Reviewer: Mariko
✓ 58 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Black Tea
✓ 13 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 3 of Lipton Tea
✓ 26 from ?????
Review of Black Tea
October 17th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 3 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 43 of 100 |
| Poor | Fair | Good Value |
Ah, Lipton: the tea ubiquitous within the fine dining institutions of my college campus. I tend to drink this when I'm in need of something strongly caffeinated but I just can't tolerate the thought of choking down more instant coffee crystals dissolved in lukewarm tap water from the bathroom down the hall from my lab.
What can I say? Even overworked lab rats need to have standards sometimes.
That said, I tend to make fun of Lipton a lot, but I really don't find their tea unpleasant. It's just that I don't find it to be a pleasant experience, either. I usually let this tea steep for no longer than a minute in boiling water, lest it take on an unpleasantly bitter taste, or else I prepare it as a cold-brew. Unfortunately, at its best it's still below average--though still a better experience than similarly low-grade coffee.
