The Republic of Tea

While not as full as I’d like this tea is perfect for a morning pick me up or an evening companion. The hint of plum softens the green tea taste and smooths out the aftertaste very nicely. Try it with sugar & cream for a whole other discovery.

Found a tiny baggy of this in the back of my drawer which is probably several years old. Somehow, it still tastes strongly of blackberry. I probably should have guessed that I’d find blackberry tea to be a bit unpleasant warm – I’m pretty particular about fruit flavored warm teas. This would probably be good cold during the summer.

This tastes like cider, not tea! Not unpleasant, but a little too overspiced for my taste. Still, it was a free sample and that is nice.

I’m ok with this tea, but get cravings for it. I like the black tea base, but the ginger/peach is a bit effervescent. The scent is wonderful, though, and that’s why I usually brew this. Personally, I like tea that has more body.

I like RoT’s breakfast tea line. Not a bad one in the bunch, and it’s nice to have a little variety to choose from in the morning.

My go-to tea if I’ve overeaten. Not eye-wateringly minty. Light and easy on the stomach.

This is the one that got me started on breakfast teas. A good ol’ standby.

Nice and light and not too much mint flavor. Has a slight sweetness to it, so I usually don’t add additional sweeteners.

A sturdy breakfast tea and a great morning pick-me-up.

Has a nice sweetness all on its own.

A great strong shot of green.

Got this free sample with the new RoT catalog. I am glad it was free is all I can say.
Smells great, tastes ok, but weak.

This is a great loose-leaf tea for ice tea!

It certainly has a strong almond smell and taste, but little vanilla, and really nothing that exciting going on. Might pair well with some cookies. I think it’s funny that the manufacturer suggests a strong brew could withstand pairing with milk, because milk challenged all vanilla notes in my cup. The brew is really rather weak.

the first time i tried this tea was when my Republic of Tea December Catalog Came In The Mail And A Free Sample Was In The Package i was going over to my sister-in-law’s studio and made it and steeped it for 5 mins and went to the bank and came back and the whole studio had a house warming aura from the tea

the taste of this wonderful tea is excellent this has to be my 2nd favorite tea

This tea in iced tea form is outstanding – comes in a nice bottle too.

This is one of my favorite teas to drink, I especially enjoy the complexity of how both the lemon grass and ginger are vying for my attention. Also has a great aroma!

very rich and complex for a berry tea. not overly fruity (a plus). one of my favorites!

There was a brief period, several years ago, when I obsessively drank peppermint tea (Celestial Seasonings, I believe) out of the mistaken belief that I could not get the tea I really wanted (RoT’s Ginseng Peppermint, which for some reason I thought they’d quit making). I soon bored of this and went back to the old tried-and-true gallons of soda.

Drinking this tea brought me back to that. It’s a really nice tea, with solid, delicious mint flavor and full body. Alas, it also reminds me of why I dropped my previous short-lived tea obsession—mint tea alone gets pretty boring, at least for me. I think I like slightly more varied blends. That said, however, this is a really nice, smooth tea. I could see myself buying a tin, but it would probably take me a while to go through it. If you like plain mint tea, you’ll probably like this one.

I have to concur with previous reviewers—this tea has a nice smell but lacks the flavor to match. It’s not that it tastes bad, it’s just very weak. Meh. At least it was a free sample.

I ended up with a tin of this + the 12 bags in the holiday sampler, so I had a lot of it to drink this season. At first, I put up with it, then I had a phase where I preferred it (steeped strongly: 2 bags per mug, or a small mug for one bag), then I’ve had other tea in the meanwhile, and now have ended up not caring for it so much again. So: if you plan to drink it in a month, I recommend it, but I don’t think it holds up on its own.

This came as a free sample with the RoT catalog yesterday. But I have to say the reviews all seem pretty much accurate.

This is probably one of my favorite fruit teas. The blackberry is a strong flavor, but doesn’t overpower the flavor of the tea itself. The sage is a subtle background flavor, but is definitely detectable.