Reviews of Flavored Tea
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Earl Grey from Ronnefeldt
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: Blend53 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Oct. 4th, 2011
This is definitely a novel twist on Earl Grey, using a Darjeeling as a base tea, and having more lemony overtones than the standard Bergamot quality. It's not clear whether this is actually flavored with a lemony bergamot oil or with lemon as well, but it does resemble normal Earl Grey enough that I can see this as ju...
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Gingerbread Tea from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend43 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Sep. 30th, 2011
Aroma suggests sweetness, in a way I am not a huge fan of. It also suggests nutmeg, although I don't see any nutmeg in the ingredients. Overall, this one struck me as weak...not exactly offensive, but just...something I mildly dislike, very slightly unpleasant.
I continue to be underwhelmed by most of Adagio's fla...
Organic Green Tea Leaves from Helps
Style: Green Tea with Mint – Region: Blend1 / 100 Aroma: 1/10 Flavor: 1/5 Value: 1/5
Sep. 29th, 2011
The spearmint in this blend was smooth and pleasing...but the green tea was very bad to the point of making the blend almost undrinkable...a sort of foul, stale aroma...with a heavy, astringent taste. It tasted a lot like the low-quality Chinese green tea used in Bigelow's basic green tea bags, but it was far worse.
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Pumpkin Spice Tea from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend27 / 100 Aroma: 2/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 1/5
Sep. 26th, 2011
This blend did not work for me; although I love the flavor of pumpkin, and can imagine it really working well in a blend with black tea, I found that the pumpkin flavor in this tea was somewhat artificial-seeming...highly estery, and cloying, and also clashing with the other aromas and flavors. I would say the aroma w...
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Orange Blossom Oolong Tea from Imperial Tea Garden
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 26th, 2011
This was an interesting tea; I find the idea of blending oolongs from Sri Lanka and India to be intriguing. The leaf is mostly larger pieces of broken-leaf tea, and has a mix of different colors, including mostly darker but some greenish leaf. It also includes jasmine petals, although they seemed possibly more orname...
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Cinnamon Orange from Market Spice
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 19th, 2011
This tea is unsweetened, yet the cinnamon imparts a significant sweetness to it. As someone who likes bitter teas, this one is actually a bit too sweet for me, even without adding anything to it. But I do appreciate the way they do not add any sweetener.
The aroma is mostly of cinnamon and orange, but the base bla...
Moulin Rouge Chai from SerendipiTea
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: Blend63 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 17th, 2011
Lightly smoky, like the base tea contains some Lapsang souchong...I initially notice the smoke more than the spice, but I also notice a lot of clove and ginger, and some cinnamon. I don't really notice the vanilla or cardamom--I always think you can add more cardamom as it's my favorite spice.
A very interesting tw...
Chestnut Tea from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend53 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 12th, 2011
I love chestnuts, and I could imagine them going well with black tea, so I was eager to try this one.
The aroma is very strong, a sort of caramelly, nutty quality. Although it's very nutty, it doesn't taste at all like chestnuts to me. It taste more like pecans than anything else...a buttery sort of pecan flavor, ...
Organic Green Tea With Organic Peppermint (Sachet) from Harney and Sons
Style: Green Tea with Mint – Region: Blend73 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 12th, 2011
I really prefer blends of green tea with spearmint to those containing peppermint, but given that this is a peppermint blend, I think it is quite outstanding.
The peppermint has a candy-like quality, clean, clear, and suggesting sweetness. The base tea is smooth, slightly sweet, and believe it or not, blends seamle...
Sapphire Earl Grey Tea from Novus Tea
Style: Blue Flower Earl Grey – Region: Blend67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 22nd, 2011
This was a good, solid Earl Grey, but it failed to wow me the way some of the other Novus teas did.
Aroma is strongly fruity but also somewhat deep and malty. Fruity aroma strongly suggests concord grapes. Good balance of base tea and bergamot flavoring. Less citrusy than some Earl Greys. Very astringent, and ve...
Genmai-Cha from Takaokaya
Style: Genmaicha – Region: Shizuoka, Japan63 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Aug. 17th, 2011
Very mild, mellow flavor, but without being bland. This was good quality for a tea bag, and given that the tea bag did not seem to have the most generous quantity of leaf.
The brew is cloudy, as expected for a blend containing matcha, and the aroma is mostly of popcorn. More popcorn-like and less toasty than other...
Citron from Tazo Tea
Style: Fruit Black Tea – Region: Blend43 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Aug. 16th, 2011
This blend, which has since been discontinued, is an odd one. I can see why it was discontinued, but I'm glad that I was able to try it when it was available.
Tazo adds citric acid, "natural flavors", and orange peel to black tea to create this blend. Unlike Tazo passion, another blend with added citric acid, whic...
