The Republic of Tea

Its smells wonderful (that is,if you like the smell of wine). Due to the grape, it tastes sweet and even a bit sour, but delightfully so. Great for after dinner. I drink it occasionally, just like some would drink a glass of wine.

Mmmm. It’s definitely a tea kind of morning. Woke up with cramps and had to do homework. I love these teas because it helps make my decision. I needed to GET HAPPY! haha. Still very much love this tea (:

This is one of my favorites! It is super sweet (probably cuz I add honey to all my tea). It has a hint of lemon too, which is probably why I like it so much. Decided to make some Get Happy tea because finals week is bringing me down. I think it’s workingggg!

This is very nice. As others have said, the mint comes through more than the chocolate – and I wouldn’t mind a bit stronger chocolate taste – but still, it’s a very good flavoured tea. And the rooibos is nicely hidden in the background. Thanks to Starfevre for this sample.

The packaged bag didn’t say how many ounces of water, so I used 8 oz of water with one teabag – and I see now from others’ comments that it’s intended for 6 oz of water. That accounts for a slightly too-mild, too-watery flavour. If I get some more of this, I’ll use less water.

Steeped for 8 minutes, added sugar and skim milk.

Mmmm… this is good!

Nice chocolate flavour, interesting other taste-hints (bit of tang or tart), and the rooibos is nicely in the background. I would buy this one. Thanks, Starfevre!

Steeped for 8 minutes, added sugar and milk.

I really love this tea. I always add honey to my tea, so idk if that changes the tea too much.
I also keep my tea bag in for much too long cuz I always forget about it.

Mood: relaxed, warm, loving

This tea blend is okay. I like the banana notes, but they seem a little artificial with alcoholic type scent… like an banana-scented ester that I made in high school chemistry class! I noticed the chocolate, which helped the banana a little bit, but not enough IMO. This is good with a little milk to subdue the banana notes. Otherwise, I don’t think I will be purchasing this beverage in the future; however, it is a good beverage for bedtime just because its rooibos.

I tried a sample of this tea today at World Market. I got excited because a) tea and b) I would get to write more for Steepster! Is that silly?

The tea was good, but a little bitter. Perhaps the bag was left in too long. Usually I don’t like fruity teas, but this one worked for me. Not to the point that I bought a container, mind you. The black tea gave me a big kick of caffeine, even from a small cup. I could not detect ginger in this tea, which is a little odd since it is the first word in the name!

This tea is very…simple. There’s not a lot of depth or body to it. I feel like the black tea is very strong while in comparison to the almond and vanilla flavors. It just doesn’t blend very well. The sweetness towards the end of a sip kind of saves the tea, but I don’t think I’ll be buying this one again.

I know it’s a honey flavored tea….but I thought that the honey flavor overpowered the whole thing and detracted from the taste of the green tea.

I curled up with a big tumbler of this tea almost every night during the three weeks i spent reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, so the smell of it always brings that very pleasant experience to mind. I find it best with a touch of honey. I’m still working on my latte-making technique, but i find a vanilla rooibos latte even more tempting than a masala chai latte, and this one is an absolutely lovely vanilla rooibos.

I am in love with this black tea. Steeped for strong & added stevia. Maybe it’s because I love blood orange juice so much and there is just the right amount of it in this tea. I bought this as a loose leaf tea in the bulk section at Central Market (HEB) and I couldn’t be more pleased. I’ve been drinking Mates in the morning but will be switching back to the tried and true blacks I think! Can’t wait to try it iced!

The main thing I tasted was coconut, against a background of generally mild, brownish things (carob, malted barley, chicory). I picked up a hint of carob and/or cocoa, but not much. I think I would have liked it a lot better if it had had more chocolate flavour.

I dunno, there’s something about coconut in tea — or at least coconut in the teas I’ve tried — to me it tastes sort of soapy or something. Whereas I usually quite like coconut.
So… not terrible, but not all that good either.

It was fun to try it, though – thanks to Starfevre for the sample!

Steeped for 8 minutes. I added 1/3 tsp sugar, and some milk.

Quite a nice, mellow tea. The chocolate and strawberry flavours are low-key (a nice “natural” strawberry, not that candy/bubble-gum taste), and it went down pleasantly. I’ve come to like flavoured rooibos, and rooibos seems to be a good base for this.
(I often want the flavours to be stronger, esp the chocolate, but maybe that’s because I’m a novice and I think I’m drinking hot chocolate.) I would have this again, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.
I added 1/3 tsp sugar, and milk.
(Steeped for 14 minutes, oops.)
Thanks to Starfevre for this sample.

I’m sipping on this right now and I love it in the afternoon when I want something warm and easy. I’m usually at work when I drink it so the temp of the water cooler hot water option is perfect for this tea. I tend to use one tea bag for the entire afternoon and still have the aroma of blueberry at 5pm.

I was so happy to see a decaf version of this lovely tea! Blackberry Sage has been a favorite for years, but the black tea had a little too much caffeine for me to drink in the afternoon or evening. I can happily sip this delicious tea any time of day now.

This tea continues to deliver! When I’m sick or well, when it’s hot or cold. I’m glad I picked it up.

This tea smells amazing. Just like blackberries. And has big chunks of blackberry in it (that my finace thought would be funny to eat two of last night!)

Hot, I kind of lose the blackberries, which take a backseat to the tea itself. I get the tang, but not the taste. I do get a nice greeny spinach finish from the sage.

So, I cold brewed this overnight and I found my blackberries! They’re fruity, and juicy and tangy and right there! The spinach splash from the sage becomes more prominent too, as the tea itself just seems to bind all the flavors together smoothly without making itself known as much.

I like this tea both ways for sure, but I think iced edges out hot just because that’s where the blackberry flavor is!

Backlog:
I bought this tea at the local Whole Foods (gosh, that place is addicting!). I was really excited to try my first wuyi oolong. This did not disappoint. It was delicious, warm, complex yet simple, and somewhat peachy. Very good blend. Very good for the price.