Simply The Zest (organic)

Thanks, Kittenna for a bit of this!

This tea’s name makes me want to sing. YOU’RE SIMPLY THE ZEST! BETTER THAN ALL THE REST~~ but I’m not sure if it’s true.

It is what it is…lemon and mate. I am not sure if I like the flavor of lemon myrtle with green mate. It tastes too much like green herbs. I am not a fan of this I don’t think…it’s just flat. If I could taste the other aspects of lemon in here, it might be better. I don’t think this is enough other flavors for me with the green mate. I think I like roasted mate better, or at least something that doesn’t make it taste even more like medicine.

Wow it would be amazing if we’re slamming things over by the trash compactor and recycling bins if it didn’t cause vibrations in my wall not close to these things at all, and had not been happening on and off for the past 3 1/2 hours, causing me to miss classes because I had to get myself some headphones, cause guess what else gets set off? A yapping dog.

I’ve had this sitting around for ages, so figured the “morning” would be a good time to try it. Still sick though, so this is probably not the best time to be drinking new teas…. oh well. Although my friend/office-mate raves about this tea and tells me that she absolutely loves to mix it with otherwise non-caffeinated herbals, I’ve been wary to try it as citrus flavoured blends and unroasted mates have not been appealing to me lately.

Anyhow! I got a nice refreshing lemony citrus aroma when removing the infuser basket from my mug, which smelled better than I was expecting.

Unfortunately, this cold is obviously influencing my ability to taste things right now. I can kind of taste the lemony flavour if I try, and I can tell that the mate has a flavour, but I can’t quite taste it, although I can perceive that the tea is pretty strong. This clearly isn’t a case of poor flavouring, but a case of stuffy nose. Sigh.

Oh well, a dud of a tasting note. I think I can see how this would work well with herbals though. Interested to try it when I can actually taste properly again!

Dry Leaf Nose: A refreshing blend of maté and lemongrass.

Liquor: Green, with a hint of yellow. Aromas of lemongrass and maté.

Flavour: The cup boasts a definite maté taste, with sweet citrus flavours. The lemon myrtle comes through in the aftertaste.

This was one of my go to morning teas for a few months. It tastes like strong lemon and green mate. If you like that, you will like this tea. Much sharper than a traditional lemon herbal.

Like lemon and green mate? Think you may like them together? Then try this tea. It is exactly as advertised, a seemingly simple blend of intense lemon and green mate flavours. My first brew was a tad too mate for me so I’m going to ratchet down my boiling temperature next time, but overall it is a pleasant tea. There aren’t any surprises here, but I didn’t really expect any with a name like this one has, either.

We used up the last of our sample of this to share a pot yesterday morning and I enjoyed it! It was good and refreshing and something I find myself craving occasionally. It’s lemony, but not overly tart. While I don’t feel the need to get a tin and stock up, I wouldn’t mind having some around to dip in to occasionally. This is a restock for me, but only a little one.

Woke up full of grump and snark today and outside it is rainy and I soooooo do not want to leave the house today. I need as serious boost and this is the last mate I have that I have not tried yet it is steeping now.

Smells lemony which I love even if it is in a sore throat lozenge kind of way.I will drink anything today if it will wake me up and stop the rain. I love Dt’s stimulant teas they are like strapping you to a rocket or gently punching you awake…I always end up full of energy with no real burn out like energy drinks or too much caffeine. Today either of those are much needed boosts.

Once brewed it smells even more wellness-tea like but I’d drink rocket fuel right now. It tastes like lemony wellness..but unlike wellness teas this isn’t gross or boring it is actually totally mellow,refreshing and is a totally pleasant start to any day I am unprepared for the energy boost because it doesn’t taste like any incoming energy. It is a perfectly drinkable drink. Wonder if icing would be nice.

