Backlogging…1 of 3…
1st cup I had over the weekend – seemed I infused a bit on the light side…reminded me of Twinings Lady Grey
Mike’s Spice was the actual company but it’s sold via Frontier Co-Op (Whole Foods)
6686 Tasting Notes
I’m having a cuppa this after my lunch…still hungry…sigh…
Finishing up the last of my stash of this as well…I’m so hungry today and this tea just increased my want for food…so I am heating up my lunch early…a lovely veggie rice dish!
The Tea Set sent me a FREE SAMPLE for my birthday. When they first emailed me about it they told me they were sending me one of their Organic Sexy Samples. When I got it in the mail yesterday there was a small designer tin in the shade of a light mustard yellow…very cute! There was no name/flavor on it but on their website the teas are in color coded tins…so my Yellow Tin MEANS Herbal. I then matched up the loose leaf in the tin with the blends on the site and the Secret Elixir For Wellness Tea was the closest match. So…here goes!
I’m totally jazzed about the FREE BIRTHDAY SAMPLE, btw…awesome idea for a tea company!!! Kudos to TTS!
The dry blend smells mostly herbal with slight fruit undertones. The coloring after infused is a purplish-pinkish-red. The liquid after infusion smells fruity.
Based on the color and scent after infusion I was afraid…Hibiscus??? Oye! I think that’s Hibiscus! Eeeek! But it’s actually not bad…yes, it’s a fruity herbally tarty type but it’s not too much to handle. I’m drinking it HOT right now but I think it would be brilliant ICED.
As for the after taste I’m getting an apple likeness…actually, it reminds me of cutting up apples and putting lemon juice on the slices so the “apple-meat” doesn’t darken…
This is pretty good…and this is coming from someone who usually doesn’t like fruity/tarty/herbals…I think it’s because it’s not over the top! Thank The Tea Gods!!!!!
Another one bites the dust! Sigh…I’m starting to get a little bummed about all my teas running out…sigh…
Anyhow…I over infused this one and it’s still pretty good – very bold – a little tart – and a little juicy, even.
I finished up what was left in my stash a few days ago and forgot to log and take out of my cupboard…running out of many of my favorites seems to be a trend lately…sigh…
Backlogging…finished up my last serving the other night and forgot to log and take out of my cupboard…
Backlogging…finished this up the other night and forgot to log and take out of my cupboard
backlogging only 1 serving left
I STILL and ALWAYS will LOVE the way this smells! It heaven smells ANYTHING like this…I’m totally working towards it! LOL
See me other reviews for this tea…
Have a HAPPY DAY!
Had this a little bit ago and it was pretty tasty today! I think I have 1 or two more cups worth left…sigh…
I have been trying to win the 52 Teas Email Trivia of the week since the first week they started it! I FINALLY WON 2 weeks ago!!! I was soooo excited! I ended up choose this tea as my tea that I won…I just got it in the mail today! YAY! And it couldn’t have come at a better time because I seem to be running out of most of my teas in my stash! Oye! Anyhow…upon opening the package I was stunned by a glorious chocolate aroma! Very powerful Chocolate Aroma! It was delightful, indeed! Color-wise it’s a medium brown once infused. After the infusion you can smell both the chocolate AND the mint but neither are overpowering. My first sip confused me as I thought based on the dry smell it would be all about the chocolate but it wasn’t. I wasn’t to quick to form an opinion…I took sip #2 and noticed the pleasant minty freshness. The mint it’s overpower but you certainly know it’s there. It accompanies the chocolate taste, again, neither too overpowering, taste-wise. There’s a bit of a woodsy undertone as an after thought but it doesn’t last long…the mint-chocolate combo pulls thru again at the end and lingers on to the aftertaste. All-in-All I do like this tea. It’s a bit different than I thought it would be but certainly not in a bad way. I like it. It’s tasty and flavorful but not obnoxious. Others have mentioned a Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint comparison and I can totally see/taste the likeness! I’m sooooooo glad I won this! It’s nice. I will enjoy this often.
My last cup of this…I really hate running out of tea that I like esp more than one tea at once…sigh…
My first cup this morning…wasn’t very strong tho…maybe my water wasn’t hot enough!??? Still ok tho!
Forgot to log yesterday…hummm…yummmmmmm
Vanilla with a bit of floral sums it up today…very nice!
Had a cup of this just now…fairly decent :)
Today I am saying GOODBYE to another LOVE…this one is juicy yet GREEN and semi veggie but semi sweet…love it. Will miss it. I’m thinking about drinking GREEN TEA for the rest of the day because it’s St. Patty’s Day…but I am not sure if I will be successful! :P
YUM YUM YUM to my TUM TUM TUM…This is my favorite Currant Flavored Tea…YAY!
I really enjoyed this cup this morning…figures…I’m all out now…
Another surprise from Jillian. This smells great! Much like Adagio’s Cherry Green. It’s near clear in color but with a yellowish-green hue. I can taste the cherry and maybe a slight rosy taste but it’s a very pale flavored tea tho…not very strong. But pretty tasty for a flavored green, indeed. Not too shabby! Thanks Jillian!
This tasted much better than I remembered it…therefore, I will up the rating…good cold too!
I can’t say as I ever started a tea with an oolong but I have been thinking about this one for a few days. I didn’t have the greatest tea day yesterday so I thought I would start differently…glad I did…this is yummy…
Another surprise from Jillian. I agree with her description saying that it tastes a little like Raspberry flavoring but I certainly wouldn’t call it creamy. I’m hot and cold on Rooibos…here’s why…I usually like it ok BUT they usually taste the same…even if they are flavored or the flavoring isn’t enough to write home about – so – enough tho I do tend to like it in general it’s usually not out of this world by any means. I find this one just ok…yes there is flavoring but you can totally taste the Rooibos in it regardless and eventho it’s raspberry it’s not creamy…so…I’m really middle of the road on this one…it’s not bad but it’s not especially great either. I’m stoked I got to try something from this company tho! It’s another new company for me – so that’s awesome and THANKS to Jillian I was able to try it. I will say I like this better cold than hot – just for the record.
