In line with the frozen coffee drinks previously introduced, Japan’s major coffee stores are launching an assortment of frozen tea drinks as well. Ranging from frozen variations of Japan’s staple drink, green tea, to cooled fruity herb tea’s, this summer promises to offer a surfeit of seasonable thirst quenchers.
Starbucks
Shaken Lemon Passion Tea
Price: 390 yen (Tall), 440 yen (Grande), 490 yen (Venti)
US-based tea company Tazo Tea’s “Passion” herb tea with hibiscus and rosehips, mixed with original lemonade and shaken with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Tully’s Coffee
Frozen Matcha Swirkle
Price: 390 yen (Short), 440 yen (Tall), 490 yen (Grande), 540 yen (Enorme)
Specially selected traditional Japanese green tea frozen into a milkshake.
Excelsior Caffe
Iced Royal Soy Milk Tea
Price: 360 yen (Small), 410 yen (Medium), 460 yen (Large)
Chilled royal milk tea with a twist: soy milk that adds a rich flavor.
Cafe Croissant
Tropical Ice Tea
Price: 360 yen (Short), 410 yen (Regular), 460 yen (Tall)
The herbal flavor of tea enriched with the fruity aroma of Mango.
Thomas König