This is the feed of all reviews of Miscellaneous Blend on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/style/miscellaneous-blend/57/http://ratetea.com/review/7136/http://ratetea.com/review/7136/Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:01:37 ESTFruity Paradise seems to epitomize the "Miscellaneous Blend" category on RateTea, as it contains pieces of four fruits (pineapple, mango, raspberry, strawberry), two tea types (green and black), a flower (rose petals), and "natural flavors." Though a 4-oz. plastic and aluminum can appears in the photo, it also comes in a 1.6-oz. reclosable plastic bag, as I purchased at an H-E-B store in north Texas. The dry-leaf aroma was potent, sweet and slightly sour: mostly pineapple with the other fruits, gree...http://ratetea.com/review/7124/http://ratetea.com/review/7124/Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:28:42 ESTHighly recommended if you are not concerned with how much you're spending and are willing to double up the bags! Even more than the others, this flavored tea blend bursts with aroma when tearing open the standard-sized wrapper. Mango and peach are well-balanced with each other there and in the taste, and linger pleasantly in the aftertaste for a long time. One caveat: the base tea blend is hard to detect most of the time. Value rates as "overpriced" because, as with the other Hawaiian Natural Tea b...http://ratetea.com/review/7121/http://ratetea.com/review/7121/Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:19:33 ESTPassionfruit Orange is the second of this company's teas I'm reviewing, from a 3-blend variety pack that also included Pinneapple Strawberry and Mango Peach. Like the others, it punches above its weight, but its weight is still puny enough for this to be just a pleasant, but overly mild tea. Despite being packaged in wrappers big enough to fit a larger size, the rectangular, stringless bags are only about 2/3 the axial dimensions of more standard-sized bags like Celestial Seasonings or Murchie's. It l...http://ratetea.com/review/7118/http://ratetea.com/review/7118/Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:41:16 ESTHeavy fruit aroma. Liquor is a pleasant amber (5 min steep). Not a bad tea, just something I would not enjoy on a regular basis. Might be just what an Earl Grey fan is looking for. Might be a good dessert tea. Not for me.http://ratetea.com/review/7116/http://ratetea.com/review/7116/Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:48:40 ESTThis tea came in a 3-blend variety box, with sealed paper wrappers segregated into 3 plastic bags by flavor. Each blend (along with Mango Peach and Passionfruit Orange) also is sold in a 20-bag box unto itself, and purports to imbue the intrepid tea chugger with the spirit of the islands. Since I was there to photograph a loudly fountaining volcanic eruption, the tea fortunately did not impart the Pele vibe and induce similar effects in me. I like all tropical fruits, so with no predisposed preference...http://ratetea.com/review/7093/http://ratetea.com/review/7093/Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:17:36 ESTThis is a pleasant little herb tea that is probably worth grabbing on sale, but not as tasty as a few of Teekanne's many other offerings. Calm and Relax has a long ingredients roster that reminds me a lot of Traditional Medicinals or Yogi teas: cinnamon, orange leaves, rooibos, licorice, honeybush, chamomile, lemon balm, apple mint, peppermint, lemongrass, hops, and blackberry leaves. That seems like an intriguing blend, especially the hops, which I've never had in a tea before. However, hops is only 5...http://ratetea.com/review/7075/http://ratetea.com/review/7075/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:18:49 ESTContrary to the established custom of a "breakfast tea", this isn't just a blend of black teas, or black tea with a mild flavoring. Instead, Singapore Breakfast mixes green tea, black tea, vanilla, and unspecified "rare spices". Given the fruitiness of both the aroma and flavor, and the known pieces in the mix, I suspect "rare spices" includes not-rare ginger, cinnamon and one or more tropical fruits. In the back of the room, I think I hear whispering from cardamom and/or saffron (if true, legitimately ...http://ratetea.com/review/7074/http://ratetea.com/review/7074/Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:48:20 ESTThis is a mutt as tea blends go, with white and green tea, "natural flavors" and white cornflower, but it works out well. A recent stay at College of DuPage's nice little student-run hotel featured a selection of Mighty Leaf teas to chug, including a few I hadn't tried nor reviewed yet. This is the first of those. Since Mighty Leaf teas usually are good quality, and came at no extra charge during the stay, I drank a lot of tea while there. Must stay hydrated! White Orchard surprised me in a positive...http://ratetea.com/review/7054/http://ratetea.com/review/7054/Mon, 09 Dec 2024 03:24:31 ESTFor a thoroughly delicious tea blend, this offering is something of a mystery. Within a couple months