Tazo

My staple tea bag. I bring it with me so that I always have tea around.

Thank you Sare for this sample.

The bag itself is filled with finely, somewhat powdered black tea that smells a little dusky and rich.

Once steeped and a drop of milk is added a strong and sweet yet malty tea is created. It’s better than what I was expecting in honesty, it’s natural sweetness is enough to cover the dusty somewhat musky taste that bagged tea has. The malt is also of good strength which is great for those of us that prefer a stronger brew. I can also taste a dark fruitiness amongst the malty rich black tea and there has been no bitterness so far.

This is one of the only Tazo Teas that I would not mind having more of on my shelf. It says what it does on the bag, it’s strong with a good caffeine kick…what more could I ask for? :)

Unexpected visit to the parents’ leaves me with options limited to random selection that I left months ago. Note to self to replenish Earl Grey, and maybe even an infuser so I can leave some loose leaf. This tea bag chai is more than acceptable because my parents only have REALLY cheap Chinese supermarket teas which I will drink in a pinch.
I really do feel if you drink green tea for the antioxidants, then the tea quality should be a factor if only for better taste but try telling that to my mum.
Anyway, this chai is nice and strong with strong scent and flavour of cloves and ginger much like a ginger snap cookie. I’ve resteeped twice because it’s my only black tea bag left and the resulting cups were acceptable considering water temp is unknown and was steeped for as long as an IPad can distract me.

For a commercially sold, bagged tea I really like this. The lemongrass and spearmint are balanced very nicely. I always have some of this around the house.

went to coffee with a friend. this is my go-to for when I go out. pretty decent if you ask me^.^

Not bad. I mixed equal parts milk and this delicious concoction. It’s good, but is it even tea? Is it even healthy? Am I drinking real matcha? I’m gonna mix this with vanilla ice cream tomorrow.

I steeped it for a bit longer than I originally intended to, but the end result wasn’t nearly as bad as expected. A little bit of sugar took the edge off of the bitter aftertaste; other than that, it was most certainly robust and definitely something I’ll be willing to try again (though maybe at a shorter steep time). Overall, a good morning tea.

This is the first box of tea I actually purchased that wasn’t Lipton. eep! I decided to get it because my cousin loves earl grey so i wanted to give it a shot.

First off the tea had an amazing scent to it. The flavor was very strong yet subtle all at the same time. Honestly my favorite part about this tea is the Bergamont. It makes me love this tea. I put one teaspoon of raw sugar and soy milk with it. I also brew two tea bags for a 16oz cup

This was a nice smooth tea! I really enjoyed drinking it! The tea bag smelled like those chocolate oranges that you smash against the table to break apart the slices. I love the smell of chocolate orange! The flavor wasn’t to overwhelming and it wasn’t underwhelming either! I found the flavor to be really calming while giving me the extra boost I needed without making me feel jittery. Overall a really good tea that I will continue to drink in the mornings! It will be helpful when I go back to school in the Fall! :) (I’m home schooled now). ♥♥

Bitter, not particularly flavorful. Standard green tea taste, couldn’t really taste any other notes.

so fruity and fresh! its enjoyable at any time, for sure

I don’t typically like straight green tea(I’m really more of a black tea person), so Tazo’s Zen is a really great green blend for me. There’s not much of a green tea taste, you get a lot more lemongrass and spearmint. I like mine with a teaspoon of creamed honey and some coconut milk, really good. I would love to find something similar loose leaf if anyone has any suggestions?

Before diving completely into the wonderful world of loose leaf tea, this had become my favorite of the bagged teas. It has been a while since enjoying this tea. I have grown substantially, in both knowledge and practice, on my tea preparation and consumption. Hopefully, I still enjoy this as much as I had before.

There is still an overwhelming joy I get when opening the cover to reveal the subtle and delicious scents of ginger and pear. Because it is a bagged tea, the aroma is light. It is also as bright as I remembered.

Steeping brings out the spice to the ginger, a very soothing and reassuring aroma from a very soothing and reassuring light green color.

