I was really excited for this tea. Lavender has become something I'm obsessed with and this seemed like a nice fruity-floral blend that would really be delicious. Plus, it was my most expensive tea at $3.45 for 2 oz (don't forget, I got these all at their 75% off clearance sale)
Outsides: The ingredients are going to be summerized because there are just too many, but white tea, candied Jasmine (ok, these ingredients listed for these kinda make me feel...uneasy. Like, thickening agent? I guess they're trying to be thorough but most people just use dried flowers), color (o...k?), various fruits including apples, raisins and peaches, and various other flowers. I made 4 oz of hot water and 4 oz of room temp water (which makes the temp a bit too cold but it works out) and put two teaspoons of tea in for 4 minutes. Um...this tea is blue. Like, yellow-tinted purple-y blue. It smells sweet and florally.
Insides: I had made 2 cups before this one and all three had turned out different. The first one was not blue and was a bit weak with any flavor. The second one was blue but still was weak in flavor. The third one is blue and actually is pretty strong and complex with its flavors, so I don't know if I added less tea and more flavoring stuff or what happened, but it's kind of bad that I don't know what I'm going to get from cup to cup. Overall, it's a very floral tea with a light tea taste underneath The difference between the previous cups and this one is that I think I got some fruit or the candied violet in there because there's a sweet, almost candy-like note in there now. It's strange because it has this blue raspberry taste to it, sweet and a little tart with a sticky sense to it. This is definitely interesting.
Overall: I like it but because it's so inconsistant, I can't really recommend it.
My Rating: Try it!
Teavana is a chain tea retailer that is in malls across the US and Canada.
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