Teavana

This is my current favorite tea, and the first one I’ve been really excited about in a while. This is a very fragrant tea, the warm vanilla notes are just yummy. This tea actually tastes “creamy” to me and has been absolutely perfect on these cold winter mornings.

My only complaint would be that it becomes “stale” very quickly. The “creme” is actually some kind of dried cream/milk that’s added to the tea and after a week, two at the most, that creaminess fades away. The vanilla notes stay around and it’s is still a good tea, but it’s not nearly as good as it is when it’s very fresh.

Having this one a lot lately. Kind of a mellow, friendly blend of flavors.

Monday Apr. 11, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
On a CRAZY HOT (Maybe Record) Day here in PA.
Steeped a POT of Teavana WILD Youthberry Blend
This blend combines Youthberry white tea with Wild Orange Blossom
herbal tea for an explosion of flavor.
The 3 Cup Pot was a Great Start for a Great Evening.
Keep on Steepin

Thursday Mar. 17, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Not feeling well today so went the TEAVANA Youth Way
Made a Pot of this Flavorful Treat on Ill Feeling Day
Made the Remainder of the Day More Comfortable.
Great Invigorating antioxidants in this Fruity Cup.
Keep on Steepin.

Tuesday Mar. 15, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day.
Wife made a Pot Of Teavana YouthBerry.
Great Sippin Tea Loaded with Antioxidants.
So Fruity Good, Get Your Vitamins and Herbs
Keep On Steepin

Thursday Feb. 24, 2011
3rd Steep of the Day.
My Wife Suprised me with a Pot Of Tevana’s YouthBerry
Great After Dinner Drink Bold Citrus Flavor.
This Pot Had some Strong GrapeFruit Presence in it.
Although its not an ingredent in this Blend.
Great Sippin Pot.
Keep on Steepin

Lord’s Day Dec. 26, 2010
2nd Steep of the Day
With Snow Here it time for some YouthBerry.
This Summer Tasting Fruit Infusion is Great Today.
Made 2 Pots from a single 3 Spoon Steep.
Great on a Cold Snowy Night Tuck en In.
Keep on Steepin

Friday Dec. 17, 2010
2nd Steep of the Day
This was a Great Pot of Teavana Wild Youth Blend
2nd Pot Steeped was starting to weaken, yet still Good
Keep on Steeping

Thursday Dec. 16, 2010 ADDITIONAL supplemental post
1st Steep of the day.
I Need a FULL cup of Tea Not Just Samples.
Then I can do COMPLETE RESEARCH Once not in Supplements
This NOW IS THE REAL TEA I SAMPLED already BLENDED
This was a IN SHOP SAMPLE at Teavana in Lancaster.
Blended with Teavana’s Youthberry White Tea
It Made a GREAT 1st Steep of My Day.
Could not get away with out buying 2oz’s for home.
This is a Light White Blend with Super Fruit Flavor
including South American Acai Palm.
Looking to future Pots of this here at Home.
Keep on Steepin

Thursday Dec. 16, 2010 supplemental post
1st Steep of the day.
This was a IN SHOP SAMPLE at Teavana in Lancaster.
Blended with Teavana’s Youthberry White Tea
It Made a GREAT 1st Steep of My Day.
Could not get away with out buying 2oz’s for home.
This is a Light White Blend with Super Fruit Flavor
including South American Acai Palm.
Looking to future Pots of this here at Home.
Keep on Steepin

Thursday Dec. 16, 2010
1st Steep of the day.
This was a IN SHOP SAMPLE at Teavana in Lancaster.
Blended with Teavana’s Youthberry White Tea
It Made a GREAT 1st Steep of My Day.
Could not get away with out buying 2oz’s for home.
This is a Light White Blend with Super Fruit Flavor
including South American Acai Palm.
Looking to future Pots of this here at Home.
Keep on Steepin

I found this tea to be too tart for me to enjoy. Even adding tablespoons and tablespoons of sugar didn’t seem to make this tea any more palatable for me. There wasn’t much of a kiwi taste although the hibiscus really came through.

I tried this tea twice and unfortunately I don’t think I will be making more in the future.

If you like your green tea to smell and taste like rancid butter, you may enjoy this. Otherwise, skip it. I bought this because it sounded interesting; I like green tea lattes and found the idea of a milky green tea without actual milk intriguing. From the moment I opened the bag, though, I knew this wasn’t for me. The sour milk/rancid butter odor did not morph into anything creamy and delicious, and the taste was just as repugnant. Brewing it for different intervals, at different temperatures didn’t make any difference in the nasty spoiled milk taste. I wound up throwing this out, and I rarely do that with any tea, but this was just dreadful.

I had this yesterday evening. This is one of my favorite blooming teas since it is flavorful and the flower was pretty and delicate. The bloom isn’t very complex, but there was a pink-red plume that sprouted from it. I steeped it 3 minutes at a time and had 3 steepings from it. Each time, the flavor was light and refreshing. The liquor was a light honey yellow color. I love the hint of sweet strawberry. There was no bitterness or astringency to it. I am glad I steeped it for 3 minutes at a time. I usually steep it all wrong. Anyhow, this is a good flowering tea.

This smells so delicious! A light sweet strawberry flavor and scent. It wasn’t tart at all, and the display was beautiful. The only thing is that it fell apart a little in the water. I put water in first then the tea.

This was the party favor I chose for my best friend’s bridal shower. It was too bad my shipment online didn’t arrive yet, even though I ordered it from China in October… This one is too expensive… cheaper to get it direct from China. Oh well! I can’t wait til that shipment comes in anyway… plus I’m getting another order free since that one didn’t come in.

excellent when served with German Rock sugar.

I’m all out! It was a good run Maharaja, but I’m off to try other teas for now.

I’ve now gone so far as to double steep this back to back. Clearly I am addicted, but also it’s just that good.

I’ll try not to write TOO much about this tea, but seriously this is going to be the tea I drink all through the holidays and could likely last into January. I lightened up the amount of tea this time and let it steep a little longer and it’s just perfect.