The flavor is still subtle, with a slight kick of the ginger. It is not as strong as I had remembered, but familiar brightness and a subtle sweetness come and go.

I wouldn’t say this is disappointing, as my views have not changed significantly. I have found other bagged teas that give much greater flavor and more dimension. Yet, this tea still plays on my soft heart.

Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/tazo-teabag-white-tea-cucumber-white/

Steep Information:
Water: ~500ml at 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, cucumber
Steeped Tea Smell: lime, cool, vegetal
Flavor: lime, cool cucumber, tangy
Body: Light
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: translucent yellow green

It’s a mojito in need of alcohol.
Nice and refreshing, seems like it would be great iced.

Rating: 2/4 leaves

This tea smells very sweet, but luckily it is not as sweet to taste. I think the berry flavour overpowers most of the tea flavours, but overall it’s a nice light, fruity drink.

This is like drinking a bouquet of sugared flowers! I absolutely love this tea! I have to make sure to always have some in my stash! It’s definitely a cup of heaven! Sometimes I have trouble sleeping at night and this relaxes me so much! I would definitely recommend this to anyone that has trouble relaxing at night or in general. :)

I liked this tea and I didn’t like it.. if that makes sense. It was a little too tart for me. It’s definitely not a tea that I would drink everyday.

I have had this tea for awhile, but I was too skeptical to try it. I figured it would make a decent iced tea, but since it is winter and I am sick I decided to try it hot and I am so glad I did. It is rich in antioxidants and it really has a nice subtle flavor. When you smell it you can smell blueberries and a white floral note. The taste is actually soft and well balanced. For the reviewers who say there is no flavor and then state that you steeped it for 30 seconds then you should try again and steep for 4 minutes. I will take another reviewers suggestion and try with honey and a little bit of cream to see what that does to it. It’s not a tea I would drink everyday, but I like to try new teas all the time and I would drink this again. I will also try iced.

I recently purchased a bunch of tazo teas and Refresh was one of them. The first time I made this tea I was like ok it’s ok but nothing great. Then I came down with the flu and was nauseated. This is the perfect tea for feeling bad in any way. I can definately taste the combination of peppermint and spearmint. They overpower the tarragon, but that’s fine with me as it is a mint tea and is called refresh, which it tastes like a mint tea and does refresh. Now, the tarragon is very subtle but when you are sick that licorice from the tarragon really settles your stomach. I like my hot tea HOT and my iced tea cold. I steep this for 5 minutes. If I wasn’t sick I would give this tea a rating in the 60’s maybe low 70’s, however when your nauseated, which in my opinion is the worst feeling in the world as well as having the flu or a cold there in no number high enough for something that tastes good and makes you feel comfortable. The mintyness really is great for that post nasal drip. This tea has wonderful medicinal properties. The only negative tea as someone who likes their tea hot is that bc of the mintyness the tea seems cooler and I have to reheat it as I like to sip and savor my tea and reheating the tea changes the taste and makes it more bitter.

I see no one has reviewed this in a couple of years so I thought I would. First off I love it when I see people put down Starbucks. Not bc I don’t like them because I do but bc most people just say bc they feel they should say it. It’s ridiculous the pretentiousness people try to put on. Anyway, I saw this on here and wanted to rate it bc I have had this with the black tazo tea which I beleive is Tazo Awake and it is delicious. I have tried the shaken iced tea as well with the Tazo Passion but I prefer the black even though both are delicious. I pretty much enjoy coffee or tea from any coffeehouse. I can always find something tasty and unique at any of them.

This tea is bold and strong. I use it mostly if a caffeine boost is needed through the day. I enjoy the taste of this tea. It can become bitter if steeped for too long.

Hmmm… More astringency and less malty flavor this morning. Maybe my taste is off- my new inhaler makes things taste funny, and the antibiotics I’m on make me have zero appetite, so that may be it. In any case, it’s hot, so that’s a huge plus this morning. I’m getting that dry-mouth feel from the astringency, which is usually okay, but it’s very strong astringency this morning. The malt I love so much is nearly absent. I steeped longer than usual, so that is probably the issue. Leaving the rating as is for the time being.