Celestial Seasonings

I loved this tea it’s so fruity

i really liked it I’m a big raspberry fan so this is a good one

Tried this again this morning added to a black tea – Harney’s English Breakfast, a “silken bagged” Keemun. One bag of Harney’s, one bag of the mint, steeped about 4 minutes, added half and half.

This made for quite a tasty and refreshing late-morning-post-meeting-wakemeup. I’ll be adding somebody’s mint to my cupboard for a blending tea, and it may very well be this one.

Another in my Celestial Seasonings’ Herbal Tea Sampler. I Added about 1/2 tsp of sugar.

I’m drinking this about 10 AM. The mouth feel is definitely minty and I think if I were at home I’d add agave rather than sugar. It’s tasty as long as I don’t let it cool down, but it doesn’t seem to be helping my slight sinus headache. The vague unsettled stomach is better, though.

I believe I would have to consider this one a medicinal — not sure I would drink it by itself for enjoyment, but I may try adding it to an uninspiring black tea at some point.

Generally speaking, I dislike all the Zingers. They all taste alike to me. Or at least that was the case several years ago when I said to myself, “Eh, don’t bother.” But this one was in a sample box.

Hey, it clearly smelled like lemon when I opened the packet! And it tastes like lemon. Actual lemon, not just super-tart and zingy. I cold-brewed it and didn’t add anything. It got pretty strong.

And, of course, red. There’s something wrong with lemon tea that’s bright red. I know it’s the hibiscus. I know hibiscus is cheap and tangy. But come on. Lemon tea should not be ruby red.

Still… I doubt I’ll ever be wooed into buying one of the other Zingers again, but the flavor of this one was as advertised so I wouldn’t turn it down.

A spin-off from Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice. The taste is a bit more flat than its expensive counterpart. It’s got a bit of a chemical aftertaste, but if you steep it quite long, you will find yourself enjoying that savannah-like warmth we only find in cinnamon.

Naturally sweetish. I do not like stevia but to me this has a mild hint of something rather like stevia but the rooibos and rich vanilla make it nicely palatable for me. I add a touch of 1% milkfat milk.

Smelled great, not much taste. Disappointed and unimpressed. I really want to find a chamomile tea that I like. This was part of a sampler box so not added to cupboard or shopping list. I bag left.

Sweet buttery biscuits, I am in love with this stuff. I’ve been waiting over a year to get it (they don’t sell it around here, and I haven’t had the chance to order it online) but I just finally got it last week and its phenomenal. I already love rooibos, but as far as I’m concerned, this just managed to improve on perfection. God-level hot, excellent cold, I’m going to have to buy this stuff in bulk.

I’ve been eying this stuff for a while now and just finally bought it recently, and I was honestly shocked at how good it is. I steep mine for quite a while, until it gets fairly dark, and (to me) there’s no bitterness to it. With a little bit of sugar, this stuff is absolutely excellent, especially when you’re dealing with an annoying scratchy throat. My only issue with it, and this might be my mugs or something, is that it gets cold really freaking fast.

This is my first tea review on someone else’s tea. I hope I do this right, kind of stepping out of my box since I mostly drink my own teas and have a hard time trying others. I was at Pagosa Hot Springs Colorado this past weekend and this was one of the offered tea’s. I am not a big fan of tea bag tea but it was available, free and I was very much wanting a black tea. I thought the color turned out ok and the aroma felt black tea. I read the ingredients and it said “black tea” which makes me wonder “what kind of black tea”? I drank the tea but did not finish the cup. I felt it had a harshness and bitter aftertaste and was not as smooth as other black tea’s I have had. But again, I am not a tea bag fan and it was a complimentary tea. I understand why hotels and restaurants use tea bags…they are convenient. I would not buy this tea but for a tea bag free tea it wasn’t that bad. It was a lesson learned in that I need to bring my own tea along with Tea-sacs next trip.

If you let it steep longer, the cinnamon will finally come out. I did add a touch of sugar, but I don’t think it’s really needed.
This is a nice warm weather tea, but it’s also good for relaxing late at night since it has that calming effect {due to the lovely smell of cinnamon}, and no caffeine.

Every day I drink an ancient tea (3+ years) from my cupboard, I give myself a pat on the back :D Go me!

So this one’s old, but not too old. As in, I think it is still going to taste reasonably true. Certainly smells like it! The dry teabag had little scent, but once it hit the water it did smell like delicious peachy goodness. I can smell a bit of creaminess too.

I remember as a kid always thinking that the peach-flavoured teabags were the best, and then heaping tons of honey into them because they were never as sweet as I wanted. Thankfully my palate has matured, and I no longer require massive amounts of sweetener, as long as a tea is not oversteeped and has some flavour.

I must say that this does taste like a bagged tea to me. Whether it’s the influence of the bag itself (i.e. papery taste) or just associations of this tea with bagged tea, I can’t tell. It is actually sweet, and the flavour does remind me of peaches, though. It’s actually a little bit like Southern Belle from DavidsTea, although with more peaches and no black tea (duh, it’s a herbal).

Not bad, but not a winner either.

Not bad. Not great. All I taste, even with long steeping, is a vague berry flavor. Probably will not buy again. I was expecting something more like a blend of Bengal Spice and rooibos, but there’s no spice or even cinnamon flavor there. Probably will not buy again.

Update: contributed this tea to the office coffee/tea stash. Others may enjoy more than I did.

I like this stuff! At first I thought the flavor was kind of weak, and that it just didn’t satisfy my needs, but as I continued drinking, it gradually started to win me over. Now, it has officially won me over. The flavor is delicate, but it has that earthy rooibos taste that give it a nice little element. It also has spice and a predominant berry flavor going on here. Its a blend that somehow just makes sense, despite the fact that it seems like a bunch of random ingredients thrown together in a bag. A little sugar imo really helps bring out the flavors.

My before bed tea. I popped my last tea bag into my mug and am happily sipping away at this while reading other tasting notes. This tea has a nice flavor. It’s mostly chamomile and vanilla with just a touch of sweetness from the honey. The smell is amazing. I need to find a way to make my house smell like this all the time.

Never doubt the power of homemade chicken soup and a comforting cup of tea when you’re sick. It really does work wonders. The soup was delicious and warming, but this tea is like my security blanket when I’m sick. It just makes me feel better. The sweetness of the chamomile and the honey are well balanced by the vanilla. I’m glad it’s an herbal, and I’m even glad it’s in a tea bag. It’s relaxing and easy to sit and sip cup after cup.

Bumping my rating up on this one a bit.

This is one of those days when I’m feeling blah (sinus infection), and I want something soothing but simple. The Honey Vanilla Chamomile is perfect. It’s warm, comforting, and is an herbal, so hopefully I can be in bed a sleeping sooner rather than later.

As much as I love autumn (and I do) I hate what it does to my respiratory system!

Last night all I wanted to do was curl up with my book (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), my blanket and my cat. I made myself a cup of Honey Vanilla Chamomile because I didn’t want to pay close attention to preparing my tea. Is that bad? Anyway, it was a decent herbal tea. It was sweet and comforting, and it smelled lovely. Between my tea, my book (which is really, really good) and my cat curled up next to me it was a nice relaxing evening.

Almost too fruity in flavor. Sometimes tastes like the berry is artificial. Super sweet, too much in my opinion. The color is so intense that you would think food coloring was added. But, it is cheap and bagged, so easy to brew quickly. Not the best herbal out there.

This is another one we purchased after the tour of the Celestial Seasonings factory. Its a delicious tea and Im going to try it with hot vanilla soy milk as well. Smells and tastes delicious!