Cacaoberry Green Tea from Zhena's Gypsy Tea
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Jul. 25th, 2011
A balanced but somewhat muddled tea. Brews a brownish-orange cup with a greenish tinge. Flavor is mild and smooth. Aroma is weak at first, but upon drinking, there's a strong fruitiness that emerges. I don't notice much of the base green tea, but the rooibos is definitely present.
Interesting to try, but unimpre...
Organic Lavender Tea from Divinitea
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend63 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jul. 19th, 2011
A fairly robust, standard black tea with a strong, but not overpowering lavender presence. Lavender can tend to have a resinous quality, leaving a sticky astringency on the palate; this tea has none of this potential flaw, which I am grateful for. It is quite balanced too, the base tea's aroma and flavor definitely c...
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Earl Grey Filterbags from Tazo Tea
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: Blend53 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 4/5
Jul. 13th, 2011
An exceptionally strong Earl Grey, much stronger than any of Tazo's other teas. I recommend steeping a little less than one normally would: 1-2 minutes still yields a strong cup, and then you can get a second infusion.
Aroma is very rich: somewhat malty, moderate bergamot presence, and some lemony tones. Full-bodi...
Mayan Chai from Divinitea
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: Blend53 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5
Jul. 12th, 2011
Aroma mostly of vanilla and spice, with nutmeg and cinnamon dominant. Full-bodied, and with some strong black tea character, but with the spice dominating. Slightly tannic finish. I like the flavor more than the aroma.
I'm not crazy about this one, the creamy, vanilla qualities I find a bit strange. I also like ...
Brown Rice Green Tea from Dong Suh
Style: Genmaicha – Region: ?????53 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jun. 14th, 2011
I was curious to try this to see if it was noticeably different from Genmaicha from the mainstream Japanese brands. It did seem a bit different.
Brews an opaque, light yellow cup. Typical genmaicha taste, but with more of the toasted rice aroma and less tea presence. Very smooth, mild, unobtrusive.
Surprising...
Earl Grey from Allegro
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
May. 24th, 2011
This is not a typical Earl Grey; it also contains lemon flavoring as well as the usual bergamot, but the difference is subtle. The overall character of this tea is relatively strong, but not particularly complex. There is a fairly strong bergamot presence, with some noticeable lemon too, but the base black tea does n...
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Holiday Tea (Sachets) from Harney and Sons
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend53 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Apr. 10th, 2011
I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about this one. It definitely has that "Christmas" vibe to it, and was less like a typical spiced tea. Aroma of cinnamon, clove, and with a suggestion of vanilla (although that is not in the ingredients). The nuances of the base tea don't really come through, but there is definitel...
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Chai Masala Tulsi Tea from Organic India
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: ?????76 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2011
This really tastes like a masala chai more than any other herbal blend I've ever tried; I think someone could even fool me with it, perhaps until I noticed that it's less caffeinated. The color is a rich red, like most masala chai blends.
Aroma is mostly of clove but with significant cinnamon presence. It's so har...
White Tea - Vanilla from Good Earth Teas
Style: Flavored White Tea – Region: Blend43 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 13th, 2011
I made a 4-minute infusion.
Aroma is muddled, creamy vanilla, and some lemon from the lemongrass and lemon oil, but the lemon is an herbaceous lemon which doesn't blend well with the vanilla. The chamomile seems to add only body, and the rose is barely perceptible but I bet I'd notice it if it were taken out--I thi...
Earl Grey Decaf Tea (Earl Grey Decaf Black Tea) from Stash Tea
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: ?????37 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 1/5 Value: 2/5
Mar. 4th, 2011
Rich, full-bodied, and flavorful for a decaf tea, but with some "off" qualities.
I found it was too sour and almost too sweet. It lacked the bitterness or freshness that I expect from an Earl Grey.
I just tried this one out of curiosity: it's not terrible for a decaf tea but I generally tend to avoid decaf teas.
Raspberry Earl from Zhena's Gypsy Tea
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend50 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 1st, 2011
I had the opportunity to sample this tea at a friend's house.
I find the idea of a raspberry-flavored Earl Grey to be a bit strange: raspberry is not a flavor that I would think of going well with Earl Grey tea.
This blend works, however. I don't like it as much as a regular Earl Grey, but it's really not bad.
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Green Ginger from Tazo Tea
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: China47 / 100 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Feb. 27th, 2011
Strong gingery aroma: dried ginger, not particularly fresh. The aroma is also suggestive of licorice. Lemongrass is noticeable in the aroma. Not much green tea presence. Spicy overall. Flavor is muddled. Color is a rich golden orange. Peppery aftertaste.
While I've had a lot worse, this one just didn't do it ...
Pomegranate Oolong from Harney and Sons
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: ?????60 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 5/5
Feb. 16th, 2011
I probably would not have chosen to buy this tea on my own, but I had the opportunity to sample it. Even though this is not the sort of tea I usually like at all, I am impressed. I am especially impressed with the quality of the base tea.
This is a fruit-flavored oolong with a greener Tie Guan Yin as the base. I ...
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