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drank Citrus Lavender Sage by Teavana
894 tasting notes

Mmm this is such a lovely tisane. It’s not overly sweet, but the fragrance and flavour reminds me of lemon and orange candy – citrusy and tangy.

The lavender and sage aren’t really identifiable or distinct in this one. There’s maybe a hint of the herbals on the finish, but they seem to mostly balance the sweet and tart of the fruit, making this a lot more interesting and unique than many fruit tisanes.

It has a nice cooling sensation.

I wish this tea wasn’t so pricey, because it’s amazing, and I want to keep it around all the time.

Flavors: Candy, Herbs, Lemon, Orange, Sweet, Tart

OMGsrsly

I had been using my rewards to get this one free, but sadly I didn’t buy enough at starbucks or teavana last year and no longer get free stuff.

Anlina

Last time I was in there they told me about the rewards program but it sounded super confusing. Like you couldn’t just sign u, you had to buy a gift card or something? I like the idea of free tea but…

OMGsrsly

It’s the Starbucks rewards system, if you’ve ever done that. Yes, you need to load and register a gift card, and purchase everything using the gift card. But when you do, you get points and can get free tea once you reach “gold” level. It works really well for me since there’s even a Sbux at work now. I’ve just stopped drinking as much coffee and don’t really like the Tazo tea, so I wasn’t able to maintain Gold last year. :( It worked out SO much better when I got free soy milk with the registered card. That was lovely. I hate that they changed it.

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OMGsrsly

I had been using my rewards to get this one free, but sadly I didn’t buy enough at starbucks or teavana last year and no longer get free stuff.

Anlina

Last time I was in there they told me about the rewards program but it sounded super confusing. Like you couldn’t just sign u, you had to buy a gift card or something? I like the idea of free tea but…

OMGsrsly

It’s the Starbucks rewards system, if you’ve ever done that. Yes, you need to load and register a gift card, and purchase everything using the gift card. But when you do, you get points and can get free tea once you reach “gold” level. It works really well for me since there’s even a Sbux at work now. I’ve just stopped drinking as much coffee and don’t really like the Tazo tea, so I wasn’t able to maintain Gold last year. :( It worked out SO much better when I got free soy milk with the registered card. That was lovely. I hate that they changed it.

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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