Haha oops, another tea I am reviewing as I sip it down lol :P I ordered this sample in my last HI order as I need to find more herbals, my cupboard is seriously dwindling in that department. And I love blends with eucalyptus, so I thought I’d give this a go.
Dry, it smells very citrusy with a fresh hint of eucalyptus. I got 3 cups out of my sample and would have loved to try this iced, but I was craving this this morning so I didn’t feel like saving it haha. Today I steeped for 5 minutes, and the liquor is its characteristic bright pink, probably from the hibiscus and beetroot. It has a rather tart scent when steeped, and a hint of that metallic hibiscus smell lol.
As for the flavor, this one is very herby and tart, definitely hibiscus in this. Today I can actually taste some carrot I think, interesting. The eucalyptus is not overly present, maybe it provides a slight freshness to the blend, but it’s mostly a sour citrusy tea. A lot of fruits and veggies in this one and it makes for quite a fruity cup.
Overall, this one is not bad for a change in routine every once in a while, and I do crave it at times as it is super bright, but I imagine this would really be SPLENDID iced or cold brewed. Closer to summer I might pick up some more of this to try iced tea, it’s much too cold out to have that at this time of year haha. Happy to have tried this, but be a bit wary if you aren’t a fan of tart teas. Sweetener would probably tone that down, or a shorter steep time, but I am enjoying it as is this morning, and have also enjoyed the previous cups prepared the same way :)
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My cupboard is also not so great in the herbal department.
yeah i’ve started trying to pick more up here and there
I need a lot more! If I drink too much caffeine I get feeling terrible, so I am always on the look out for new ones. Sitting on a Verdant cart full of my favorite herbals as we speak though lol…must not order yet…lol
heh caffeine doesn’t bother me but it’s nice to have options that i really like as cold brews in the summer.
I just discovered Vanilla Citrus and I now have to wait because I just ordered from Verdant.
Ooh yes herbals are the best for cold brews, my favorite so far is Midsummer Night’s Dream by DavidsTea haha it’s so orangey and good when cold brewed :D
@Courtney – Haha awe darn that’s the worst, when you find an epic tea and want to order it but you’ve just made an order lol..that’s why I’m hesitant to go through with my Verdant cart lol, I have the blend of the month club on its way to me right now and if I find one I like I might have to add it lol
It looks like the Vanilla Citrus is out of stock right now, phew. It’s really quite the balance with waiting on orders – on the one hand, I don’t want to have to do multiple orders, but on the other I don’t want to miss out on things that may disappear before I place an order haha.
Haha agreed! I am holding off on my Verdant order because I just remembered I have two other orders coming, I didn’t place them online so I forgot about them lol, and also some free Teavivre samples. Eeek too much tea again lol
My cupboard is also not so great in the herbal department.
yeah i’ve started trying to pick more up here and there
I need a lot more! If I drink too much caffeine I get feeling terrible, so I am always on the look out for new ones. Sitting on a Verdant cart full of my favorite herbals as we speak though lol…must not order yet…lol
heh caffeine doesn’t bother me but it’s nice to have options that i really like as cold brews in the summer.
I just discovered Vanilla Citrus and I now have to wait because I just ordered from Verdant.
Ooh yes herbals are the best for cold brews, my favorite so far is Midsummer Night’s Dream by DavidsTea haha it’s so orangey and good when cold brewed :D
@Courtney – Haha awe darn that’s the worst, when you find an epic tea and want to order it but you’ve just made an order lol..that’s why I’m hesitant to go through with my Verdant cart lol, I have the blend of the month club on its way to me right now and if I find one I like I might have to add it lol
It looks like the Vanilla Citrus is out of stock right now, phew. It’s really quite the balance with waiting on orders – on the one hand, I don’t want to have to do multiple orders, but on the other I don’t want to miss out on things that may disappear before I place an order haha.
Haha agreed! I am holding off on my Verdant order because I just remembered I have two other orders coming, I didn’t place them online so I forgot about them lol, and also some free Teavivre samples. Eeek too much tea again lol