High Noon Vodka Green Tea

High Noon's Vodka Green Tea is a canned vodka-and-tea seltzer: vodka and tea flavor in a sparkling, lightly sweetened base, sold ready to drink. Nothing needs to be mixed, measured or garnished. The product details don't list an ABV, a flavor breakdown or a can size, so check the can for those. Expect a clean, lightly bitter green tea note, the way brewed green tea tastes, with a gentle sweetness. Drinks in this style are usually less sweet and less heavy than a typical sugary canned cocktail. Because the base is carbonated, the tea character should read as bright and crisp, not syrupy. Serve it well chilled, and the colder the better. Green tea flavors tend to taste flat or grassy when they warm up, and a cold can keeps the bitterness in check. You can drink it straight from the can. If you want it in a glass, pour it over ice in a highball or rocks glass. A tall pour over plenty of ice keeps it cold and slows dilution. A lemon or lime wedge is optional, and the drink doesn't need one. Seltzers like this are best opened and finished while the carbonation is still lively. The mild flavor suits food that is light, salty or lightly spiced. Sushi and sashimi, dumplings, cold sesame noodles, edamame, spring rolls and grilled chicken skewers are natural matches. A tea-forward drink is also a good counterpoint to fried foods, which it should cut through without competing. It's an easy cooler-bag item for picnics, patio afternoons, tailgates and beach days, since it needs no ice bucket, mixers or bar tools.