Lipton Iced Tea Mix 38 Qt

Lipton Iced Tea Mix 38 Qt is the large, familiar powdered canister you spot in the grocery beverage aisle among drink mixes, powdered lemonades and instant coffee tins. Packaged in a resealable tub intended to make 38 quarts, it lives on pantry shelves in families’ homes and on summer display endcaps near barbecue supplies and paper cups. This product suits big shopping trips for parties, weekend barbecues, road-trip provisioning, or storm-prep because one tub yields many pitchers of sweetened tea. Lipton’s branding reads mainstream and approachable — a legacy tea name leaning into Americana and family-friendly images rather than artisanal craft; marketing skews toward value-conscious households and parents buying in bulk. The label leans on health-halo language like “real tea” and uses “natural flavor” and carrot juice for color as subtle cues of wholesomeness, though there’s no organic certification and sugar is prominent. Processing-wise, this is an industrially made powdered beverage mix created from instant tea powder, sugar and functional additives (maltodextrin, citric acid and natural flavors). Sensory notes: once mixed, the drink is bright and sweet with a citrus tang, a thin, refreshing mouthfeel that can feel slightly syrupy if made concentrated; aroma is sweet black-tea forward. The ritual is familiar — scoop, stir into cold water, pour over ice, and hand the pitcher around at a picnic. Packaging encourages convenience and bulk use, with a scoop or measuring guidance printed on the tub for quick, social-serving preparation.