So, I got this tea from my secret Santa on my Jumpstart team
who said that she liked tea and knows how much I love it. I didn’t tell her that I hated Tazo teas and
only got them by stealing them from random places, but thankfully, this comes
in a pretty sweet metal tin that will hold some of the pound of Davidson’s Tea
Spring Fruit and Flowers I got (I found that I’m addicted to blueberry herbal
tea and I really should just get the pound).
Anyway, this particular tea appears to be a blend of jasmine green tea,
TANGERINE PEEL (as opposed to, you know, orange) and goji berries with all
kinds of spices such as orange essence, chamomile flowers, fennel, tarragon and
more stuff that I don’t even care about.
Outsides: So, I got this tea in a cool metal
tin. Sadly, it is not loose-leaf but in
cornsilk sachets that are not individually wrapped. I actually kind of think that’s a giant waste
of space because you have this big freaking container and you only get 15 bags
of this stuff, but I digress. Since this
is green tea based, I used 6 oz of slightly below boiling water and about 2 oz
of room temperature water and steeped it for 3 minutes (but the temp was so low
that you can get away with longer). The
color is similar to a lot of chamomile teas and this one smells both citrusy
and flowery.
I also need to note that the tea in here seems to be at a
much higher level than the normal bagged Tazo.
For one thing, it’s whole-leaf and the bigger the leaf, the better the
tea. It’s also very pretty to look at in
the cup, almost like blooming tea. And
they used corn-silk instead of paper so I’m guessing this is some fancy stuff.
Insides: The jasmine is a bit strong, but it’s
still a nice citrusy herbal blend. The
base of green tea and chamomile gives this a bit of a sweet taste while the
jasmine and orange are both relaxing.
The weird thing is, I don’t know if all of these flavors are
overpowering the green tea or if they just didn’t use a very flavorful kind but
I’m guessing it’s a bit of both. If you
add sugar, I feel that it does a good job toning down some of the citrusy and
floral flavors while bringing out the green tea and I also imagine this being
nice as an iced tea. It’s a bit of a
weird blend for me, but overall it is still enjoyable.
Overall: I’m sure that for the pricepoint, it is
not worth it but this is a nice tea overall and I’m glad I got it as a secret
Santa present.
My Rating: Try it!
Tazo can be found pretty much anywhere that sells Starbucks related stuff but I'll have to check with my team leader where she got it. I do hope that it wasn't too expensive.
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