Lemon Lift

Backlogging. 8 days ago. Saturday evening.

The February Backlog: From the 1st to today.

I’ve drank this before already but not logged it. I’m giving it a 50 (nice bagged teas 50-60, drinkable 40-50). It’s fine when it’s still fairly hot, but as it cools, I don’t like it too much. It gets sour/bitter/overspiced tasting. I made it for an easy cup to drink while I was making dinner. I’m pretty sure I steeped it the full two minutes. So maybe a minute and a half or just a minute next time.

Somewhat bland – some aroma of lemon and a faint taste of it, even though I steeped it an extra minute beyond the directions. I don’t taste the black tea at all. Real lemon is not used, but soy lecithin instead. I doubt I will finish the cup. It is not offensive, just bland. Apparently today is not a good day for trying new teas. I have liked 0 out of 4 new teas so far, though Numi golden chai was okay.

Got to hand it to Bigelow today…even with my stuffiness and taste buds being off, I can still smell and taste the lemon. The smell is stronger than the taste, but it still comes through. The spices work well in this blend. This is definitely a blend I’d pick up again (most likely in the decaf version, though, as this would be a very soothing cup to have in the evenings).

In fact, all I really need for this to be perfect right now would be a lemon slice, some honey, and a splash of bourbon.

I’ve managed to catch another cold. :/
So I had a cup of this tonight, as I was craving something along these lines. The balance between tea flavor and lemon is ideal in this, I think. Neither are too strong, leaving this cup tasting mellow, clean, and soothing. It made me feel a little better, until I found the bottom of the cup…

When I first opened the foil packet this tea came in, I was astounded by the fact that this tea smelled very much like Apple Cider, but with lemons instead of apples. After steeping the smell was even stronger!

This tea is a real delight to drink, and it does, indeed, remind me of fall weather. It makes me long for the return of the school year; I feel like I should be drinking this to support me as I study, wearing warmer clothing.

Again I love the addition of the black tea to this other Bigelow tea (the other one being the Plantation Mint) which gives me a good caffein boost and kicks the flavor of the lemon up quite a great deal. This tea tastes great hot, and the name doesn’t do this fact justice; I believe that Bigelow really should change this tea blend’s name to Lemon Cider, as that’s exactly what it tastes like.

The only reason I have a slightly lower score for this blend instead of Plantation Mint is because of the lack of actual lemon in this tea. Even though it certainly tastes like the real thing, I bet the flavor would have been very much improved if it contained some actual lemon peel instead of soy lecithin.

Had a sore throat today, all this AC at school dries it right out. Mixed a little honey in it. Soothing for the throat but not really lemony.

A perfect tea for today. I am operating on very little sleep, so I was happy to find this crumpled packet that I had previously rescued from the bottom of my backpack. This is nice and comforting – nothing fancy, but the combination of black tea, lemon, and spices is just what I needed for this afternoon. I think I might pick up some more of this to keep at work.

I woke up this morning with a bit of a sore throat so, I decided to make this tea. I filled my tea mug with water, popped it in the microwave for three minutes and promptly dunked in the teabag once the microwave stopped, adding in my usual teaspoon of sugar. The temperature of the tea was very soothing, but that has more to do with my microwave than the tea itself. The teas was soothing but I would have preferred more of a lemon flavor to it.

Reach for this every time my husband starts complaining of an itchy throat. It is one of those comfort teas and reminds him of the “tea with lemon” remedy – just make sure that you use good local honey to get full benefits.

Hmm…I’m afraid my rating may not be fair. After sipping the tea black, I decided on a whim that a little sugar might bring out the lemon flavor. In fact, that lemony flavor was so subtle that the sugar merely masked it. This is what I get for fiddling with perfectly good black tea!

With sweetener, Lemon Lift is still rather good, but the lemon is masked and dampened so as to be barely perceptible. I think I would give this tea an even higher rating left on its own; I think one would be better off actually trying to appreciating the subtlety of the flavor rather than trying to enhance it artificially.

It’s not bad, but I think it smells better than it tastes.

Twining’s Premium Black Tea Lemon Twist was far better.

One of my favorite replacement to coffee!

This was one of the flavours that came in the Bigelow sampler I purchased, and was rather excited to give it a go. I was a bit disappointed. I didn’t really taste any lemon, but rather tons of cinnamon. I’d rather they make a candle with it than drink it. It also made my tongue tingle…

I’m not a big fan of lemon in my tea, but it’s delightful with a lemon scone or biscotti for a mid-morning treat. It’s not too lemony.

GREAT tea to have in the morning. It is quite refreshing and the black tea base really brings out the lemon.

This is so well named. Every time I drink it, I get a lift. It is so refreshing with the lemon accent to the black tea. It makes me more alert and ready to go so it’s a perfect early afternoon tea. Not as much of a kick as I require for mornings but a nice gentle but solid pick-me-up.

Honestly lemon.

There’s a reason why “lift” is in the name. I mistakenly thought this was an herbal tea, and didn’t pay much attention to the information on the box. I had a weird case of the shakes after a cup of this.

Drink this every day at every meal. A great simple tea.