Orange, Passionfruit & Jasmine Green

This smells like orange cough medicine…bleh. I’m TRYING to keep an open mind, tho…

It’s a bag. It ‘brews’ to a yellow/orange/murky color.

I can taste the Passion Fruit and Orange first and foremost. The Jasmine is more in the aftertaste.

It’s not as awful as I thought it would be but it’s not real great either. I can finish the cup but all I can think of is herbs, citrus, fake passionfruit, and medicine. There isn’t much green tea here.

Meh.

It’s so rainy and blah today – I could really use another cup of tea. I decided to try this one that Jaime sent! Thank you Jaime!

I taste passion fruit, followed by a green tea flavor. I’m not getting orange or jasmine. I also taste a strange taste which I can’t identify. It tastes like…mothballs! I think it’s a wonky trying to be jasmine flavor. Some bitterness. Granted, I’m not a huge green tea fan, but this strange taste is bothering me. I don’t think I can finish the cup. This is not a good one for me :( I do have a few more bags – if anyone would like to try it, I would be happy to pop them into an envelope for you and mail them! Just let me know.

I do have another flavored green bag in my arsenal – I think I will try it as a comparison next!

I do appreciate trying this Jaime! Everything I try further refines what I know I like and don’t like – it’s an education :)

When I squeezed the tea bag, I got a fantastic whiff of orange. The brewed tea smells more like Jasmine than oranges. There’s a slight bitter edge, and the tea tastes more floral than fruit. Will brew for 2 minutes next time and see what happens. Not getting much passionfruit at all.

Last night the husband was tired and went to bed a bit early so I took the newspaper into bed to read a bit. I wanted a cup of tea to take with me and it was cold in the apartment so I wanted tea quickly so I could get under the covers. So I made this bagged Orange, Passionfruit, and Jasmine Green. It was a decent enough cup, though slightly bitter. I could taste a bit of orange, jasmine, and green tea but not the passionfruit.

White ceramic Mepkin Abbey mug. 1 bag.

Feeling the flu bug and can’t find my “I’m sick” feelgood tea (Lipton Orange & Spice). But I found this in the pantry. Pretty good, especially once it cooled down enough to let you get more than a sip at a time. Very subtle fruit flavors balancing a good green tea undertone. This one is a winner for elegance…not an “in your face” fruit tea.

Well, this was a surprise. I forgot I even had it. I was looking for something to drink with a light supper of steamed potstickers and spotted this.

I did not expect to like it. My experience with green teas has not, overall, recommended me to them But I did enjoy this Lipton! For me the orange and jasmine were much stronger than the passionfruit. I sweetened it lightly and it was just right with the dumplings. I’m going to try another cup with cookies and call it a night.

This tea actually makes you feel refreshed after drinking. I’ve never encountered a hot beverage that quenches your thirst quite like this does. It’s surprising. I recommend enjoying a cup of this tea with some good quality dark chocolate. Trust me.

I don’t know why I even tried this, seeing as I hate citrus flavored pretty much anything.

It’s actually not bitter!! (All the green teas I’ve ever tried have been bitter.) Hopefully it won’t keep me up all night as green tea often does. Yes I know it’s only 11am, but I’m extremely hypersensitive to caffeine…gah.

But yes, this is quite pleasant to drink. I think it’s the jasmine and passionfruit I’m tasting the most, both of which I’m usually a pretty big fan of.

An old favorite.

One of my favorites!