Beach Bellini

I was gifted this last Christmas and have 2 tea bags left. I like this as a mid day cup of tea but I have to be in the right mood for it (I think that’s true for most teas though!). I drank this mostly through the spring and summer. Its a warm day today and I want to make some space in the cabinet. I don’t like the plastic packaging it comes in. The container is shaped like to-go cup and it fits awkwardly in my cabinet.
The tea has a light yellow tint to it. It’s light and fruity- mostly pineapple and mango but I get hints of peach too though that’s not in the ingredients. It does leave a bit of a syrupy feeling in my mouth after but not unpleasantly.
I still miss Teavana shops and I’m pretty sure I tried it there when the shops were in operation. If I saw this on sale at the local Target, I’d probably pick it up again.

This doesn’t have much flavor, even with less water, so I’m leaving the tea bag in. I think I’m picking up some pineapple flavor? I don’t really like this so I’m putting it in the fridge to see if it’s better cold. Will follow up later.

Later . . .

This is gross. Being cold doesn’t help it at all. It’s a drain dump for me.

Note: This was a sachet from Publix, not an old Teavana loose leaf blend, so I don’t think this was due to age.

God does this tea smell good in the bag. Like luscious fruit candy. I let it steep for 6 minutes on everyone’s recommendations. It’s better than I remember- sweet, but not cloyingly so. I think it would be an excellent summer iced tea with frozen fruit. Peach is mostly on the aftertaste- initial taste is citrusy and orange, maybe some of the pineapple or apple. Definitely fruity, but not much else. Still, pleasant cuppa.

Enjoyed this iced, girlfriend’s purchase and recommendation.

Steeped hot, let cool overnight, iced the next day. We enjoyed a few tumblers of it next to the pool. Light, fruity, and sweet! I look forward to diving in for a full review with a future steeping. I will definitely be trying this tea again.

So, this was a light, fruity tea, but a bit of a disappointment. It wasn’t a bad cup, but I probably should have added more or steeped it longer (it was a 5 minute steep). My very educated tea mentor mentioned that I should have done one of the two things just mentioned…I should have listened. I did add a little sugar, and it seemed to spruce it up a bit. Overall, I’ll finish the sample, but not go back to this particular flavor (convenient, since Teavana is out of business).

This is one of those teas where I brewed up a cup and drank it without it making any sort of an impression on me at all. :/

It certainly wasn’t offensive, but at the same time I only have the mildest recollection of it being fruity with a lightly spicy push at the end. Tolerable, but not something I’d go out of my way to brew again.

I absolutely LOVED this tea when I sampled it at Teavana in Ontario Mills but it was much too sweet for me. It was 1 for 1 ice tea afternoon, so I asked for one without sugar. I promptly went back and bought 50g (it’s pricey!), and drank that throughout my stay in California.

I loved the tea so much that when I heard Teavana was closing down, I asked my friend to pick me up 300g from Canada for me, and then 100g for my nephew. She ended up getting me 500g total because there was a promotion. This is still my go to ice tea, but rather than hot steep + ice, I cold-steep it. It’s now more sugary than I like, so I dilute it a bit with water. I will try to make a fruity ice tea with this and another tea from my cupboard.

I remember loving the smell of this one in the store. Not sure if it aged poorly or the flavors just aren’t my thing, but I found drinking this tea to be unpleasant. Kind of a biting fruit flavor and nothing sweet to help it out. YAY for a sipdown!

I had the chance to get a free cup of this on Saturday, since it was National Iced Tea Day. It was quite good, but very tropical! They used like 6 spoons of tea to make it which is probably why I don’t get flavour when I make teavana teas at home. I would get this tea again, if it weren’t so expensive there. It had a different taste to it, which I assume was the papaya. Overall it was very refreshing!

A few weeks ago I caved and purchased the new teas from Teavana’s cocktail-inspired collection. There was a sale, and, even though I abhor going into actual Teavana stores, there are a few blends I really like. Additionally, I haven’t been wowed enough by this year’s spring/summer offerings from DT to make repeat purchases, so I had some money left in my tea budget. I’m a sucker for fruit teas, and I never got around to trying this blend last year, but I’m thrilled to have given it a go.

It’s delicious. It’s like a tropical vacation in a glass. I’m so happy that the pineapple flavor isn’t very strong, at least not to my taste buds. The predominant flavors for me are, thankfully, papaya and mango, and they’re complimented with just a hint of pineapple and citrus. I steeped a pitcher of this yesterday and have just finished off the last few cups. It’s so light and refreshing despite being packed with flavor. If I enjoyed being out in the sun for extended periods of time, this is the sort of tea I could imagine happily sipping poolside (maybe with a splash of white rum).

The only negative, and this holds true to so many fruit teas, is that you don’t get a lot of bang for your buck.

The upside is I’ve found another fruit blend to add to my warm weather iced/cold tea rotation. That’s always a good thing.