The taste doesn’t blow my mind but I like it. It is mellow,bright and a kick in the ass(hopefully)

Well I feel more awake but nothing like I wanted. What a disappointment! No punch no kick. Just mellow. Sigh major points docked unless I get serious energy in like 5 . I remember Amazonian Chain being OMG IM FLYING energy this is meh.like the taste though .

an okay tea. i have chocolate rocket that i like better as a mate, and many citrusy teas, so i won’t be buying any more of this.
it tastes very green, quite strong. the lemongrass dominates, and i think that’s where that green, grassy taste comes from.
my mom really enjoyed this one though! so at least it wasn’t all for nothing!

This one is very refreshing, I really enjoy the lemon and orange flavours. It is a little bitter, as green mate tends to be, but that goes well with the citrus. I usually enjoy sweeter teas so that is probably what is stopping me from giving it a better rating, but for the first green mate that I’ve tried, it hasn’t stopped me from wanting to try more. Overall, not one of my favourites, but will drink what I have enjoyably.

This one has a strong lemongrass flavour with a little bit of citrus. I can’t really taste the orange flavour. I love lemongrass in food, but maybe not so much in tea. I used this tea to add flavour to a soup broth for an asiatic taste, it was good!

I think I may have steeped this one too long or used too much. I filled my 16oz with 4 “regular” tsp, hot water, and steeped for 6 minutes (the recommendation is 4-7 minutes). It tastes horrid! I’m going to try and choke it down but it really tastes like drinking lemon peel …bleh. I wish I had some sweetener:( I’ll adjust my rating down the road b/c the previous time I’ve had this it hasn’t been that bad.

Simply The Zest wasn’t quite the best!

This was my second mate tea, and having only Cocoa Canela to compare it to it was hard for Simply The Zest to come out on top, I mean not only do I have a sweet tooth but I am addicted to chocolate! Now this doesn’t mean Simply The Zest is a bad tea, it’s acutally a really delicious tea, even more so if you like lemon.

Dry the tea leaves are a vast rainbow of colours and sizes and on the nose it smells like lemon for sure, I hear people talking about the scent of the Mate coming through, but this is something I can’t distinguish I hate to admit it but I do not know what plain old Mate smells like. While steeping the tea has an aroma that strangely reminds of neo-citron, glad it certainly doesn’t have a similar taste!

The final beverage is a nice light golden tea, with a delightful lemon scent to it, for me it required two teaspoons of sugars, as I like citrus but I am not a fan the overly tartness of heavy citrus, especially lemon. Once it got the green light from my taste buds I thoroughly enjoy this tea, perfect morning pick me up for those that do not indulge in coffee. Stay far AWAY if overly citrus drinks are not up your alley as this one will be too much for you.

Umm…how should I put this. I don’t mind lemon as a fruit. However, when it is combined with tea, it taste strange. The lemon flavor jumps in front of every other ingredients. Makes me feels like just drinking lemon water.

This one is no different. And the second steep was terrible.

If you like lemon and all other things related to lemon, this is a tea for you.

I expected this tea to taste like lemon myrtle and green mate and it did….nothing impressive…

I enjoyed this, it was a little bitter and a little tart but that may have been the steep time.

For someone who isn’t a coffee drinker (like myself), this is the perfect solution. Simply the zest is my new morning go-to tea for energy. I recently just got 50 grams of this tea to try out, and I already know that I want a tin of this delicious and very much useful tea. Aside from the amazing fact that it wakes me up, the taste of simply the zest is subtle and soothing. Its like you don’t expect this tea to pack a punch of energy. I really love the lemongrass. I am looking forward to trying out other mate teas in the future. I love brewing this by the pot when I am studying.

My favourite maté tea that DavidsTea has come out with so far!

The lemon flavour comes out very clearly. It really works to brighten the whole flavour of the tea and cleanses the palette of the heavy earthy aftertaste often associated with a maté.

Great for a summer tea, and the caffeine boost is an added bonus for those early morning commutes :)

I am not a fan of mates so I was not surprised that this one was not something I enjoyed. The lemon taste though was top notch and reminded me of Lemon Myrtle. If you love lemon and mate this is definitely a tea for you.