Element Tea

Thanks LIBERTEAS!!!!

This one is pretty nice. I usually don’t get overly jazzed about jasmine but this is pretty, gentle, and tasty. A Floral Jasmine I can handle “Just right”. It lives up to it’s name without being over the top.

A wonderful Moroccan Mint, crisp and vibrant flavor!

The gunpowder green is sweet, smooth, and it has a slight buttery taste to it, but there is also some earthy qualities to it too. It has a very calm flavor that is a nice contrast to the lively taste of the peppermint. Very nice!

I’m not sure what honeysuckle tastes like…. but if it tastes like a flowery honey, then this is honeysuckle. Smooth and refreshing. It seems to need more leaf than the oolongs I’m used to. Then again, I’m used to balled up oolongs and these are sticky. Perhaps I should start weighing my tea?
By the third steep, something woodsy is coming through to join the honeysuckle.

A very enjoyable oolong. It makes a good everyday tea. One of these days, I’ll have to stop getting new teas and samples so that I can actually drink a tea enough for it to actually be an everyday tea.

Anyway! I wanted to give it a try before deciding if I wanted to send it out on a swap. Turns out this is totally swap worthy so a few lucky leaves are taking a trip a Canada. yaaaay!

Can I just reiterate how much I love this cold brewed? OMG. I can’t wait for summer when I can drink this everyday! Too bad it tastes so funky as a hot drink. :(

I had this cold brewed and it tastes a hundred times better. None of that funny strong hay aroma and earthiness. It’s pure delicious strawberry with a refreshing white tea background. I’ll be seeing more of this as a cold drink for sure! It would probably blend well with my cantaloupe bai mu dan. I’m raising the rating a lot just for the cold brewed experience. :)

An okay tea. I think my problem is expectation. I have ideas about how a tea is going to taste before I taste it. Sometimes, I am disappointed. This dry tea smelled strongly of strawberries. Like strawberry candy. Which is awesome. THen, as soon as the hot water hit the leaves, the smelled changed to something toasty and hay-ish. What happened to the strawberry candy? The strawberry flavor is light and a bit tart. I actually think it tastes a bit funky. The flavors of the tea and the strawberry don’t mix well, but it’s still ok. I think it would be better iced. Don’t expect it to taste as juicy and fruity as it smells and you’ll be ok.

Yummy. It’s a great dessert tea. Husband said, “It tastes like pudding!” It has a strong rooibos base with yummy caramel flavors. I added sugar and cream and it was decadent. The rooibos flavor needs masking, but if you enjoy plain rooibos, you might disagree with me. Overall, yummeh.

I had this lovely tea a couple days ago, but it’s been crazy and I’ve been drinking lots of tea I haven’t been able to log. Anyways, this is a nice one. I normally don’t drink fruit teas because they usually come with more hibiscus than fruit. blah. This one had a lovely rose color without the hibiscus. I loved the flavor. Very berry, currant and raisin. Slightly tart. You need a lot of dry tea to make a flavorful cup and you don’t get much in the bag. And it’s not re-steepable, so it’s not too economical but it’s tasty. I think it tastes way better cold because it’s still a bit tart. Very refreshing. I imagine it would be great mixed with lemonade.

Sore throat and sniffles for the past couple of days. :( Since I can’t taste anything, I haven’t been able to enjoy any food or drink, but ginger’s warmth can’t be hidden by a mere stuffy nose. The slight burn on my sore throat deludes me into thinking that I’m burning away the germs. It’s pleasant and hot and relaxing. I added some honey so that there would be a contrast between the burny and the sweet. I can’t detect flavor, but the taste and sensations are pleasant.

Now I’m craving something minty. Maybe it’ll help cool my throat.

Iced mixed with apple cider. Perfection.

It’s just dried ginger bits. I love ginger. There isn’t anything in the world that wouldn’t taste good with some ginger in it. I dare any of you to name a food that wouldn’t be good with ginger.
Moving on… I love the smell of this. I usually make ginger tea by grating fresh ginger and pouring boiling water over it, but I recognize the convenience of a dried ginger. I’m glad I got this shipment before Thanksgiving because I was planning on making a stomach easing after dinner drink with ginger, mint and lemon grass. Or maybe minus the mint since some people don’t like mint (how can you not like mint?). But first, I want to try the ginger on its own.

