alternative steeping liquids

[Cofftea]

There isn't any rules.
You drink what you like but beyond a certain point what you get isn't tea anymore. When you start making a mixture adding alcohol, herbals, fruit juice, etc... to some tealeaves it isn't tea anymore.

True, it may not be tea "per se", but I add tea to all beverages to add flavor and the health benefits. Even if I didn't, I'd still drink some beverages like V8 V fusion even if I didn't add tea to them so this way I can "have my tea and drink it too" enjoy my other beverages more knowing I'm doing even more for my health.

[Proinsias]

When I visited TeaSmith in London the owner advised me to stick some decent dan cong into a bottle of good quality vodka and leave it for 24hrs, it's the only time I've enjoyed straight vodka.

I also mix the occasional single malt with a dash of tea instead of a few drops of water. My best success so far has been a little dash of yunnan gold in Laphroaig.

[Chip]

Ultimately, these are simply tea infused drinks, whether alcoholic or otherwise. An bottler of RTDs could not label these as teas, maybe tea infused or tea flavored beverages.

I have to question the health benefits of adding tea leaf to something like alcohol, just sayin' ... if it tastes good, I say go or it for that reason.

[Proinsias]

By the time the glasses had been lined up and the straight vodka was flowing the consideration of health benefits had left the building.

[Chip]