Green Tea with Mint

NOTE: This tea has changed ingredients (and not for the better) since last update on RateTea in 2017. It used to be, "China Gunpowder green tea blended with refreshing Moroccan peppermint," per website of that era. Now it is, "Chinese green tea blended with sweet, bright spearmint," based on the labeling of packagi...

Cup at home, made from a sachet containing a mixture of peppermint and green tea leaves, pieces of orange peel and cinnamon, as well as roasted chicory and vanilla - all organic and sprinkled with flavouring. Pours slightly hazy amber (against white china) with tiny sediment. Intense aroma of peppermint and cinnamon, w...

Cup at home, made from a sachet containing leaves of green tea and peppermint, as well as pieces of cinnamon and liquorice - all organic and sprinkled with natural flavourings. Pours clear dark straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of fruit, liquorice and cinnamon, with hints of peppermint. Leafy fl...

One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Chinese Gunpowder and Moroccan mint leaves, sprinkled with natural flavour. Pours clear light straw with no sediment. Clear aroma of mint, with mild touches of green tea leaves. Refreshing herbal flavour of mint, with touches of green tea and mild malty notes. Delicate afte...

The green tea smells stronger than it tastes. There's nothing offensive about it, but neither is it satisfying. I rather suspect that Bigelow's green teas are blended for those that drink green tea for purported health benefits rather than the flavor. It's mild and not bitter, but it lacks any brightness or vegetal com...