Tea Licious

Lemon, Herbs, and Rooibos! Nice Combo! Works well! A relaxing cuppa!

Got this as a sample from Tea Licious (thanks again!) primarily for my husband (he’s a green tea guy, me, not as much), but was in the mood for something different than my usual flavored black teas yesterday. It smelled heavenly in the pouch so I decided to give it a try.

I like my tea strong (since I’m used to black tea) so I used the whole sample, a bit more than the typical 1 tsp per cup.

The taste is subtle, like most flavored greens, with a pineapple finish. It’s odd to me how tea can almost taste juicy on the back of your tongue, but it’s happened with this one and an apricot one I have as well so it must be commonish. There is also a slight taste of coconut. Since I’ve been looking for a good coconut tea, I’d love for that to stand out more.

My husband liked it too.

I’d still prefer it to have a stronger flavor, but that’s just my personal preference.

A delicious ginger-peach white tea. The orange peel adds a nice citrus touch to it, not strong but a little extra something. Good. Soothing. Nice!

One of the better herbal/shanti-themed tisanes I have tried! Lemon and slightly fruity with a little herbally goodness! Pleasant surprise!

Green…gently flavored with your stereotypical pina colada without being overdone. The more I sipped on this the more I liked it. One of the better more natural tasting Pina Colada offerings I have tried!

I have a weird nervous feeling today and I don’t know why…thought I would try this herbal tea to see if it helped…with the licorice, ginger, cinnamon, etc.

At first – I grimaced as I took my first sip – but it grow on me a little. Not that it would be something I would enjoy drinking a lot of or everyday but it does serve a purpose and it’s tolerable to my palate.

I can smell the cinnamon and licorice more than the other ingredients and I can taste the licorice more than the other ingredients.

I’m not a licorice freak but I do like it on occasion to gnaw on…just not overly excited about the ingredient in my tea…but this isn’t too shabby considering…

My third and last sample from tea licious! I think the name of this rooibos tea fits it nicely, smells great and comes out to a nice deep red color. I think this is the best one out of the three I received, I have to say it really tastes very orange-y. Good thing the hibiscus doesn’t go by and overpower the brew. It may be me, but I get hints of caramel or something, but it’s definitely something enjoyable to drink. I shall re-steep this and try it cold tomorrow, which I think should be a great drink for summer! But really, Tea Licious has great prices, and I will absolutely consider this one in face of all those expensive David’s summer teas.

I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a Nilgiri Oolong before today. This is a really good Oolong. Where most dark Oolongs are on the peach-y side, this one tends to be more on the woody/earthy side, but with light, peach-like undertones. A beautiful honey-like sweetness to this as well.

A unique Oolong. I really enjoyed this one.

I’ve been trying a bunch of oolongs lately, and they are all different. That is why trying tea is so fun. This is simple, light and grassy and I really love it. It isn’t much of a floral scented or fruity oolong. It is mostly grassy and reminds me of a green tea. There is something here that makes it great, but I’m not sure what it is. Maybe I’m especially enjoying it because I didn’t drink any tea yesterday (shock!)

Lipton, eat your heart out! This is a great transition from tea bags to the wonderful world of loose leaf. Welcome to the Matrix

Calling all oolong fans, prepare to blown away! This was an OUTSTANDING green oolong. I tried a sample of it not knowing what was in it and next thing I know BOOM I’m hooked. Magnificant!

Love it love it love it! now this here is a great tea iced in the summer! My little island vice!

A little on the bitter side. A very earthy Chinese green, I prefer the Dragon Well. I get this when I feel adventurous

And then there was Grand Keemun. Delicious Chinese black that falls short only to the legendary Royal Yunnan. this one is a little lighter, but if you fell in love with the R.Y. , you will find an affair with the Keemun to be a guilty pleasure! ;)

Ok, I am not normally a fan of fruity teas. However this one is actually pretty good. New to tea? Give this one a try, whites are a great way to wean yourself into the tea world.

VERY aromatic! The tea that keeps on going and going and going! I get about three to four steepings on average from this otherworldly ambrosia of rose and lemongrass without sacrificing flavor, each pot just as good as the last. The delicate oolong is just the icing on the cake. Highly recommended for oolong fans.

Now here is something special, another of my favs. Here we have a traditional Chinese green. Earthy and slightly bitter, however takes on a smokey essence and serves to be a great green tea base if you are planning on doing some of your own blending. I am particularly fond of the gunpowder with peppermint and spearmint. Take this blend and steep for 3-4 minutes and enjoy with an Irish cream coffee creamer for a delicious shamrock latte. If you want to make it REALLY Irish, use instead Bailey’s Irish Cream and let the good times roll.

I am a simple guy with simple tastes. I prefer the teas unadorned with fruits, fluff, and extras. This is not to say I can’t treat myself to a flavored tea once in a while! However, if you are going to have a tea, have a TEA! In its truest of forms, Camilia sinensis itself. The Royal Yunnan is bar none the greatest of the pure Chinese blacks. Full, malty, and sweet. Goes great with meals and salty dishes, or if you just need an afternoon “pick-me-up” look no further. Easy to brew and lacks the bitterness found in many of the Indian blends. Simply put, if you are looking for an all-around, anytime black, your journey is over. Fill your holy grail with the noblest of black tea elixirs!

This is hands down my FAVORITE of all the green teas, flavored or otherwise. I order mine by the pound from Tea Licious every couple of months or so. It is a lovely Japan green with a full buttery flavor with a sweet, delicately vegetative aftertaste. Goes down smooth and always a pleasure, it really lives up to it status as the “precious dew”. highly recommended!

A wonderful white tea with gentle tangerine flavors! Another Winner from Tea Licious!

Plain and simple…this is a WONDERFUL Gyokuro!
Clean, smooth, slightly sweet and juicy. Really great!

All of these ingredients are a bit on the mellower side and I appreciate that. They all play nice with each other and it’s hard to tell which ingredients stand out more than the others. It’s herbally but soothing and seems to go great with the pumpkin seeds I am nibbling on at the moment…

I was a little worried about this one. I had a tea with coconut the other day and I really didn’t like it. I’m actually liking it less the more I remember it. But this one is GOOD, Way way better. I think there is something about coconut in tea that I may not like as much as other tea drinkers, but I think this one is as well done as it possibly could be. A coconut scent and flavor with subtle pineapple paired with a great rooibos tea. So here is a sigh of relief from me that not all coconut teas are bad.

Second sample from Tea Licious. I must admit first and foremost, I am a big sucker for blueberries. Anything with blueberry is awesome for me, like literally. Blueberry pie, Blueberry smoothies, anything goes really. So going for my samples, I figured I haven’t had any white tea in awhile and BLUEBERRY woooosh, sucked right in. The last and only white tea blueberry i had was the one at Tim’s and i can safely say that tasted like crap and completely artificial.

Smelling this one, better than the tangerine white. I’m glad this tea didn’t turn blue or anything on me and that it was only flavouring inside. It’s a rather mild blueberry taste but it’s great it doesn’t completely overpower the tea. However, it’s rather mundane kinda like it’s there but not really there at all. The white tea quality is pretty average too.
Too be fair though, at this price/quality level is to be expected.

One thing that might come out of this, a somewhat increased interest to find an outstanding blueberry white tea!