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A good rooibos blend. Tangy, but not to excess. The rooibos flavor is filled out by the lemon balm and lemon verbena. It is a complex, relaxing and very slightly fruity tea.
Note: it is not as tangy as the presence of “citric acid” among the ingredients would lead one to suspect.
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A strong black tea that is not bitter if brewed for two minutes or less with boiling water and a pre-heated mug. It has a clean, classic taste, not unlike PG Tips. It seems like either a Ceylon/Assam blend, or a Kenyan tea. A tasty, good brew, with milk or without. Surpasses most bagged tea available at the grocery store.
In my eyes, Tazo’s claim that the taste of caramel and black cherries is apparent in the tea is false.
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For a mainstream, easy to find black tea this really isn’t bad. It’s certainly not my favorite black tea but it will do in a pinch. It’s also decent if you throw a couple bags into a big batch of iced tea.
Preparation
Had a bit too much to drink last night at a party I helped throw, and then had to get up super early this morning to make it to my volunteer shift. Factor in menstrual cramps, walking through the freezing morning cold to get to my job, party clean up duty, a ton of catch-up homework I have to do, and an nerve wracking interview this afternoon, today just might be the worst day ever. So, I heated up a cup of chai, hoping it would make things a little better….and, I didn’t even get to drink it because I had to go and clean up after the party. I just got back, and now I have a cold cup of chai sitting on my desk. Sadness. Well, it still tastes okay, but it’s not quite hitting the spot. The spices are coming through surprisingly well, considering I only steeped it for 3 minutes and used a lot of milk. Lots of cinnamon. It doesn’t seem as special as I remember it being. At least it’s a lot better than that Adagio Aries blend monstrosity.
I have to wonder…am I losing my taste for chai?
Amount: 1 teabag
Additives: none
Water: 20 ounces hot spigot water from Starbucks Barista
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes before first sip, but i left it in for the duration I drank it on the train, approx 30 minutes or more
Served: Hot
Notes: This is a very busy flavor, I was not able to pick out many of the individual flavors. I think that although it is a good tea, it is too overwhelming and i prefer other herbal Tazo flavors over this one. During the resteeping process the string ripped the filterbag where it was attached with glue. This was disappointing as this is supposed to be a higher grade teabag and tea from Tazo.
Smell: Chamomile, Floral, Vegetal, A little mint very busy and strong heady odor
Flavor: Chamomile, Mint
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: tingly, flowers, a non-hot burning even on the front of my tongue
Liquor: Honey yellow-brown
Resteep: I re-steeped for 44 minutes, it remained light bodied, lighter colored, and weaker scented and flavored (same 20 ounce but with filtered boiled water). I do not recommend resteeping this tea.
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I guess the only way to tell would be to try the exact same tea both ways. I think that the container the tea is in makes a difference as well. I’ve noticed that teas taste different when they are in a lidded travel mug that they do in an open cup.
YAY! I don’t believe it… Ricky tried a chai latte! Haha ok, just teasing. Now that they have the full leaf bags, is the standared to use them instead of the concentrate or do they still use that? I like 2 bags in a tall. I don’t bother w/ other sizes because the flavor ratio is off for my tastes then. Did you have it sweetened?
Ummm…. I didn’t realize tea tasted different with a closed / open cup. Oh teas too complicated.
Haha, right? It was either an Earl Grey or a Chai latte. Green upsets my stomach sometimes. I’m actually not sure what they used. I didn’t really pay attention as it was way too crowded in the store in the morning. I’ll keep an eye on it next time. Yeah, I use to do one bag in grande and now I realized how silly I was. Then again one teabag in 16oz use to be super strong! Ummm, they always sweeten lattes unless you tell them not to I guess.
Ricky, if you didn’t see the tea bag(s) when they handed you the cup, then they weren’t used. It’s my opinion that the flavors are more pure and authentic tasting when bags are used. I can’t figure that out, if you order “a latte” (espresso) they don’t sweeten it, but they presweeten the tea lattes.
Ricky, other than the material of the cup, that’s because sent it so closely linked w/ taste (i.e. why stuff doesn’t taste nearly as good when you’re sick). Did you know that the only difference between orange and grape soda is the smell and the color?
No teabags, so it was probably made from the concentrated. I’m sure you can ask them not to sweeten the latte. I mean they put in a few pumps of syrup so just ask them not to.
Haha, if I think about it, you’re right. Grape soda and orange soda is both fuzzy and fruity.
I love Tazo chai lattes…lots of sugar, milk and spices, and not a lot of tea, but hey, that’s the point, right? :D
Exactly! Well, not my homemade lattes. They are the complete opposite. I do more tea than milk.
Amount: 2 teabags
Additives: none
Water: 20 ounces from hot water spigot
Steep Time: a little over 10 minutes? time walking back from Starbucks
Served: Hot
Notes: It got over-brewed by time and temperature, unfortunately not much in my control. The tea flowed over my tongue and seemed to have a silky smooth affect and coating my tongue yet at the same time the flavor itself was unremarkable. I think with a honey I would have enjoyed it more, or maybe sugar. I also admit do not yet love a green tea, I drink them in hopes of finding one I love.
Smell: vegetal
Flavor: smooth, silky
Body: medium
Aftertaste: bitter
Liquor: honey colored, golden yellow-brown
Resteep: I tried for about 5? or more minutes with hot spigot water to resteep the bags (2 bags, 16 ounces) and it came out with little smell, medium body, same smooth flavor but much lighter flavor less silky, and still a bitter after-taste. I will conclude this does not resteep well.
Preparation
Possibly use more leaf (bags) instead of a long steeping time?
1 teabag for a 12 ounce, 2 teabags for a 20 ounce, not sure what the 16 ounce gets
I wish i had my scale at work – the bags are pretty hefty and i don’t think the proportions are too badly off actually (assuming 1 teaspoon per 6 ounces) at least for the 12 ounce
I personally always get a tall double bagged. I don’t bother w/ the other sizes (except the iced venti) because the ratio of tea/water isn’t right for my tastes. Temp is a factor which you can’t control, but if you don’t have time to sit and watch the clock. Set the timer on your cell phone, watch, or pocket timer for 3-5 min as soon as they go in and then chuck them when the timer goes off.
I love my pocket scale. I take it w/ me everywhere I may need it.
i have a lovely pocket scale but i leave it at home with my IR thermometer as i have enough stuff on my desk at work / in my purse. i tried doing the cellphone timer thing but i bet you know how offices can get (the starbucks is down in the mall under my building so really no outside or handy trashcans) but the herbals bare up better to the treatment – i just am anxious to try all the new starbucks teas. I am thinking of buying them if i like them once my cupboard is less full (repeats mantra, no more teas we need room for food)
I was out today and stopped at a cafe on campus with my girlfriend. Was feeling a green tea so I picked this one up. I’ve had it before, but this was definitely the best cup yet. Steeped for about 3 minutes I believe. Result was a light tea with a hint of mint. I really enjoyed it.. it’s making me want another cup right now. Green tea taste is definitely there, and the mint is not overpowering but rather sweet. I highly recommend it.
