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I finally found Morgan Wallen’s sweet tea here in the CSRA! It’s been out for a while, but I wasn’t able to find it anywhere. Until the other day! I…

Morgan Wallen on stage in a black t-shirt and black blazer - story about Morgan Wallen's Sweet Tea collaboration
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I finally found Morgan Wallen's sweet tea here in the CSRA! It's been out for a while, but I wasn't able to find it anywhere. Until the other day! I was walking through the Kroger in Grovetown, and there it was. Not gonna lie, I was pretty fired up about it because I'd been wanting to try this sweet tea for a while.

This tea is made by The Ryl Company. Morgan partnered with them back in May of last year. He wanted to create a sweet tea that he says "tastes like Tennessee". After reading the can, I found that this sweet tea is supposed to be a little better for you than some other brands. On the can, it says the tea contains zero sugar and polyphenols.

What exactly are polyphenols? Yeah, I wasn't sure either, so I had to Google it. According to The Ryl Company's website, they're natural compounds found in plant-based foods and beverages and are known for their antioxidant properties. Also, like I said before the tea contains zero sugar. Now how the heck are you going to make a sweet tea with no sugar? I was looking forward to finding out what this was going to taste like. I couldn't wait to try it!

Other Ryl Tea Flavors

So Morgan's tea isn't the only flavor that The Ryl Company has. According to their website, they also offer Half & Half (basically an Arnold Palmer). They also offer peach tea, lemon tea, raspberry tea, and green tea. So there is quite a bit of variety. If you want more info on Morgan's tea, and all of the other flavors just click here.

Here is my review of Morgan Wallen's sweet tea:

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Morgan said he wanted his tea to "taste like Tennessee". Of course, that's because that's where he's from, and here are some more country stars from The Volunteer State.

9 Country Music Stars Born And Raised In Tennessee

It is uncommon for a country music star to be born in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of them migrate to Music City to make their country music dreams come true. However, a handful of country stars were born in Nashville, and a few more come from the great state of Tennessee.

Garth, Reba, Blake Shelton, and Carrie Underwood are from Oklahoma, and Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, and many more are from the Peach State of Georgia. Keith Urban was born in New Zealand and Lainey Wilson and Jordan Davis hail from Louisianna.

Let's look at those country stars who started in Tennessee, where Nashville dreams were just hours away.

Kane Brown - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Kane loves all the Georgia teams, primarily the Bulldogs, as Georgia is just minutes away from his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Moving to Nashville in his early twenties was an easy two-hour drive from his birthplace.


Morgan Wallen - Sneedville, Tennessee

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Morgan, like Keny Chesney, loves his Tennessee Vols from near his hometown in Knoxville, Tennessee. His move to Nashville was just under four hours away from where he was born.


Dustin Lynch - Tullahoma, Tennessee

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An hour south of Nashville, Dustin was playing rock music before donning a cowboy hat and moving to Nashville.


Lady A's Hillary Scott - Nashville, Tennessee

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Hillary is the daughter of Linda Davis, who scored a Grammy win for her duet with Reba, "Does He Love You" in the 1990s. Hillary recalls as a child, her mom toured with Reba and she spent some time with the country icon.


Chris Young - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Chris' mom has worked in the music business for years. Young actually moved to Texas for a while to start performing in clubs and honky tonks before coming back home to make the big time in country music.


Kelsea Ballerini - Mascot, Tennessee

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Kelsea grew up in Knoxville, moving to Nashville with her family when she was still in high school.


Jelly Roll - Nashville, Tennessee

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Jelly Roll grew up in Antioch, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. While he did hip-hop and rap music, he just recently scored a number-one hit in country music with "Son of A Sinner."


Kenny Chesney - Knoxville, Tennessee

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Raised in Luttrell, Tennessee, Kenny bleeds orange and all things Tennessee Vols, his home team.


Dolly Parton - Sevierville, Tennessee

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Dolly drove to Nashville right after she graduated from high school in the late 1960s. In 1988, Dolly paid back her hometown area by opening Dollywood, a theme park where so many natives of East Tennessee are employed.

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Bryan “Dub” Axelson is the host of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on KICKS 99 and has been with Beasley Media Group in Augusta for over 20 years. He got his start in radio by being a regular caller on the Kicks 99 morning show. He was soon hired and has worked in various roles in Augusta, including Promotions Director. He was raised in Georgia, and currently lives in Grovetown with his wife Kelsey, their daughter Maddie, and their 3 dogs. Dub enjoys watching sports, playing golf, spending time with his family, and discovering new music.