Tazo

Tea backlog from last night: I was watching the Olympics late last night and wanted something spicy. I was feeling lazy and just wanted to use a bagged version of anything I had in my cupboard. So I grabbed one of these and then decided that 2 teabags would really spice things up. It was pretty peppery. I should add that I was using a pottery mug that was intended as a beer stein, so I suppose 2 teabags wasn’t that over the top. I added a big clump of honey and a whole lot of milk, and it was good enough. It’s not the best, but not the worst either.

I was given a pair of bags to try by a friend. All I taste is mint. The mint overpowers everything so much that I can hardly taste the white tea in it. Very bland in other notes. Im so glad that I didnt spend money on this.

I’m not usually a fan of peach tea, but was pleasantly surprised by this one. I liked the mix of peach and sweet, and consider it a favorite. Now, if my local stores wouldn’t have discontinued carrying it…

I purchased this a few months back, and was quite eager to try it. It is, undoubtedly, the worst tea I have ever had. The smell alone gave me a headache, and it did not taste appealing to me (couldn’t taste the cinnamon at all). I imagine this is what paint tastes like. I was a bit surprised upon discovering that the culprit is sarsaparilla, after noticing the same horrid smell/taste in another type of tea (a hibiscus blend) I purchased recently. Sarsaparilla root was the only ingredient the two had in common.)

I found this flavor to be quite enjoyable, though it was a bit more tart than I was expecting. There was a slight licorice aftertaste, which I didn’t mind, but the main flavor notes are definitely a tangy, sour orange.

Decided to try again, this time with four tea bags in the cup. It is DELICIOUS. It’s a bit disheartening that I have to add three extra bags to the cup to suit my desired taste, but.. to each their own, I suppose.

I tend to prefer flavorful teas, and was hoping Organic Apple Red would be exactly what I was looking for. It was – but only in the aftertaste, which is, unfortunately, its only redeeming factor. When drinking it, it simply tastes like “regular tea”. This may be what others are looking for, but it doesn’t work well for me. Regardless, it’s still a favorite of mine, though I tend to double bag to increase the intensity of the aftertaste.

I received this tea by mistake, once I said green tea and didn’t know that starbucks carried more than one, and the dude heard zen tea. And that’s how we met. It doesn’t make the am cut because it is a very mellow, comforting, low key tea, I make it my late evening companion.

From what I have read it seems that this is not a favorite. I like this tea when I go to starbucks. I have it with steamed soy and sweetened. It’s a morning tea to me, I prefer not to have it in the evenings, so if I get a chance to stop at a starbucks in the am or early afternoon I choose the china green tips misto (misto=starbucks for using bagged tea to make a tea-latte).

This is hands down my favorite of the bagged Chai tea brands you can find at your average supermarket. I steep 2 bags in a 16oz steel travel mug for 5 minutes, and usually keep a stick of cinnamon in the mug the entire time for added flavor. The tea is good on its own, but if you’re looking for a little extra spice flavor, give the cinnamon stick a try.

Love a good green tea with some cream and sugar

I had to drink this while it was lukewarm, on the road. The black tea in it was way too strong, it was like drinking earl grey with a small bit of black pepper.

I added 2 little packets of sugar and iced this. Best tea I’ve ever tasted…

Steep it in very little water, then submerge the tea in ice, don’t just add ice to the top.

interesting clove notes and catchy brown liquor

I really enjoy the flavor combination. To me, the lemongrass is the most powerful flavor, with the mint behind that and the green tea itself being hardly noticeable. It’s very important that you do not over-steep this though. It is a delicate flavor. I prefer it room temperature or iced.

Minty and green. Very refreshing.

This used to be my favorite tea. I still have to rate it fairly highly because of that, but I’m afraid I’ve moved on.

I do still love getting an unsweetened passion iced tea at Starbucks though so there’s that.

Very refreshing! I like how delicate the green tea is with the spearmint and lemongrass. I like this iced…and I let it steep (I like bold tea). I drank it plain over ice and it was very good, the lemongrass pops a little bit more when you let it steep.

This is the first chai I ever had, and it’s still one of my favorites. The blend of spices is just perfect. With a little milk and sugar it’s like a cup of heaven.

Second-last tea I have yet to sample from Amanda! This can only be better than the yuck from Adagio I just tasted (and spit back out).

Steeped, there is almost no smell. I had smelled a bit of mintiness in the teabag itself, but either the cup has cooled off too much to emit an aroma, or there isn’t really one.

I steeped this one for a conservative 2 minutes, considering that it was a white. The predominant flavour I’m getting is mintiness, which is a bit bleh to me, and then I can almost imagine I taste cucumber after the mint fades a touch. … Ooh! There’s actually a really lovely aftertaste here. Almost caramelly, probably a bit of white tea.

So this one’s definitely a bust because of the mint, which I hoped would be a little more subdued in favour of cucumber and/or lime, but I’m pleasantly surprised at the lingering taste this one leaves! So if I gulp a bit down while holding my nose, this is actually not so bad!! Hahaha :D

Thanks for passing some of this along, Amanda! My only regret is that I didn’t read the ingredient list fully before requesting it… sigh! Mint and I just aren’t best buds.