Our Story
If Texas Had a Flavor
It would taste like BBQ smoke and sweet tea — two icons of Southern culture, together in one bottle for the first time.
Our Story
Two Traditions. One Bottle.
Sharing sweet tea and barbecue with friends and family is a treasured Southern tradition. Smoke City Tea combines them in every bottle of our naturally sweetened black tea, infusing it with natural ingredients like jalapeño, applewood, and hickory to deliver familiar yet unexpected flavors.
The Origin
From the Backyard Pit
Born in front of the backyard BBQ of Smoke City Tea's founder, Michael Gilligan, Smoke City Tea proudly pours two Southern traditions from one bottle: naturally sweetened black tea infused with authentic Texan veggies, fruits, and wood smokes, to create familiar yet unexpected flavors. Smooth. Refreshing. Distinctly Southern.
We didn't invent sweet tea. We made it better — with real wood smoke, boldly brewed and naturally sweet. You don't have to be a Texan to enjoy Smoke City Tea, but loving Smoke City makes you one of us.
The Process
Real Smoke. Not a Gimmick.
Smoke City Teas are authentic. Our real teas are infused with natural applewood and hickory smoke flavors — the same native woods that define Southern barbecue. We skip the artificial flavor shortcuts because the smoke is the point.
Boldly Brewed. Naturally Sweet.
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