Lotus

Yet another tea bag from today. I was intrigued by this one because I think I would like lotus tea but I have yet come across one. I would have preferred not a decaffinated green and not a teabag, but so it goes. I have no idea how hot my water was but it was probably too hot, and I steeped it some unknown but fairly short amount of time. I got some flavor out of it, and that definitely improved as it cooled, but I was definitely wanting more. It wasn’t bitter, just light and a bit floral. Unfortunately tea bag + paper cup is too much paper flavor for me in my tea, so that also doesn’t help the situation. Still, I definitely want to try more lotus scented teas in the future.

It’s a Tazo tea day!

Hmm, this doesn’t taste much like a green tea. The liquor is very dark, golden/amber in color. It reminds me of the color of honey.

It actually tastes a little like honey too. But not the honey from bees, more like agave nectar. With a little sweetener, it’s drinkable. But not delicious.

Strange, this. I’m getting a bitter taste that’s reminiscient of oversteeping a lower quality tea. Really no grassy greenness at all. Not much in the way of floral lotus either (unless lotus smells/tastes like agave nectar).

It’s too bad they market this as a green tea. The average American consumer who has never tried real green tea will be led astray by this imposter.

It’s back to my loose leaf stores at home! No more mass marketed bagged teas for me!

This, too, is not a bad decaf choice for those nights when you’re too tired to spend much time on preparation and just want something to warm you up as quickly as possible.

I can’t say I know what lotus is supposed to taste like. I haven’t eaten lotus that I know of. Of course, if I was a lotophage, I probably wouldn’t care what it tasted like. Or indeed about much of anything. This tea doesn’t exactly have a narcotic effect, though it is relaxing enough.

Regardless of what it is supposed to taste like, the lotus in this tea is a very subtly flowery, slightly sweet, slightly green-tasting flavor. It isn’t as strong as jasmine or rose. It smells a tiny bit like the polleny smell you get when you stick your nose into a flower.

It’s interesting the first few times you have it, and though I can’t imaging ever craving it, I can see having it from time to time when I’m looking for a decaf. One thing it has going for it in that department is that it doesn’t scream “I’m decaffeinated! I’m less than!” like some others I’ve tried recently.

Bagged
Aroma when Dry: sour floral
After water is first poured: sour
At end of first steep: sour, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: med green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: Any
Taste:
At first: sour floral
As it cools ? Mellowed sour, floral, then sourness fades
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, cloying sour notes

This is a funny tea. It’s light, and doesn’t have much definition to it, but I like it all the same… I think I like it because it’s so innocuous. It definitely doesn’t have the flavor of a green tea in any conventional sense, so I’m not sure why they label it that way. I steep it a little longer than usual, otherwise it doesn’t taste like anything at all.

I also like to drink it when I’m not feeling well and strong scents/flavors turn my stomach, so it’s a good “sick” tea.

I don’t know if Tazo still makes this. Even Starbucks used to stock it, but I haven’t seen it anywhere in a while.

I love Tazo teas and this is my favorite of their line-up. The tea liquor is a dandelion wine yellow. It’s aroma is light and reassuring for the person with a cold or just in need of comfort. It has such sweet notes of butter and lemon that still don’t assassinate the green tea taste. I didn’t find it to be especially floral, but the hints of floral were still present.

It’s far from a traditional concept of a green tea. So don’t expect that. You will be upset. It hasn’t the grassy or vegetable notes of some of the more tradition green teas.

I probably steep this a little longer (5 minutes) in a little hotter water than I am supposed to use but it works for me. Not overly grassy. No bitterness. The tea base is good but not great. The treat for me is the lotus. Not overpowering. I do wish this came in a non-decaf loose leaf. I would easily double my usage. As is, it is great for a late afternoon or evening relaxing drink.

The tea liquor is a dandelion wine yellow. I enjoyed the soft floral flavors that blended well and were not overpowering. I look forward to another cup of this tea soon. I must note that I found I only liked this tea hot with a touch of honey.

So, I was sitting at my boyfriend’s house last night, waiting for him to return from his summer bowling league…

It was about 7pm and I was bored channel surfing through one crappy television show after another… so I decided to dig into his tea stash. I found an assorted Tazo box and searched it for some decaf tea because it was late – I don’t normally have tea after 6pm because I seem to be sensitive to caffeine.

I plucked Lotus from the box and made a cup. Bad decision. It was bad, but drinkable. Both the aroma and taste were strictly lotus… it was like chewing on a flower. It was astringent, but I wouldn’t stay it was bitter. Not exactly sweet… just… floral… only floral.

I drank the whole cup, but I will never make this again.

My favorite Tazo tea although it is becoming hard to find in stores. Beautiful light colored liquor with subtle floral tones in the flavor. Sometimes resteeping does not work well on this tea.

A waste of money. This was like drinking water. It didn’t taste like green tea and I wasn’t able to taste “lotus” (not that I know what that tastes like).

Very nice floral flavor. I was surprised at how light this was. Usually floral teas are overpowering but this is very nice and balanced.

I drank this one this afternoon because I wanted the health benefits of green tea without the caffeine buzz (it’s decaf). The lotus has a nice, non-overpowering flavor. It’s a good tasting green tea, but there’s nothing really thrilling about it.

I LOVE this tea. I couldn’t figure out why it reminded me so much of sushi, until I realized that it tastes exactly like green tea ice cream, which I love!! It’s the perfect Tazo tea, and the perfect green tea. I drink it very sweet and with milk.

Very light and mellow. I prefer a little more boldness to my tea but I am greatful that none of the flavors were too overpowering. It wasn’t spectacular but wasn’t bad by any means.

This tea really wasn’t that great, though it was decent, as far as bagged green teas go. I wish they told what kind of green tea it actually was in the bag. My guess was sencha.

this is the first cup of tazo anything that I’m really enjoying.
I actually wanted to try this before I picked up the pack of tea from the asian market that has a lotus on the box that all of the people who don’t really speak English are giving me the thumbs up sign for.
At least now I have some kind of an idea what I’m in for.
The florality of this tea is nice, but what I’m finding surprising are the buttery notes. So when I try the real lotus tea I’m gonna be looking to see if that is something tazo put in or if it is an actual quality of the lotus in the tea.

This is a light tasting green tea with a hit of lotus. It is perfect with a little sugar or honey.

Just a standard green tea. Nothing too special.

Solid green tea. Not exquisite, but definitely worthy of a regular place in the pantry. Lovely green color!