Tazo

I generally do not like sweetened iced tea but this Tazo tea comes “lightly sweetened” and it is perfect!

I had this at Starbucks today. I wasn’t completely impressed. This is the second time I’ve tried Earl Grey, and the second time it’s been the Tazo blend. The first time I tried Tazo’s blend, I probably oversteeped it (although I followed the instructions on the package). The resulting brew was so bitter that I needed to throw away my cup.

It’s a bit annoying that they put the tea bag in there and leave it in. It means that you need to open your cup after a certain steepage (and how can you figure this out?) and throw away the teabag before your brew becomes bitter. I had this particular latte with soymilk, since I’m lactose intolerant.

While it was enjoyable, I didn’t think it was anything particularly special, and I still don’t think I’m a fan of Earl Grey. Maybe it’s Tazo’s blend that’s not spectacular. The soy didn’t really work with this; the nuttiness of its flavor pretty much completely masked the taste of the tea, and I instead was left with bergamot-nut. It was pretty odd. Easy to drink, but not compulsively sippable. I didn’t finish the entire thing.

Decaffinated teas usually reflect that in their taste- it’s to this tea’s credit that it doesn’t taste quite as decaffinated as some others. Yes, I can still taste that it’s decaffinated, but not as much as most others. That said, this green tea has lotus scenting, and is pretty darn well done for a teabag. The lotus notes aren’t too strong, so I can still taste the green tea, as well as a soft lotus flavor. If Tazo made this in a full-throttle version I’d definitely buy it. In it’s current form, it’s drinkable, which is far more than I say about most decaf teas.

I’t tastes mostly like orange and mint pretty good.

It’s decent to drink.

ThIs I’s a good drinkable blend of mint and lemongrass.

I like passionfruit and mango but hibiscus I have always been wary of. I’t smells mostly tart to me. Iid not steep I’t very long. This brews up to a pretty purple color. The taste I’s mostly the hibiscus and was too tart for me.

You can see all of the ingredients. It mostly smells like the spearmint with some chaomomile. I steeped this up. And this mostly tastes like spearmint with chamomile. I’t tastes gtood to me.

I think I accidentally knocked off someone’s tasting note when I updated the information and added a picture for this tea. Whoops! My bad. (Blushes in shame).

Anyway, it’s a nice tea if you want something decaff and different. You can take it plain or with milk. It’s one of those teas that goes wll while you are busy working or chopping wood or something like that. Just sitting and drinking it doesn’t work too well.

It tastes like cough drops and makes my mouth feel strange. bleh.

This is definitely my favorite herbal tea. I never even noticed the spearmint flavor before reading these reviews, but I love spearmint, so maybe that’s why I like this tea so much (and so much more than other chamomile teas I’ve tried). It’s so peaceful and relaxing.. but that’s probably a placebo effect : )

2nd try and my conclusion is that this tea bores me.

Steeped this one too long and it got bitter. Will try again. First impression is that there isn’t much flavor at all, though the aroma is very pleasing. Thinking maybe white tea just is not for me.

Nothing particularly outstanding about this tea, but it is certainly drinkable. It can become bitter if oversteeped.

Was in the mood for something quick and sweet.

This is basically steamed milk with a pyramid pouch of Tazo Earl Grey and a few vanilla shots. I like it the most out of Starbucks’ selection of tea lattes, but sometimes it can get too syrupy (depending on the barista).

This tea is good when I cannot make up my mind on the flavor I want. Nothing special about it though. I am interested in trying it with milk or sweetener. I have never added these to any tea and find it hard to believe it tastes good. Will have to give it a try.

I love this tea….sometimes. It seems sometimes I brew it too strong and I get the hint of dishsoap left in my Iced tea mug which is awful. If brewed correctly-as it always is when I get it from Starbucks- it tastes great iced.