after I ordered it last year, Maple Toffee disappeared from the Murchie's website, and hasn't returned in over a year. It's either seasonal, sold out or discontinued. I don't know which, but sadly, am starting to suspect the latter. If so, too bad...this is wonderful to smell and drink. The loose leaf seems to be nearly half each of maple-flavored black tea (unknown origin, but of a character genera...http://ratetea.com/review/6904/http://ratetea.com/review/6904/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:37:00 ESTFor a few years, Tazo and Bigelow, in particular, have gone on a bender of producing explicitly dessert-flavored blends, which doesn't bother me, even as it might annoy some tea purists. Hey, who doesn't like some yummy sweet treats after a good dinner? However, Bigelow may have overplayed its hand here and missed the mark with regard to advertised flavor experience. It's only because I liked the tea anyway (even if it didn't taste much like the name) that I didn't rate it below the big five-oh. Let'...http://ratetea.com/review/6857/http://ratetea.com/review/6857/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:18:26 ESTOne-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of leaves of white and green tea, with pieces of caramelised mango and pineapple, as well as bits of cherries, orange, lemon, strawberries and cranberries, and rose buds and petals - an impressive blend, sprinkled with aroma. Pours clear peach yellow (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of the variety of fruits that make the beverage, with touches of green and white tea leaves. Bitterish, leafy flavour with sweet and tart fruity notes, well balanced...http://ratetea.com/review/6775/http://ratetea.com/review/6775/Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:31 ESTReviewing the loose version here, but I've got a 10-bag sampler pack too, and don't notice any appreciable difference between them in terms of aroma or flavor. This is another among numerous green-black tea blends Murchie's makes (in this case also with roses, cornflowers and jasmine). They largely have mastered what apparently is a difficult art of green-black tea blending and flavoring, it seems, based on the body of results from them all. If you are planning a wedding and decide to use this tea,...http://ratetea.com/review/6760/http://ratetea.com/review/6760/Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:22:19 ESTOne-litre thermos flask at work made from a mixture of black tea and Rooibos leaves, as well as pieces of liquorice and salted butter caramel chunks - all sprinkled with flavour. Pours clear fudge brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of caramel and cream, with touches of black tea leaves and liquorice. Bitter, roasty and leafy flavour, with notes of liquorice and sweet touches of caramel and cream. Mildly astringent palate with creamy aftertaste and notes of liquorice. A delicious tea,...http://ratetea.com/review/6756/http://ratetea.com/review/6756/Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:03:15 ESTOne-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of green and black tea leaves, marigold and cornflower blossom, as well as blueberries and cranberries - all sprinkled with flavouring. Pours slightly hazy fudge brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of cranberries and blueberries, with leafy touches of black tea. Mildly bitter flavour of black and green tea leaves, with dry notes of berries. Slightly astringent palate with an acidic aftertaste of berries and touches of green tea. A nice and re...http://ratetea.com/review/6749/http://ratetea.com/review/6749/Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:17:02 ESTOne-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black and green tea leaves, spruce needles, and pieces of dried lemon, all sprinkled with flavouring. Pours clear darkish amber (against white china) with no sediment. Intense aroma of lemon, with leafy notes of tea leaves and touches of spruce. Distinct flavour of lemon and spruce needles, with notes of black tea and touches of, well, something that resembled mint, I guess. Astringent palate with an aftertaste of spruce and lemon and leafy touches. A nice one,...http://ratetea.com/review/6745/http://ratetea.com/review/6745/Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:49:51 ESTHere's the third offering reviewed here, and the second-best to me, from a 4-pack sample of the various seasonal holiday teas Murchie's produces. As with the others, they are flavored loose blends, in this case composed of black tea, jasmine green, calendula flowers, elder flowers, and unspecified "natural and artificial flavouring". I enjoy this one a lot now, even though it was a little weird at first (nowhere nearly as strange as their Evergreen blend, to which I also ultimately adjusted well). ...http://ratetea.com/review/6742/http://ratetea.com/review/6742/Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:40:17 ESTEvergreen is a unique tea, to say the least. That usually means it's going to be a major turn-off, a