MillerCoors has launched Easy Tea Co, a lightly-carbonated hard iced tea with a crisp citrus flavour, in select US markets. 

Easy Tea is an iced tea with 5% alcohol by volume. More than 85% of all tea poured in the US is consumed over ice.

Easy Tea marketing manager Melissa Wagamon said: "We're excited to bring people a hard iced tea with just the right amount of sweetness.

"We're excited to bring people a hard iced tea with just the right amount of sweetness."

"The name says it all. The simple, yet crisp and citrusy taste of Easy Tea makes it the perfect drink for kicking back and relaxing with a few close friends."

Easy Tea will be sold in 24oz cans at select liquor and convenience stores. It will be available in Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

MillerCoors offers beers, flavoured malt beverages and ciders.  Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company offer Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Miller Lite, and Miller High Life.

MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company.