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Orzo - Caramel & Honey from Lupicia

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81/100

Orzo - Caramel & Honey

Herbal Tea by Lupicia

Orzo scented and flavored with caramel and honey yields a deep and full-bodied texture and taste with a mild sweetness. Excellent with milk or with any dairy substitute. Caffeine free.

Ingredients: barley, dried strawberry, flavors

7 Tasting Notes

Janefan
80
Janefan 4 tasting notes

brewed 1 tsp in 6oz boiling water for 5 min, then added about 2 oz vanilla almond milk. Mmmm tastes much like coffee to me – roasty, a bit nutty, but also with a hint more sweetness than the burnt/bitter flavor that often comes with coffee. I’m so glad to finally try this!

I wanted something bold & hearty yet caffeine & sugar free since it’s 8:15pm. So orzo with milk it is! I’m having it with Chessman cookies, while reading by the fire. Maybe winter isn’t all bad after all…

(upping my rating finally – I often crave this, and want to try their other flavors when it’s gone!)

made it very strong (1 tsp in about 12 oz water) and then added 2 packets raw sugar, and about 3-4 oz milks (combo of 2% and almond, didn’t measure each)

The result is a nice strong orzo latte. It’s been so long since I’ve had coffee, that if you gave me this and told me it was a regular latte I doubt I’d know the difference!

Thought I had enough left for a whole mug, but it turns out it’s more like scant half mug :(

This will be sadly missed and will probably soon prompt an unnecessarily large order at Lupicia just so I can get the monthly sample/newsletter & free shipping… even though I absolutely do not need more tea. I think I better go through the Lupicia samples I have first so I can decide what else to order!

205 °F / 96 °C
5 min 0 sec
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Ricky
64

Ummm, this is tea? From the moment I tore open the package, I immediately thought, coffee. Smells like it, looks like it (liquor and loose “leaves”). If I didn’t know any better I’d think this was a cup of coffee. I bet if you handed this to anyone, they’d think it was coffee. Burnt caramel flavored light/medium coffee. Not bitter at all, but unless you can tolerate coffee, I think you should stay away. I don’t think I’ll be able to finish this one, maybe with a bit of milk. Guess I’ll be bringing this one into the office for the coffee crew (Steepster Mike).

205 °F / 96 °C
3 min 0 sec
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Mad_Alyss_14
100

This is one of my favorite teas! The earthy aroma of the barley mixes great with the sweetness from the caramel and honey flavouring. when brewed straight it has a similar taste to coffee but not as strong or potent. Add milk to it and it is heaven! The main thing that i love about this tea is since it is a barley tea it doesn’t have caffeine so i can drink it anytime during the day. I can also give it to my little brother and my baby cousins too. I recommend this to anyone and everyone!

Gander
76

This smells amazing. I give extra points for being caffeine free, because I was looking for a night time tea that is not rooibos or chamomile. I used to drink plain chilled orzo like water when I was young (though it was slightly different being an Asian variety), but I came to like flavored versions. It reminds me of light to medium coffee, but not in a way that’s offensive to those who don’t like coffee. People have suggested that it goes well with milk too, so even better. It’s a very comforting cup.