Organic Cascade Mint

Thank you Jude for sending this tea – along with a few others. :) I loved the minty sensation this tea left behind. Sweet spearmint with spicy peppermint created the ultimate stress reliever for me this evening. Pairs well with my latest video game, Fable 3! Next Stash order, I’m going to get a box of this – I could use another stress relief tea at work!

Enjoyed this at a local cafe. Delicious and refreshing :)

As far as bagged tea goes, Stash is one of the few companies I’ve had positive experiences with. And as far as straight up mint teas go, compared to Pukka’s Three Mint Tea (my grounds for comparison) this isn’t bad.

I don’t get much mint flavour immediately, I find, and it’s more of a mint aftertaste that it leaves in my mouth. It’s also subtly sweet, and and I guess would be good if someone wants a fresh taste in their mouth after a meal. I’m probably not going to buy any more once I finish my box, since I have lots of other mint teas that I prefer, but it’s definitely not bad.

Found this in a Stash Organic variety pack. If mint tea was silk, this would be it. In-freakin-credible!

Bagged

Aroma when Dry: layered mint, slightly powdery
After water is first poured: bright, minty, cool
At end of steep: woodsy, bright, minty and cool
Tea liquor:
First: light green
At end of steep: deepens slightly

Staple? Yes
Time of day preferred: Any
Taste: balanced mint, neither variety overpowering the other. Fresh, not spicy or bitter
first notes: slightly sharp, bright, woody, minty, slightly sweet.
As it cools? notes hold, but blend slightly. gets a bit sharper.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No, but have used raw sugar in the past, and agave when chilled, both are lovely
Lingers? Yes, notes punctuating their departure.
Also good chilled.

This tea was okay. I am looking for a tea with a great deal of mint (like Stash’s Moroccan Mint) but without caffeine. This tea just didn’t do it. The mint flavor was very weak.

My go to tea when i’m getting over a cold and have that awful post-cold cough. Add honey to it and it soothes the throat.

Minty Fresh! It almost tastes like a bit of chamomile toward the end of the sip but it’s not…You really have to like minty-stuff to enjoy this…good for me…because I do! :)