Bigelow

At first, I thought, “Seriously, Bigelow? 1-2 minutes for a black tea?”, but I went with it anyway. I see why they recommend that now. As others have said, this is a strangely harsh tea. I’ve not had much experience with darjeelings before, but the last I had did not have the sharp bitter aftertaste this does. The muscatel flavor is very accessible, which is another thing I like about it. But it dries my mouth out like no other.

But I like bitterness, so this is interesting to me. I’m glad I have another bag.

Is this a sophisticate’s dream tea; a connoisseur’s complicated cup? No. But the title is alliterative, and it’s damn easy to prepare. Both desired traits in a sniffly writer. This is my go-to “Sniffles Blend”. In fact, if I had a vote, I would call it Sniffles Blend. However, Mint Medley sounds much prettier. It has all the lemoniness, mintiness and awesomeness to help me BREATHE again. And it tastes good. I am forever a fan, snobbery be damned.

I don’t remember where this bag came from. But I was in the mood for something mild tonight, and it’s been a few days since I’ve reviewed anything.

It brewed up way darker than I expected, as for some reason I assumed this was a green tea. It is not. The smell is very pleasant, obviously spearmint and sweetly scented. The flavor is on the weak side, but that might have been my fault. I might have needed to brew it a little longer. The mint taste lingers in my mouth, leaving it feeling cleaner, so it isn’t an unpleasant experience.

love it! perfect balance of ginger and lemon. although next time i think i’ll use less water to make it stronger. <3 ginger =]

not getting the eggnog flavor here. i still like the taste, but i was kinda hoping for more…

EDIT: Ok, so I dumped some eggnog in here and threw it in the microwave. Never thought I would try hot eggnog, but it’s good! I’m getting both tea and eggnog overtones here..quite nice!

Thursday Apr. 21, 2011
1st Steep Of the Day
Went with The Cranberry Ginseng
Great for the Anti-Oxidents
Keep On Steepin

Friday Feb. 4, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
Wanted some REAL FRUIT Herbal Tea.
This Biggie Vitamin B Mix is Just Right.
Cranberry & Ginseng Fruit and Herb.
I Let it Cool Some and Drank it In 2 Sip’s
This Tea is Really Easy to Hammer Down Fast.
Keep On Steepin

Lord’s Day Dec. 26, 2010
1st Steep of the Day
Was this Cranberry Ginseng B+ Herb
Great Cup to Start The Day.
Keep on Steepin

Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010
2nd steep of the Day
I really like this Fruity Cranberry Cup of Tea.
The Flavor is Very Wet and Fruity, not Herbie.
The added Vitamin B6, Gives it the extra Benefit.
Keep on Steepin

Lords Day Dec. 5, 2010
2nd Cup of the day.
After the Drive from Church Needed a Ginseng Pick-up
Great Cup to do the Job.

Thursday Dec. 2, 2010
1st Steep of the Day is this Bigelow Goodie.
This is a GREAT Herb Tea, I usually reach for a Black leaf.
But went for the herbs today.
The cup with a 5 Min. Infusion with boiling water is
Bursting with flavor and Vitamins
Great start for the Day

Saturday Nov. 20, 2010
1st Steep of the the Day.
Great Herbal Tea Good Fruit Flavor.
Love the Dryness (I think so) of the Cranberry.

Tuesday July 5, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Had A Last BAg of this at Work.
So I Jumped on It And SNAPPED IT UP.
Great Ginger Herb Tea, Time to Get another Box.
Keep On Steepin

Friday Apr. 29, 2011
1st Steep of the Day.
With NO EGGNOGGER Like Yesterday At Work.
It appeared to be TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD DAY.
But LOOK IN THE TEA CUPBOARD UP UP AND AWAY Bigelow Save the DAY.
It’s Captain GINGER SNAPPISH on the Way
Put him in HOT WATER and He comes out to PLAY.
What a GREAT START for The LAST WORK DAY Of the WEEK
Great Herb Tea with a Snappy Ginger Bite. Gotta
Keep on Steepin.

Monday Nov. 22, 2010
1st steep of the day.
The Ginger snappish way.
3 Min. steep what a sweet ginger smell as this cup sets up
The taste is dependably strong with ginger bite.
With lingering sweetness.

Thursday Nov. 18, 2010
1st Steep of the Day.
I Need A Good Ginger Snap to get the Morning Crackin’
BiggE Ginger also Does It.
Looking for a Good Snappy Day

I think next time I’ll add some milk & honey as thsi was a bit strong for me but it was still v. yummy!

Sugar and hazelnut creamer…after a midterm…perfect…=D

Mint and I don’t always get along. Somedays we’re perfect for eachother, others we’re not talking to eachother at all. So when I pulled this one out of the work stash, I decided to see if it’s a good Mintday or a bad Mintday.

It’s a meh Mintday. This isn’t too bad; a lot less minty than the bag smells (which is good, since the bag smelled really strong). The black tea could be stronger, but it’s still there.

I’m not a spearmint fan, though. Can’t stand toothpastes or gum flavored with it, and it’s looking like it could be the same way with this tea. Though it tastes much, much better than toothpaste!!

Just okay

This tea is not overwhelming – it’s very mild. I enjoy with a teaspoon of honey.

Another work tea, pretty good strong taste without overpowering sweetness. Doesn’t resteep at all though.

I can’t believe I’ve already went through this box of tea! Seems like I’ve not had it that long at all. This is fantastic…and shouldn’t be limited to just a seasonal flavor. Very sad to see it go, and will definitely be getting more of it!

I miss my Chloe. I’m having to make tea by the cup and it’s just not fun.