Tea: Quality Blend Tea - Olde McCormick Tea House
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
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Review of Quality Blend Tea - Olde McCormick Tea House
December 1st, 2010
Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
4 of 10 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 40 of 100 |
Mediocre | Mediocre | Overpriced |
I found this tea bag at a church event and tried it out of curiosity. I really wasn't expecting much, given that this tea was discontinued over a year ago and the bags are individually wrapped only in paper, so the particular tea bag that I sampled wasn't terribly fresh, but I will say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting it to be almost flavorless, but there was something there.
Compared to Lipton and other mainstream brands, this tea has significantly less bite, but this may be just a function of the tea bag being a bit stale. There's not much bitterness or astringency, but it's actually not that bad. Earthy, and with some depth.
I wish I could have experienced what this tea tasted like fresh.