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Uncle Lee's Tea

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Green Tea w/Tropical Fruit Flavor from Uncle Lee's Tea
94

I rarely like fruit flavored teas, but this one has me hooked. It is my favorite fruit iced green tea. I drop bags into a container of water and allow them to cold brew overnight in my fridge. Highly recommended

Jasmine Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
97

I’m surprised to see the negative ratings for this Jasmine tea. This is my favorite of all Jasmine teas I have tried, including loose leaf ones and even pearl jasmines. Consider trying if you like Jasmine tea.

Delicious Plum Spice Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
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This tea was gifted to me along with a tea pot, so it has a special place in my heart. I find it to be a delicious tea, although it can be a little sweet. After steeping it, I often dilute it with more water. It very clearly tastes like plum, is sweet and not sour or bitter.

Imperial Organic - Organic Green Tea with Jasmine from Uncle Lee's Tea

uncle lee and this lightly hued amber liquor sit well on the palate made only sweeter by my inlaw leaving for the day. That woman does not know the meaning of the word conversation, even to say pass the Uncle Lee’s cause your perfume is choking my throat. TY

Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
14

I got this because it was like a billion bags for cheap at Wal-Mart and I feel like all the cheap green teas should be about the same. They aren’t. I found this one very bitter and otherwise devoid of flavor.

Organic Chai Green Tea with Lemon from Uncle Lee's Tea
58

Nice, but not like the usual creamy black chai. It’s spicy, fizzy and it needs getting used to (at least for me).

Organic Japanese Sencha from Uncle Lee's Tea

Very vegetal with a lingering grassy taste. I hate this tea, and will probably catch the rest of it on fire. I don’t think that I should give it a rating because I’m not a fan of green teas to begin with, but this is absolutely the worst green tea I’ve ever had. Ever.

Whole Leaf Organic Oolong Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
90

So when I bought this tea, I wasn’t expecting much because I wasn’t paying much. First few sips… I definitely wasn’t impressed. I compared it to Raman noodles… you never say “man I want raman”, but when you’re eating raman you eat every noodle. However, I now use two bags and just steep for less time. The fuller body really does add that extra ‘oomf’ that I thought was missing from my brews. It is worth noting that even though this is really whole leaf, there’s also a lot of dust too (incase you’re like me and open up the bags normally).

Jasmine Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea

Doctor wants me to drink more water. (Posted a plea for inspiration for how to zizz up hot water in “discussions.”) Somebody left a bunch of these for grabs, so I dragged one through my hot water about four dunks worth.

I am not a jasmine lover, but this is strong stuff, so it scented/tasted my mug enough I don’t feel like I’m drinking bathwater. I’m thinking that if I let it go prescribed time, it would be so flowery I couldn’t stand it.

Amazing Almond from Uncle Lee's Tea
80

Hmmm. Given my love for almonds and hunt for the perfect chai, this seemed promising. At first sip, it seemed to deliver! but by the end of the cup… it was still good… except for the splenda/stevia like flavour coming out. Now, I added milk so perhaps without it would do better? but then it’d be an anti-chai!
The cinnamon and almond work really well together to create a smooth and spicy tisane. However, I can only guess at which ingredient is making me question the unnatural sweetness. Is carob naturally sweet like that? It IS the first ingredient… but I have never seen it in a tea before. or perhaps it is the orange peel. Either way, it’s an interesting bedtime drink that I could foresee-ably drink in the evenings in lieu of a camellia sinensis tea.
and hey, no sugar required here! :)

Imperial Organic - Organic Green Tea with Jasmine from Uncle Lee's Tea
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Vary nice for a jasmine, the jasmine is very strong though, sort of like drinking perfume, I think it would be better with a shorter steeping time. Around 2 mins?

Imperial Organic - Organic Green Tea with Jasmine from Uncle Lee's Tea
49

I think, for me, jasmine teas typically have too much jasmine in them. I love the aroma and delicate flavor, but it’s just too much. I would prefer just a slight hint of jasmine.

As far as jasmine greens go, this is almost as good as any I’ve tried. I’m still working on the best steeping time. I steep it with 1 bag in my 32-oz pot. I used to do 3 or 3.5 minutes. Now, I think 1 minute might be best. No matter what, the jasmine always seems to be too strong for me, making it difficult to drink much of it.

100% Organic Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
60

It’s that time of year again. To prevent myself from becoming so congested that I can’t sing, I’m using everything from my neti pot to this tea with honey and lemon. I can’t really rate this right now, since my sense of taste is kind of shot. I think I taste the honey more than anything else.

Jasmine Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
15

I have seen this brand in Asian groceries and my local store, and I love jasmine so had to try it. This was just too much jasmine for me.

I think it’s more jasmine than green tea! It honestly tasted like drinking a perfume. I am learning I am not a fan of teas where it’s too floral.

100% Organic Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
60

Put water in the microwave for 3 minutes. Maybe I didn’t leave in the tea bag long enough, but it had sufficient flavor. It’s a nice, pure green tea, I think. It got a little bitter at the bottom, but I let it sit for a while. I’m sitting at the computer, sorting out what I have left to do for the wedding. We got a lot done today, and having a cup of tea is a nice way to unwind :)

Whole Leaf Organic Oolong Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
82

Comparitively, this cuppa kicks Twining’s Oolong’s ass.
The directions are to steep for 2-3minutes, and this is adequate. The aroma is richer, the taste is richer… just a better quality oolong.
My only complaint is that I seriously struggle opening the packet containing the teabag! When I do finally manage to tear it open, I rip the teabag as well… so then I have to use a teaball/infuser… which feels demoralizing, somehow. =P

Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
25

i put three tea bags in a 1 liter teapot and steeped for about 3 minutes, but it wasn’t the best today.

Whole Leaf Organic Dragon Well Green Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
Delicious Plum Spice Tea from Uncle Lee's Tea
75

This is a sweet tea with a wonderful plum taste. Although, it’s sweet, I think adding some honey or agave nectar would bring out the taste even more, because it is a bit bitter, but not in a bad way.