112 Tasting Notes

95

Cinnamon, apple and chamomile turned out to be a great flavor combination. This was one of my favorites. The cinnamon apple flavor was definitely the most prominent and the Chamomile was more of a background flavor.

Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 14 OZ / 400 ML

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82
drank Inspire - Summerberry by Tetley
112 tasting notes

Sumerberries with Rosehip was a mild fruity tea. It was slightly sweet but it did not taste tart like many other fruit herbal teas.

I steeped 2 cups with one bag. The first cup was Ice water steeped for only about 8 minutes then the second cup was about 85 degrees steeped for about 5 minutes. The mild flavor was likely due to the relatively short steeping time for the ice tea and the fact that the hot tea was steeped with the used teabag, but I really enjoyed it anyways.

Preparation
17 OZ / 500 ML

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73

Brown Rice & Green Tea was an interesting combination. I went together good. Although I enjoyed it I would prefer plain green tea as my everyday tea and this is good to mix it up once in a while.

Flavors: Toasted Rice

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 15 OZ / 450 ML

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50

I was excited to try this tea because I thought Honey and Lemon Tea would taste great. However, I found it a letdown… I had trouble tasting the honey flavor and in general the combination of flavors didn’t go together that well. I did finish the cup of tea but I didn’t enjoy it very much.

Flavors: Lemongrass

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 8 min or more 10 OZ / 300 ML

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70
drank Green by Higgins & Burke
112 tasting notes

This is “Green Tea with Lemongrass”. The title on the outside of the box doesn’t say ‘with lemongrass’ but that is what it says on the tea bag labels.

I enjoyed the smooth green tea flavor but I would have enjoyed pure green tea better than this combination.

Flavors: Lemongrass

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec 14 OZ / 400 ML
Kristal

Tim Hortons does the same thing I believe to cut costs :/

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83
drank Chamomile by Higgins & Burke
112 tasting notes

Tastes great! I’ve never tried a pure chamomile tea that I haven’t liked.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 14 OZ / 400 ML
Kristal

Another one of my favorites! :)

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88
drank Peppermint by Higgins & Burke
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This peppermint tea was excellent!

Flavors: Peppermint

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 30 sec 14 OZ / 400 ML
Kristal

One of my favorites :)

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70
drank organic very berry by Stash Tea
112 tasting notes

There are no preparation instructions on the box so it took some trial and error before I got it right. I almost gave up on this tea after my first cup but I am glad I came back and tried preparing it differently.

1st try – 96 degree Celsius water for about 6 minutes
I liked the fruit flavors mixed with rooibos but it was way too tart. Rating 50/100

2nd try – Ice water for about 1 hour
Still a bit tart but not as bad as the first try. Rating 70/100

3rd try – about 90 degree Celsius water for about 90 seconds
Very fruity taste blended with rooibos with a tart aftertaste. Rating 70/100

Flavors: Fruity, Rooibos, Tart

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 1 min, 30 sec 400 OZ / 11829 ML
Kristal

Hm. Maybe cold brewed would be better? If that’s your thing :)

ctjuggler

Thanks for the good idea!

I just brewed another cup but this time I brewed it in ice water for 1 hour. I enjoy it a bit more this way. It still tastes tart but it’s better. If you add a bit of sugar it would probably take the edge off as well. I did not try sugar though… adding sugar to tea is not my thing.

Kristal

I very very rarely add sugar as well.

Glad it’s improved a bit!

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90

This is the first rooibos tea I have tried and I really liked it. The name is perfect, it makes you feel like you are curled up on the couch beside the fireplace.

It just gives you a feeling of warmth (not just from the temperature but also from the taste).

I really enjoyed it and I will definitely be drinking this again soon, especially through the cold winter.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Cloves, Rooibos, Spices

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74

Honey, lemon, ginseng is a nice combination with a green tea. I enjoyed the tea but I would have liked it even better if the lemon & honey flavor were more prominent.

Preparation
12 OZ / 350 ML

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I just recently got into tea (fall of 2015).

I love trying many types of tea. So far I have tried many Black, Oolong, Green and White teas as well as Yerba Mate, Rooibos, Honey Bush, Chamomile, Mint and fruit teas. I have liked good teas in almost every category. I don’t go for overly bitter/astringent, tart, or sweet teas and I never add milk/cream, sugar or other sweeteners to my tea.

Even though I have many excellent teas I always want to try a new one just to see what it tastes like and if I like it even better than my current favorites. Eventually I will focus more on drinking my favorites rather than always trying a different type of tea.

Ratings:

85+ Excellent and I will definitely repurchase soon so I don’t run out.

75-84 Really good and I will probably buy it again.

65-74 Good and I might buy it again but on the other hand maybe I won’t repurchase.

50-64 OK and I might finish the box.

1-49 Really did not like it at all. I probably dumped out the rest of the cup for the teas on the lower end of this range.

I am only doing one review per tea. If I drink it multiple times and my opinion changes then I will go back and update my rating and tasting notes.

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