Just MJ

Was so excited to try this, as I was feeling a bit under the weather and ginger helps everything.

And… well… I don’t know. Smells delicious dry, and a little less when steeping. The cup itself smelled… just ok. Brewed just as suggested by Teavana, I got all of the coconut, but no ginger. To be fair, maybe my taste buds were a little wonky from the sickness, but I don’t think so much that the ginger should have been entirely missed. I’ll give it another shot soon, maybe with a little silk. But for now a middle of the road kind of rating, with a bit of a boost because I happen to be very partial to coconut.

I don’t like oranges… but I love this tea. So comforting.

Yay for yummy flavors! Not sure I picked up a lot of pomegranate, but I definitely got the apple and the lemon, which is good enough for me. Brewed my 24 oz with only a tsp of rock sugar so as not to kill them lemon. Not sure if this is a good thing, but the lemony aftertaste rather reminded me of eating a bowl of Trix, without the tongue-coated-in-lard feeling. I don’t know if that means that Trix totally nailed their lemon flavor, or the lemon in this tea tastes artificial, but either way I liked it. I’m so glad to find some fruity teas that stand out, I was starting to think that cinnamon was the only flavor I enjoyed!

Umm. Ick. No idea how old that teabag was, but even after almost 10 minutes of steeping, this tasted like… absolutely nothing. Hot water. The moral of this sad brew? Beware the steepings of those who keep ancient tea in their cupboard just so they can offer it at gatherings.

Invented this one tonight out of a need for a something fruity with a little kick. Brewed 2 parts pear-adise to 1 part chai with about 1/2 tsp rock sugar. Vaguely reminiscent of a nice pear crumble. Will definitely do this again.

A nice berry tea, but I’m very disappointed that the description of the tea talks about a spicy kick from the peppercorns, which seem to have brought nothing at all to the party. Maybe if I picked them out and cracked them while my water was heating.

When it comes to me and tea, the spicier the better. One of my favorite parts of my workday is opening my desk drawer to be greeting with the smell of cinnamon. I could conceivably just sit and sniff the bag all morning. This is my all day, every day staple. I am finding, however, that since I discovered loose tea all bagged teas taste a little artificial to me. Oh well, no matter. Not as delicious as some of the loose cinnamon teas I’ve tried, but definitely still my go-to at work where loose is not currently an option.

Yum! A nice light fruity breakfasty beverage! If you know me, you know I put a little rock sugar in everything, though I put less in this one because I figured the pear would deliver its own sweetness, and it did in fact deliver. I’m tempted to throw in some cinnamon to make it taste like a pear crumble. Delicious!

Yay! Ok, so I think I’ve figured out that unless a tea tastes strongly of cinnamon it’s not really worth my time… I seem disappointed with all the others. But this, I really enjoyed. The cinnamon is definitely the dominant flavor, but you really get the orange coming through at the end. Mmmm, spicy.

Umm. Wow. Starting to think I am brewing all of my teas incorrectly tonight. This tasted like I had steeped a plastic bag in hot water. Maybe the plastic bag had once contained apples. Yuck. Maybe I’ll try again another time, just in case.

I think I might have to try this tea a few different ways… something just wasn’t right. I brewed it just as Teavana instructs. 4.5 tsp, 24 oz water, a tiny bit of rock sugar (just because I tend to like my tea a little on the sweet side). It’s beautiful to look at, enough so that I was a little sad that I don’t have anything clear to put it in, and smelled heavenly. I just think that when I purchased something called Raspberry Riot I expected something to really pop, and it just didn’t. It was fruity, but I didn’t get the lemon that others seem to (maybe I killed it with the rock sugar?), and the berry just wasn’t as intense as I would have liked. Maybe more tea? Less sugar? Ice it instead? I don’t know. I’ll drink what I purchased, I don’t mind it, but I’ll probably play with it a bit to see what I can do to improve what I perceived to be a rather weak tea.

A nice comforting anytime tea. No crazy flavors, just a nice warm earthy cuppa. Some nice fresh honey really brings it home.

Now that is a beautiful cup of tea. I am pretty sure that every cup of tea I have from here on out will only serve me to wish that it were a cup of Maharaja, with all of its spicy goodness. Guess I’ll have to stock up! 24 oz water, 3 scoops of tea, and 2 smaller scoops of rock sugar while steeping made it something more special than perfect.