If you have a lot of time on your hands:

Thai Tea

1 gallon water
8 Chinese star anise, ground
1 tablespoon orange flowers
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
1 pinch of clove powder
1 pinch chopped cinnamon
3/4 quart long cut China black tea leaves
1 to 2 cups sugar
1 quart condensed milk
red food coloring
crushed ice

Boil water. Add star anise, orange flowers, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, and
tea leaves to boiling water. Continue boiling for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and allow to steep until luke warm.
Strain, and add sugar to taste. Serve in a clear glass over plenty of
crushed ice. Top with condensed milk.

I got the recipe from the Thai tea site. I added the condensed milk because
that seems to be what you are served instead of cream or half and half in
Thai restaurants. You can probably leave out a few of the impossible to get
ingredients. You might be able to find thai tea instant mix and just add
the sugar and condensed milk. The tea I tasted in Thailand all seemed to be
very sweet.

"John Kane" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> I don'k know what kind you want but a couple of my local 'oriental'
> stores carry Lipton's Red & Yellow Label teas. I think it is mainly an
> Indian tea but I am not sure. They are quite different from the
> normal brick or Red Rose but I like them. A similar store might have
> them in Hawaii.
>
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada