rosebudmelissa Send Message

I don’t drink much Earl Grey, but this looked interesting so I decided to give it a try. It tastes pretty decent, with a strong floral presence that works well with the bergamont. I wish the vanilla were a little stronger, I couldn’t really taste it at all. I am of the opinion that Earl Grey is better with milk and sweetener, so I added some but I don’t think I like how the lavender tastes with the milk. I can see why some people like this so much, but I probably won’t buy it a

I haven’t had this tea since I was a kid, so I decided it was time to revisit it. I remember it being a little more tart than I prefer, so I added sweetener to it. That definitely seems to have moderated the citrusy sourness of the Hibiscus. It tastes very fruity and rather like artificial blueberry and grape. The grape flavor is rather surprising and I’m still trying to decide if I like it or not. I’ll probably make up my mind before I finish this box.

Overboard TTB.

This is my last sample from the Overboard TTB. I found it underwhelming. I could taste a decent tropical fruit flavor, but it did taste somewhat artificial to me. I also didn’t like the flavor of the blended black and green tea. I’m not sure exactly what it was I didn’t like about it, but I wasn’t really a fan.

I didn’t really care for this. I would probably like it better if it was mostly lavender, rather than a lavender-flavored herbal mix. It tasted just a little odd, and had a faint chemical aftertaste. Disappointing.

Okay, I’m really not a fan of this one. My first complaint is that the first ingredient is Rooibos. I really don’t understand what that is supposed to add to the blend. My second complaint is that this tastes more like artificial cherry than cranberry. I really don’t like artificial cherry much, and combined with the Rooibos, this reminds me of cough syrup. I can taste the vanilla, but it doesn’t make up for the other unpleasantness.

The last time I had this tea was a little less than a year ago, and it was the only lemon ginger tea I’d tasted. I liked this a lot, and it was sold out for quite a while, so I tried some lemon ginger teas from other companies. This is hands down my favorite. It is strongly flavored and naturally sweet. The lemon flavor reminds me a lot of the now discontinued lemon jolly ranchers (which were always my favorite). The ginger flavor is strong without being overwhelming. The two flavors seem well balanced with each other, as well. Most of the lemon ginger teas I tried taste rather flat or unbalanced in comparison to this.

I just got my order of celestial seasonings teas in the mail. They’ve put out several new teas in recent months, and I also ordered a few I’ve never tried before. I’m pretty pleased with this one. It doesn’t seem as tart as some of the hibiscus teas I’ve had, and I really liked the mango flavor. It’s a nice change of pace for a hibiscus tea. I don’t know what acai tastes like, so I don’t know if that flavor shows up, but I quite liked this one.

Overboard TTB.

This one just tasted like green tea to me. The concept is interesting, I don’t think I’ve seen a peach-cucumber tea before, but I don’t really taste the flavors here.