The Republic of Tea

This isn’t a bad tea, but I can’t say that it’s great either. It’s a tea that doesn’t live up to it’s scent. The smell of it is warm and comforting and really entrancing, but the taste ends up a little bit musty on the tongue. By the end of the tin I’m just wanting to simmer it on the stove and use it for pot-pourri.

Until I ran into Teavana’s Almond Biscotti this was my favourite almond tea. It’s very, very good and I would still never turn it down.

This is great as iced tea. I use 2 bags All Day Breakfast, 1 bag Wild Berry, turbanado sugar and ice.

This is my “treat” tea. Everyday needs a treat.

Good hot, better iced. 1/2 gallon iced tea recipe: 1 Earl Greyer, 2 All Day Breakfast, Ice, summer….

My “goto” tea

Detox tea that doesn’t taste like detox tea. Warming, rich and nutty. Great before bedtime on a winter evening.

Not sure what brand this is. But I’m steeping and about to drink a pot of Mango Ceylon tea at the Tea Garden in Minneapolis

The orange flavor is light and delicate but even that overpowers the white tea.

An acceptable tea. I find it to be one of the weakest selections in the Republic of Tea brand. Neither the vanilla nor the almond really meld with the tea flavour.

Average black tea. It’s from the tea stash at work and I really need a cup to wake me up and comfort me. This tea did the job for the moment.

Not as good as a real British or Irish tea (like Barry’s), but pretty close.

Unsure how to rate this. I have made it 3 or 4 different times, and each time I primarily just taste warm water with a hint of green tea, and a bitter earth flavor that I can only assume are the berries. Odd, since the ingredients state this blend does have blueberries in it, which should have added some sweetness? I steeped it a bit longer than it called for, still not much difference in the results. Maybe it’s just not for me.

I really like this – it’s sweet and creamy. Vanilla rooibos is my favorite way to drink it.