Green Tea with Mandarin Orange

Backlogging. 3 days ago. Late Wednesday night.

This one was my late night cup of tea at my parent’s while studying then doing Conquer Club. They have mostly black teas. This being one of the few less or no caffeine options. Generically green and orange. Nice enough for a hot cup to sip on.

I do not have a thermometer there so I watch the water for barely steaming/bubbling. Nor do I remember my steep time. I think it was about 2-3 minutes though.

I’m rating this one a 55 (nice bagged tea range is 50-60).

(Guest post by my mom!)

Lipton’s Mandarin Orange Green Tea… Heavenly!

Green tea is a personal favorite of mine. Given the fact that it’s a disease fighting ninja – I wish it were a favorite with everyone. My oldest daughter (Emily, aka, the Crazy Tea Chick, herself) is also a green tea fanatic. If more people would give it a try, they’d realize that green tea is the elixir of the gods – especially with a little honey or fruity flavor.

Lipton’s Mandarin Orange Green Tea is outstanding. I would have shared it with the members of my family but… well… I drank it all.

In just three days.

I guess it goes without saying that this tea is exceptional, but I’ll go ahead and say it anyway. It’s exceptional. Whether you already love green tea or are warming up to it, you’ll love Lipton’s Mandarin Orange Green Tea. The orange flavoring is just perfect – it isn’t overwhelming but you get that distinct and delicious mandarin flavor. I drank it throughout the day (yes, all three of them). In the evening, I like a couple of hot mugs of tea while watching baseball with my husband. During the day, while working at home as a web publisher, I prefer my green tea on ice. When feeling particularly feisty (usually on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – my feisty days), I”ll float an orange wedge in the glass. This morning, I added a little mint from my herb garden. Lovely.

The next time you’re in the store, find Lipton’s Mandarin Orange Green Tea and give it a try. I know you’ll love it.

For me, this had a very strong taste of (slightly bitter) oranges. It’s good for casual sipping, but I wouldn’t recommend keeping the tea bag in. The brew gets quite bitter after awhile. Decent tea; go for iced with a bit of honey on a hot summer’s’ day.

Can barely taste the orange :( I want a nice strong orange tea. This wasn’t bad. It was just weak, I even left the bag in the cup the 2nd time I drank it thinking it might get stronger.

Not bad decent green tea and the orange added a nice touch

Second worst tea I’ve ever tasted — hot or iced. It tastes like liquid St. Joseph’s aspirin. Had to throw out the box. Lipton should be ashamed of themselves (if they are capable of shame).

Yet another tea taken to work and “forgotten” – It is just not memorable or all that enjoyable.

Friday Nov. 19, 2010
2nd Steep of the Day
This is my first infusion of this Tea.
The dry tea has a Strong Orange Fruit Smell.
The Cup Has a smooth Fell and Taste.
And Sweet after notes of Orange.

I really like this tea, actually! It gets bitter with over-steeping, as with any tea, but I quite enjoy the orange flavour and don’t think it tastes artificial. For a teabag, and for one that contains fannings and fruit, I thought it was pretty decent.

Saw this tea first time so had to buy it. Plus I love orange flavored teas. Color of this one is brownish orange. Smell is light and sweet. They promise non-bitter taste, which is true. Sweet taste, this is nice tea, but not even near good teas.

I’m not a massive orange fan, but I like the scent of this tea. It reminds me of an orange squash flavour rather than a pure orange juice. It’s that balance of pure orange against sugary sweetness that creates a smoothness to the tang of orange.

I found that, even after steeping for longer than usual, the green tea wasn’t as strong as I had hoped. However, the orange and mandarin come in subtly as an after taste which is enjoyable. Definitely not overpowering.

Pretty tasty, the mandarin flavor didn’t overwhelm the green tea flavor. However it did have an almost acidic feel going down my throat…May have just been what I was eating that day or something, but it definitely kept me from fully enjoying this otherwise decent tea.

don’t oversteep it… definitely not a bag-in tea but certainly one of my favourites

Used it as an ice tea, with stevia.