Tealish

Guh. Last night was a rough one. Food tasted funny, I napped for three hours and was still exhausted, and I had a pounding headache that 4 tylenol didn’t even touch. I reached for this in hopes of getting some relief. It did help everything but the headache, for which I am grateful, but I still ended up in bed early with the covers over my head.

I reached for this tea because if I have to go after another of my “flu-feeling-better” teas, I’m going to scream, but I don’t want to waste any of my favorites when I can’t really taste them properly. So I went for this, hoping the orange zest and juniper berries would do something for my flu (it’s been a week now). I was surprised at how tasty it is! Surprised and very pleased. Another winner from Tealish! It seems that if I just avoid anything with hibiscus in it, their teas are pretty good! It doesn’t taste medicinal like a lot of herbals do and the spices in it keep it different enough to keep my interest.

I don’t think I gave this one a fair shake last time I tried it. I was only kinda meh on the experience, but I think I might have scorched it or something, because this time around it was delicious! A very full Earl flavour that isn’t too sweet and works well with the smoky green base.

Mmmm. I was very excited to try this tea, and was very pleased at the results. It’s very mellow, both for a green and a Grey. The Earl Grey flavour wasn’t terribly strong, but it was such an all-around nice cup of tea that I didn’t particularly care.

Having a bit of a crap day, including trying to decide if I need to call the cops or not, and I definitely needed something to wake me up and be soothing. This fit the bill beautifully. It’s smooth and not bitter at all. I only let it steep for 2 minutes and I’m in heaven. The vanilla and caramel and grenadine are all very present…I am very happy with this tea! Yay Tealish! You didn’t ruin this with hibiscus!

I was more than half-asleep when I made my morning cuppa. I brewed this at the same temperature I did for greens, and then forgot about it for ten minutes. I was sure that I had ruined it, but it was surprisingly not bitter! A little cold.

What else can I say? It was pleasant but forgettable, a nice little caffeine boost in a tasty package, but I didn’t linger over it.

This was a nice tea, very fruity without being floral and perfumey. The black tea was mild, not bitter. It was an enjoyable cup, but didn’t wow me. I got bored before I finished it.

So I had this while running around Toronto yesterday and I was sad to say I wasn’t impressed. It was tasty at first, but the true test of a rooibos for me is if it can stay in my travel mug and not go weird and this one failed. It tasted a bit like blueberry, but soon enough it was a bit “I’mma let you finish, but hibiscus is the best tea ingredient of all time!” Blegh. Why? Why ruin delicious teas with hibiscus? Ever since the Hibiscus Raspberry coffee cherry mess, hibiscus just makes my stomach turn. I’ll finish out this bag and keep a close eye on the steep time, but I don’t think I’ll restock it.

I drink this a lot more than I log it. Almost every night, in fact. I’m still playing with the steep time to try and avoid bitterness.

Mmmm. Very mellow Earl flavour, not bitter or earthy at all. A very relaxing before-bed tea.

After the beauty of Strawberry Shortcake last night, I pulled this one back out to see it if it was comparable.

Not even close. Not even in the same realm. I had the Strawberry Shortcake from Tea Emporium last night and I can still taste it. I finished this cup five minutes ago and couldn’t tell you what it tastes like. This is definitely not one to restock, in fact, it will probably go up for swap.

This is a tasty tea, but it’s just that. It’s not mind blowing, it’s not juicy, it’s not amazing, it’s just tasty. It’s light a refreshing and one I’m glad I’ve tried, but this 50 g needs to do a lot more to impress me before I decide to replace it. I drank about half the mug and got distracted. 15 minutes later I started this review and honestly couldn’t remember what it tasted like. So….tasty, but forgettable.

Love, love, love this one. I’ve had it cold steeping for a few days and I had forgotten how good is it cold. It’s minty and fruity and utterly delicious. It’s still that blue raspberry slushie flavour without all of the sugar and badness.

This is my jug o iced tea for the moment. I love this stuff. I made it too weak, next time I’ll add more leaf, but it is still delicious and everything I want in an iced tea. Blue slushie! Yum!

The wife and I deep cleaned the house today, and we are beat. We also went through an entire pitcher of this to keep us hydrated (especially after walking to the grocery store and lugging home groceries in his heat…blegh). This is a definite restock for me.

Yum yum yum. My wife and I are drinking this like mad. It still tastes like a blue icee, without the syrupy sweetness, and the mint makes it just beautifully refreshing after being out in the sun.

My wife tasted this iced and hit the nail on the head.

It tastes like a blue raspberry icee without the painful amounts of sugar.

Yummmmmmm. Or those rocket popsicles. I’m going to try these as popsicles.

They were right on this one! It does make an amazing iced tea! Hot, for me, the flavors go “Ooooh, berries…blegh chamomile….mmm mint!” and it leaves you with this amazingly tingly note. Iced, though, it reverses. At first, it tastes like the sun tea mom used to make with a sprig of fresh mint thrown in for flavor. You almost forget about the berries until they surprise you, mixing with the chamomile to create something delicious. It is wonderful, I’m so glad I made a pitcher of it!

This tea is so weird! In a wonderfully good way, but weird! I love raspberry mojitos, so this sounded right up my alley. The scent of the leaves is a bit aggressive, the sniff of the big tin in store sent me into a sneezing fit (not all over the tea, thank goodness). The scent calms down a bit after steeping and the taste is out of this world. I love it! I can’t wait to make it into an iced tea. The sweet berries with the tingly, cool mint? The tea was made for summer!