What: Zhena's Gypsy Tea: Pink: Tea for Women's Health Cacaoberry (to be exact)
Where: California
Why Should I Care: So, this is by far one of the most interesting teas I've seen. Unfortunately, this was a special edition and is not available though the site (we got it about a year and some months ago). However, Zhena's has a lot of interesting flavors and is generally a nice company. They're fair-trade, organic, give you these cool tins for your tea and offer cheap(er) refills. This particular tea is a mixture of Sencha (Japanese green tea), Rooibos, Raspberry and dark chocolate.
Packaging: All their teas come in these nice metal tins, whether it be loose-leaf or sachets. Unfortunately, the sachets aren't individually wrapped, but they are made of corn-silk meaning that if you don't have a metal ball for brewing tea, this gives you the same effect.
Non-Taste Senses: It's darker than your typical green tea but lighter than Ceylon. The smell is fantastic. It's like you have a cup of raspberry hot cocoa in your cup.
Taste: The flavors really blend well. When you drink it, there isn't a specific taste that overpowers and makes you say "Oh, I'm drinking green tea" or "Oh, I'm drinking hot cocoa". I'm thinking the rooibos is used to make the tea have a slightly thicker texture and add a bit of that sweetness. The green tea itself is actually really high quality, having none of that grassy taste that a lot of green tea does. It's naturally a little sweet so you don't need sugar, but you can add it to bring out the chocolate notes and personally, I think this would be a little weird as an iced tea, but you can try.
Overall: Let's see. It has a hit of chocolate without the calories and even boosts your metabolism, organic, fair-trade, tasty. The only two real downsides are that 1) it's discontinued and 2) Zhena's is a bit pricey. I'm going to counter the second point by saying that it's high quality, worth the money you're paying and you really shouldn't buy it for everyday drinking anyway. If you see it, buy it or beg the person who has it to make you some.
My Rating: Buy it! Here's Zhena's site. I should also point at this sight for some great gift tea for holiday gift-giving, whether it be the tropical ones or the holiday ones.
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