One more review today, this one is real time. The three I submitted earlier were backlogs and I’m hoping to hit a few more of those tomorrow. It’s unlike me to have more than one review in queue.
I snag some terrible stuff from my aunt’s bagged tea drawer. This is my First and Last Time with Tension Tamer. For one, it’s lemongrass/lemonflavor dominant, eugh. Two, that cloying licorice root sweetness hangs out in the back of the mouth forever. Three, I’m not a fan of many combinations of non-spicy ginger, lemon, mint and/or cinnamon. The mint and catnip are cooling, yes. The hops, I think they round out the flavor and might contribute to some relaxation. I’ve had eleuthero before but can’t recall its taste. Can’t pick out the tilia flowers at all. Aftertaste is tangy and lemon cleaner.
Did I mention the dry bag smells like an herbaceous mustybutt?
Flavors: Cinnamon, Ginger, Herbaceous, Lemongrass, Licorice, Mint, Sweet, Tangy
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It’s been a while since I’ve tried it … should the opportunity arise, I will have to refer back to your description!
Tension Tamer is one of the few bagged teas I like, but I’ve been having trouble finding it lately. I like a fresher box, and need two bags per cup or the flavor tastes a bit meh to me (but I find that’s the case to me with most bagged herbals). I like the eleuthero/lemon/mint flavor. I never taste any of the cinnamon or ginger in it.
Agreed; I double up on most CS teabags, also.
I had once, or twice CS teas. My grandma received them from US relatives as Christmas gift.
They were so sweet (I do not know which ones it was, I recall blueberry). And bit weirdly in taste. But I do not recall it much. She liked it though.
Welp, this sounds like a tea I’ll be avoiding!
Mastress Alita: this box was very fresh and one bag was plenty strong. The ginger and cinnamon at first escaped me, subtle and overwhelmed by the lemon grass/flavor but enough to turn me off.
Martin: a lot of CS teas I’ve had are indeed very sweet. CS teas are not my favorite herbals. Good in a pinch since they’re ubiquitous.
I would say, US flavoured teas are usually very sweet :D as I had chance to drink few (I recall Arizona one)
Heh, Arizona teas are basically sugar water.
Arizona Green Tea was my first step from transitioning between daily pop to eventually making my own tea… it has its place.
It’s been a while since I’ve tried it … should the opportunity arise, I will have to refer back to your description!
Tension Tamer is one of the few bagged teas I like, but I’ve been having trouble finding it lately. I like a fresher box, and need two bags per cup or the flavor tastes a bit meh to me (but I find that’s the case to me with most bagged herbals). I like the eleuthero/lemon/mint flavor. I never taste any of the cinnamon or ginger in it.
Agreed; I double up on most CS teabags, also.
I had once, or twice CS teas. My grandma received them from US relatives as Christmas gift.
They were so sweet (I do not know which ones it was, I recall blueberry). And bit weirdly in taste. But I do not recall it much. She liked it though.
Welp, this sounds like a tea I’ll be avoiding!
Mastress Alita: this box was very fresh and one bag was plenty strong. The ginger and cinnamon at first escaped me, subtle and overwhelmed by the lemon grass/flavor but enough to turn me off.
Martin: a lot of CS teas I’ve had are indeed very sweet. CS teas are not my favorite herbals. Good in a pinch since they’re ubiquitous.
I would say, US flavoured teas are usually very sweet :D as I had chance to drink few (I recall Arizona one)
Heh, Arizona teas are basically sugar water.
Arizona Green Tea was my first step from transitioning between daily pop to eventually making my own tea… it has its place.