I gotta say. I’m a little sad. I might have put in too much ginger, but the package doesn’t offer any suggestions. It’s nice and spicy which is great, but it’s also bitter and medicinal. I don’t think I can drink this without honey.

Okay, I just watered it down a bit and now it tastes better. I used too much ginger. I’ll know better for next time. This will probably be better in a blend. It’s super convenient for tummy problems, but I’ll stick to fresh ginger when I can.

The strength of the floral flavors is surprising. So much so that I only noticed the coconut as an after thought. However, as I kept drinking, I realized how pleasant and creamy the coconut is. It’s a smooth white base with some hay notes.

The smell of the coconut is fantastic. I was hoping for more coconut flavor, but I pretty much love coconut. I could put it in everything. The flowers are a bit much. They add a hint of medicine to the aftertaste.

Overall, a yummy good tea!

Backlog: I started my day with this tisane. I love it. Very strong in the fennel and anise, and it tastes very licorice-y as a result. YUM. The Yerba Mate is a lighter flavor, but it adds an earthy/vegetative taste that works really well with the licorice tones. A wonderful way to start the day.

YUM!

This is really good. It has such a delightful caramel character. While I don’t know that this is quite as good as my Sweet Caramel O’Mine, this IS the first tea that I would consider to be somewhat close to it, and this is the first tea that I’ve tried thus far that I would actually suggest as an alternative to my Sweet Caramel O’Mine. Yes… it’s that good.

I received this tea as a sample, it must be a new tea to the Element Tea line because I couldn’t find it on their website.

This is really quite yummy. Very authentic pumpkin pie flavor. Not just pumpkin or pumpkin spice, but, pumpkin pie. The buttery pastry tones hit my palate almost immediately. The pumpkin flavor is there as well as a light sprinkling of spices. This is not overwhelmingly spicy, the spice here is an accent to compliment the pumpkin pie.

This would be perfect to serve with dessert on Thanksgiving! Its awesome!

This ‘brews up’ a little lighter than most black teas – sort of comparable to a more vibrant oolong but with an orange hue. Very nice color. The aroma is amazing! Pumpkin and Pie (Crusty/bready) and caramel, and candy like. I have to say this is one of my favorite Pumpkin NovelTEAs! Nice job here, Element!!! I can taste the Pumpkin as well as the gentle cinnamon, candy flavors, sweet caramel, all on top of that more mild black tea taste.

I really like this!!!!

A good old standby for black chai! Organic, too! Always a plus!

Not awful, but seriously lacking in the way almond comes across. Smells pretty solid, light amaretto-fragranced black tea. Not particularly sweet, always felt this came across as more of a black tea with a hint of almond liquor. Solid for days when I’ve decided I abhor sweet, but not for me just about the rest of the time. Wanted to like it more.

Excellent! I really like this blend. It is not overwhelmingly minty. I expected the mint to overpower the white tea, but it has not. It is a pleasant balance.

I recommend steeping this one for at least five minutes. It’s very forgiving, and I don’t think that 2 – 3 minutes allows for enough flavor extraction.

A great substitute for coffee. The flavors complement each other very well. Great as both an early morning treat or dessert during the evening.

Revisiting this tea. It is really quite lovely. The jasmine is soft, sweet. I really like the way the flavors come together in this one. Here is my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2011/06/14/eternal-life-from-element-tea/

I really like this one! I like it a lot more than I thought I would.

There is a nice balance of flavors between the green tea, the fruit (currant & apricot) and the jasmine. The jasmine doesn’t taste fake or soapy. The fruit is a little stronger than the other flavors, but, it doesn’t come off as too fruity. A very light, pleasing cup.

I don’t taste much from the Pai Mu Tan, but every once in a while it peeks through. It’s quite tasty.

I totally agree with LiberTEAs on this one…check out her notes…

I really was nervous on trying this one but it is by far the BEST stand-alone ginger(root) infusion I have ever had!!! Nicely done, indeed!

Backlogging from yesterday!

A delicious pomegranate green. The raspberry in this blend is not extraordinarily distinguishable in the flavor and I think its main purpose is to provide some color to the dry leaf, but I can taste a hint of raspberry-like flavor in the cup. This taste develops as I make my way to the bottom of the cup.

The pomegranate has a bright flavor and the green tea is a light-bodied tea that is fresh and inviting. It is excellent iced! Yummy!