicious and refreshing. With just 22 calories in a can of Green tea and 38 in the White tea, you can drink these all summer without worrying about affecting your swimsuit figure.

Bliss Tea says it chose the aluminum packaging for eco-reasons. This makes sense - far more aluminum than plastic is recycled in the U.S. and the lightness of aluminum makes transporting the product a bit less resource intensive.

In this case, the green choice is also the best aesthetic choice. Not only do drinks usually taste better out of aluminum than plastic, but the coldness of the aluminum can feels darn good on a hot July day.

Bliss Tea also touts the added bonus of drinking a beverage loaded with catechins, antioxidant and antiviral compounds found in tea leaves.

We don't really see any drawbacks to drinking Bliss Tea. Purist tea drinkers may object to the addition of any sweeteners, but I thought the flavoring worked well, especially paired with light fizz in the sparkling White tea variety.

Bliss Tea apparently has plans to introduce new flavors and work for wider product distribution outside its California base. Next on the menu - a Mint variety. An organic drink with health benefits that freshens my breath too? Sounds like a winner.

Where to buy:
In Los Angeles, you can find Bliss Tea at Erewhon Natural Foods and should be coming soon to other stores near you. If we can find an e-commerce way to buy Bliss Tea, we'll be sure to post an update here.