Mighty Leaf Tea

I am actually traveling in Kyoto at the moment and almost everywhere you order green tea (vending machines, restaurants, etc) you get it with toasted rice flavour. I did not like the flavour first time I had it back in Vanuatu. But here I like it a lot, not sure if it is due to tea quality or my changing tastes or probably both. Another side note is that in most Japanese restaurants you get served hot green tea free which is a nice tradition, all you have to do is ask for hotto Ocha (not matcha).

Love love loving this tea today. Only had 2 packs in the variety pack. Sadly, they are gone now. I steeped each bag twice so now I’ve had four cups. Total repurchase!

My first experience with rooibos. This is a pleasant surprise! Very refreshing hot and after the tea has cooled down a bit. Finally, a winner in the variety pack that I’m plowing through!

Upon another try this morning and then checking out my previous review, I can’t help but laugh. Was I truly saying I preferred Bigelow’s English Breakfast to this? A whole leaf tea bag compared to a measly tea bag which is fine in it’s own right but certainly not in the same category? Hahaha. I have to laugh at myself. :)

This tasted really good this morning. Getting ready to have a second steep- love that about Mighty Leaf.

Drinking this morning. 2nd bag out of sampler pack. This time I didn’t add milk or sugar and it held up pretty well on it’s own. Nothing to “write home about” but not bad, considering I don’t feel the need to add sugar or milk!

Continuing on with my reviews from the variety pack… This tea is not all that I hoped for it to be. Good enough, but I wouldn’t buy a box. Again I find myself comparing to Bigelow’s English Breakfast and I prefer the cheaper tea to this one! Go figure.

Had this for the past two mornings at work. Easy since I don’t have to add anything to it. Tastes good too!

Sweet Orange Dulce back in my life after an extended absence, or so it seemed to me. Drinking out of my new Mighty Leaf Tea Top Brew Mug- sleek, convenient, and currently keeping my beloved tea so hot that I can barely drink it! This is just as good as I remember it and even better now that I have my little brew mug that is oh so handy :)

Second round with this tea. Didn’t add any sugar or milk and it tasted awesome! Love that I don’t have to bother with all the “extras”. So much easier and probably the mark of a good tea. Can’t wait to buy a box! This will surely become my morning tea. :) Happy happy happy. Even got my hubby to try a sip this morning!

Smells good, tastes good. A very pleasant tea. I want to say smooth…I think what I’m tasting here are just really well blended flavors. Nice!

Edited to add: What is it with me and this “perfumy” thing? I truly think I must have a slight dislike of Jasmine, and that is what I’m picking up here as I continue to drink this first cup. Still pleasant enough though.

Edited again to add: Can’t stop thinking about this tea even 8 plus hours later. Need to try it again to tomorrow because it clearly made an impression this morning despite the jasmine issue above.

Had this again today on the go in a travel mug. Still wonderful, but with the mug top on I missed out on the wonderful aroma. Starting to realize now that tea really can be such a full sensory experience!

Another one that I didn’t like at first and now have grown to really appreciate. Got another variety pack (yes, I like them) and was really happy to have this cup of tea this afternoon! Tastes lovely.

Had 2nd tea bag out of variety pack yesterday afternoon. Actually not as bad as I remember. Still wouldn’t buy this, but not unpleasant to drink either.
The variety pack is finito and I don’t know how I’m going to entertain myself now!

This is my first experience with anything Jasmine and the first description that comes to mind is “perfumy”. Not crazy about the smell- seems like it should be in a bath product not a tea. Perhaps it’s just me. The tea is pleasant enough to drink and I even steeped the tea bag a second time. The second cup I’m having now is less smelly of course, but still not my favorite.
I just got the variety pack that has a bunch of choices in it- can’t wait to try them all!

This tasted more like a creamsickle than a tea. The aroma is mostly vanilla with some orange, with a hint of spices. I can see how some people would really enjoy it, but it’s not my thing. There’s not enough tea presence for me…it is dominated by the flavoring.

I have a big bag of this, so I brewed up a pot this morning. I’m not too excited about this tea. Maybe I brewed with too many leaves. It’s bitter despite the short steep and tastes a bit like unripe fruit. A spoonful of agave nectar makes it tolerable, but still unripe. I guess in the future I’ll keep my tea as tea, pomegranate as fruit or juice, and acai as a berry!

I really wasn’t going to log this, but I’m still thinking about it a day later, so I might as well.

Yesterday we hosted our first Thanksgiving at our house. I wanted to be sure to have sweet tea for my Southern family, but I also am trying to avoid caffeine since I’m pregnant. I had several of these pouches from before the pregnancy, sitting on a shelf near the stove, and decided I’d make them decaf.

To do so I boiled two pots of water, dropped the tea bag in one for 60 seconds, mashed water out of the bag, and transferred it to the new pot for a regular steeping time (about 3.5 minutes for me).

And it was great! I had two cups of sweet tea, everyone had their traditional Thanksgiving beverage, and I am imagining drinking lots and lots of sweet tea again. Now I just need to feel comfortable trying this with a really good quality loose leaf hot tea.

Until then, I’m going to keep using up my decaf/herbal/rooibos stash. :)