Celestial Seasonings

A nice warm cup on a rainy day. Nothing in the flavour profile other than an average chamomile. Typical hay, lemony/citrus notes, and a slightly vegetal dried flower taste.

This is my top favorite herbal tea. I think it’s seasonal, or they discontinued it or something, as I haven’t been able to find it again anywhere. I adore the toasted chicory flavor. It’s kind of nutty and I vastly prefer it to rooibos as an herbal tea base. It takes milk nicely, and has a strong cinnamon sweet flavor. This is my very last bag, so this is a sad sipdown.

I often say that Celestial Seasonings rarely surprises me. This is one time they have! I love their Sugar Plum Spice Tea!

I’ve tried this tea both as a hot brew and cold brew and can say that I prefer this tea warmed. It draws out the flavors in a more complimentary way whereas a cold brew makes it sweet, but in an unpleasant way. It’s like sipping on cold sweetened cinnamon water. Not festive or refreshing!

As a hot brew, though, I thoroughly enjoy this tea! I tend to steep this tea at 190 degrees for 5 minutes but am, often, lazy about removing the bag from the cup as I like the continued flavorings the tea imparts so some steeps have gone on for 15-20 minutes. Sometimes it will develop a bit of a tart aftertaste, which I enjoy, but it never makes for an undrinkable cup. I’ve been known to make a new brew with a new bag without removing the prior bag. Sometimes my brew can have upwards of three tea bags in a cup from me not removing the prior brew’s bag. When I notice the brew getting too tart I discard the bags and start the process again. If not obvious, I tend to drink several cups of this tea when I do make it.

Another quality about this tea I enjoy is that it is sweet enough that it doesn’t require me to add sweeteners or milk. On a few occasions I’ll add a bit of sweetener whenever my piled up tea bags create a more tart than sweet taste. Fortunately, this tea is very forgiving so removing the tea bags and adding a little sweetener easily remedies the tart flavor.

Finally, I really enjoy the scents of the tea, too. The fruit scent with hints of cinnamon and hibiscus I pick up on, but, thankfully, the ginger is not. I think the cinnamon could be masking the smell for me, which is good as I tend to not like teas with a ginger flavor or aroma.

Again, this is by far one of my favorite Celestial Seasoning offerings and one that will be a frequent visitor in my tea cupboard.

I like how it’s light but sweet!

I have to say I’m probably a bit biased here seeing as I’m a Georgia boy born and bred but I absolutely adored this tea, I actually reused the same teabag two days in a row to make sure I’d gotten everything I could out of it!

It’s a bit hard to drink with food, it’s probably better on it’s own but I still liked it!

Celestial Seasonings rarely impresses me with one of their offerings. This, unfortunately, is not one of those times.

I caught the slight aroma of chamomile but it didn’t translate through to the flavor of the tea. While I wasn’t expecting anything strong in flavor, this is so bland it’s like drinking warmed water.

Thankfully this is the only bag I have of it.

I’m not a fan of peppermint tea, but this was part of my sampler pack so I’m working on finishing the bags I have remaining. It’s not a tea I’d purchase again, but I would recommend it to anyone who likes peppermint tea and wants something low-cost and easy to find.

Obviously, it smells and tastes like peppermint. I’m not picking up on any other flavors but the peppermint flavor is not overpowering even though it’s the main aroma/flavor.

As I’m not a fan of this tea, I opted to mix the remaining tea bags with a chocolate tea I’m, also, not a fan of. The combination of the two along with a little sugar and milk has made both teas more pleasant for my palate. If rating the tea as part of a combination (like my chocolate mint combo), I’d rate the tea closer to 40-45.

This is my “go to” before bed. I love the smell of the Honey and Vanilla! It’s a light flavor, which is perfect before going to sleep.

Another sipdown of a beloved tea. The vanilla, the lemon, the toasty base, and the shortbread-flavour. I can’t wait to buy a box next year!

The vanilla and the citrus and the butter just make the best cup. It tastes like a sugar cookie and it regularly makes my day significantly better.