I know a review won’t matter with 101 of them already and this one will get buried under the people that have multiple entries for this tisane, but I leave a note for everything so here we go.
I forgot how much I enjoy one of the old Celestial Seasonings stand-bys, stands-by, stand-bies. Immortal blends? Whatever you want to call it. Bright peachy sweet-tart, faintly herbal, little syrupy-thick, great hot or iced. The cream is present in the heavenly smell of the dry leaf as kind of a vanilla pudding note but I don’t think I get it in taste. I never not have a feeling of well being while sipping on this. Might take honey well if you like to sweeten your drinks. And you can leave the bag in a mug while you sip without developing any off flavors.
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Well, those of us that actually read all the notes that come through our Dashboard from our Friends List will see it, at least. :-)
I remember liking this way back in the day, but then when I retried several bagged teas I used to like after making “the switch”, my palate didn’t really care for any of the fruity Celestial Seasonings anymore. But, I still have that soft spot (and enjoy) Tension Tamer. The one thing I can’t handle, though, is the kind of paper they use for their bags (I can actually taste the paper now) so I have to remove the tea from it and steep it in my gravity well sans teabag (or put it into a corn fiber bag, the taste of which doesn’t bother me). Weird, I know.
I still have a soft spot for fruity CS (including this one), but usually only as iced tea now. I’ll try other offerings from CS when I’m at friends’ for book discussions, etc, but I’ve not enjoyed their recent trend of apparently adding alternate sweeteners in their herbal blends (monk fruit, stevia) – an unpleasant surprise.
Mastress Alita: I can’t say I’ve ever been able to taste the paper. You’ve got quite a taster. I’ve moved on from CS but do still enjoy a few especially Sleepytime Vanilla.
Girl Meets Gaiwan: That’s really helpful info as I have a low tolerance for naturally very sweet ingredients. Thanks :)
Well, those of us that actually read all the notes that come through our Dashboard from our Friends List will see it, at least. :-)
I remember liking this way back in the day, but then when I retried several bagged teas I used to like after making “the switch”, my palate didn’t really care for any of the fruity Celestial Seasonings anymore. But, I still have that soft spot (and enjoy) Tension Tamer. The one thing I can’t handle, though, is the kind of paper they use for their bags (I can actually taste the paper now) so I have to remove the tea from it and steep it in my gravity well sans teabag (or put it into a corn fiber bag, the taste of which doesn’t bother me). Weird, I know.
I still have a soft spot for fruity CS (including this one), but usually only as iced tea now. I’ll try other offerings from CS when I’m at friends’ for book discussions, etc, but I’ve not enjoyed their recent trend of apparently adding alternate sweeteners in their herbal blends (monk fruit, stevia) – an unpleasant surprise.
Mastress Alita: I can’t say I’ve ever been able to taste the paper. You’ve got quite a taster. I’ve moved on from CS but do still enjoy a few especially Sleepytime Vanilla.
Girl Meets Gaiwan: That’s really helpful info as I have a low tolerance for naturally very sweet ingredients. Thanks :)