surprising crowd-pleaser, or just weird. How about, "pleasantly weird"? Like Shania's boyfriends in her pop-country song, the first couple cups had me thinking, "That don't impress me much!" Unlike them with her, however, this tea grew on me more favorably with time. To know is to love? Perhaps it's the highly unusual flavor/ingredient combination of rosemary, juniper berry and jasmine, all in a gre...http://ratetea.com/review/6721/http://ratetea.com/review/6721/Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:44:06 ESTHarney's Paris blend is an interesting and likeable variation on the Earl Grey formula. In addition to bergamot, this has vanilla, black currant, and caramel flavors added to black and oolong teas. It makes for a sweet and festive tea that goes well with milk and sugar. http://ratetea.com/review/6703/http://ratetea.com/review/6703/Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:36:26 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea leaves, rooibos leaves, honey granulate, and calendula blossom, all sprinkled generously with flavour and emitting a strong scent of honey. Pours slightly hazy dark amber (against white china), with no sediment. Clear aroma of honey, with touches of rooibos and hints of black tea. Sweetish, soothing flavour of honey, enhanced by the notes of rooibos leaves, and complemented by the malty and leafy touches of black tea. Mild, leafy palate with touches ...http://ratetea.com/review/6652/http://ratetea.com/review/6652/Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:50:05 ESTOne-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of brown oolong and green tea leaves, with flowers of Roman chamomile and rosebuds, all sprinkled with an aroma. Pours nearly clear dark amber (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of oxidated tea leaves, with pronounced fruity notes and mild rosy hints. Bitterish, leafy flavour of oolong and green tea leaves, with distinct rosy notes and fruity touches. Slightly astringent palate with a rosy and leafy aftertaste. Well-balanced and quite tast...http://ratetea.com/review/6585/http://ratetea.com/review/6585/Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:27:34 ESTPrep: 200F, 5 min Aroma: This really does give you the sense of a very nicely roasted coffee; however, there is a malty black tea note behind it 8/10 Flavor: This may be the best flavor on a black tea that I’ve had. Very darn close to a coffee with some sweet notes that balance out the beans. 9/10 Body: This could be a touch beefier but a splash of milk fixes that. 8/10 Value: It’s not cheap but it’s worth it. 8/10 Overall: absolutely a reorder. Fantastic. 9/10http://ratetea.com/review/6576/http://ratetea.com/review/6576/Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:13:27 ESTPrep: 175F, sachet, 8oz, 2mins Aroma: Very peachy and fruity. Seems more on the white tea aroma wise. 8/10 Taste: Very peach forward. Incredibly light and airy but delicious. 8/10 Body: This is a lighter tea but it’s perfect for the flavor. 8/10 Value: 6.50/oz - This is not a low cost tea but I think the price is acceptable. Considering David’s drops 20% off fairly regularly, this is fair. 7/10 Overall: This is really nice. I’ll be ordering some soon.8/10http://ratetea.com/review/6559/http://ratetea.com/review/6559/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:17:00 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of fine leaves of green and black tea as well as marigold blossom and rose petals, all sprinkled with flavour. Pours nearly clear amber (against white china) with no sediment. Intense rosy scent with notes of black tea touches of green tea. Ditto flavour - this is the closest I have ever come to drinking roses, the taste of these being enhanced with notes of green and black tea. Mildly astring...http://ratetea.com/review/6553/http://ratetea.com/review/6553/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 15:43:01 ESTI’m a big fan of white tea and generally haven’t had a lot of success with green tea. I keep trying to evolve my palate and this tea is a step in that direction. Prep: 175F, 16oz, 2 heaping tsp, 3 minutes Aroma: Very delicate nose with mild peach. This has that relax in the couch with a movie tea type feel. 7/10 Flavor: This is a mild tea in a very good way. The blend of green and white teas work well to balance each other out without being too vegetal. There is a light peach note as well. 7...http://ratetea.com/review/6535/http://ratetea.com/review/6535/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:27:02 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min, 3tsp, 16oz Aroma: Primarily malty black tea notes but not overly pungent. There is a touch of cocoa and coffee as well. 7/10 Flavor: This is a really nice blend for someone who loves coffee but would like to try tea. There is a very light coffee overtone, a touch of chocolate, not too sweet. 8/10 Body: Not as full as I expected but plenty satisfying despite being a touch oily from the chocolate. 7/10 Value: This was a gift for Christmas but I think this is about 12-13 doll...