The Republic of Tea

Another cup of good-for-me tea down the hatch. /faux British accent ;)

After all the over-indulging I’ve done during the holidays, a bit of Detoxing might not be a bad thing.

This tea does taste rather like a medicinal tea would, so I wonder if I steeped it to medicinal strength (ie. 10-15 minutes) if it would cure all my ills?
/sarcasm ;)

Whew, I didn’t realize how many teas I owned until I had to add them all to my cupboard!

I suspect this’ll get lost in the ‘spam’ of everyone updating their Cupboards, but it’s not like I have anything interesting to say about this tea that I haven’t said before. I’ve been very stressed lately and my diet and everything have gone to hell, so maybe this’ll help a little. shrugs :)

I figured with all the horrible stress I’ve been under that my body could use a bit of a clean-up, here’s hoping it actually helps.

I seem to be on a bit of a honey kick right now. I added about half a spoonful and I actually really enjoyed the way it changed the taste. It’s still distinctly herby but not in such an obvious good-for-you way. It’s sweet, but not hugely so, just right for before bed.

Unfortunatly steeping this longer doesn’t make it taste better, only more herb-y. Basically it tastes like it’s ‘good’ for you. :S

Eh, not really impressed with this one. I might just have a stale batch but it tastes slightly sweet, slightly herbal, and not much else. Unless this miraculously cures all my ills I don’t think I’ll be running out to buy this after I’ve finished this container.

One of my favorites!

This is one of my favorites! I used to stock up every year at Barnes & Noble with my ex’s employee discount, but now that they no longer carry Republic of Tea at B&N and my ex no longer works there anyway, I haven’t tasted it in a while.

As I have often found with fruity teas, it has a less-mature, more candy-like scent when you sniff it straight from the tin. This one reminds me of a bubble gum of my childhood; I think it might be Big League Chew?

When brewed, it blossoms into a rather more complex scent that reminds me more of certain boutique colas that I have tasted, complex yet oddly familiar. The bubble gum note is definitely still present, but I definitely mean that in a good way. I like it with a little bit of sugar, because I think fruity teas always fall flat without sugar, even if it’s not a significant amount.

Light cherry taste in one of the sweeter greens that I’ve had—sencha, cherry and rose petals all add to the sweetness. The petals in with the tea leaves are a nice touch, even if they aren’t actually cherry blossoms.

Made it iced

Drinking this straight after brewing for 4 minutes is punishment.

Drinking this with a little milk and sugar after brewing for 4 minutes is yummy!

Does that make me a wuss? Eh, it’s good so who care!

I’m mixed on this tea. I was expecting the tea equivalent of a kick to the head with stoutness on this one but it turned out not that way at all. Yeah, it’s strong and I can feel the caffeine running through my veins. But taste wise it wasn’t as overpowering as I expected.

But I think I’m going to have to stick to my previous thoughts of just not liking Assam. There is something about Assam… it, to me, tastes like cardboard smells. So I’m drinking this enjoyable tea and then get a ending taste like I licked a shipping box (which no, I don’t do regularly) and the taste only comes up with things that have Assam in them.

So here’s my question: how crazy am I? Is it the maltiness of the Assam that reminds me of cardboard? Or am I just getting bad Assams that actually taste of cardboard?

One of my old favorites. Smooth yet pleasantly strong with a hint of Mango. Also good with Gensoy soymilk in a cold winter day.

Gorgeous color and delish!

Great after a filling.

Lots of tea…great steeped for about 45 seconds with a liberal splash of soy milk.

Delicious!