So I’ve been wanting to try this since my husband mentioned he had some and it reminded him of a Renn Faire. He picked up two bottles today for fifty cents a piece, pretty good deal if you ask me. This tastes like pie to me. Blackberry and rhubarb pie, not that I have had that particular combination, but I’ve had strawberry rhubarb. There is no rhubarb in the tea but I think the hibiscus might be coming off that way to me and cinnamon is what is giving me that pie feeling. I shared my observations with the husband and then he reported that now all he can taste is pie (not sure how he could taste a Renn Faire before). So pie-tea win! Mind you its not really tea, its a hibiscus infusion with fruit juice and sugar cane juice, but its pretty delicious.
5 Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes:
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, fruity
Flavor: sweet, hibiscus, cinnamon, apple, berry
Body: Full
Aftertaste: tart
Liquor: translucent purple
Tart fruit juice. Not bad, but not something I think I’ll get again.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/tazo-company-bottled-herbal-tea.html
I had a bottle of this tea with my lunch today. It’s tasty enough, with a lot of berry flavor to it, and it isn’t too overbearing with hibiscus flavor which I appreciate. It was a little sweeter than I would have liked it to be, but the tartness offset that a little bit. Overall, a pleasant bottled tea and better than soda!
PS: You can read about my lunch here: http://hungryinportland.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/happy-birthday-grilled-cheese-grill/
I love this stuff. It doesn’t resemble tea in any way to me, but I don’t really care. If I see it at a gas station, Barnes and Noble, or whatever, I usually grab a bottle. I was pretty obsessed with it when I discovered it one summer back in high school. The bottle’s style intrigued me, and at that time, I could only find it at Starbucks.
It’s sweet and vaguely cinnamony, but it mostly tastes like a blend of real grape juice and apple juice.
This has to be my favorite bottled tea. It’s so sweet that I can’t really say if this reminds me of tea in any way, but it is something I reach for every time I’m able to find it. It has a lot of flavors that mix well together. It’s a must have for me during the summer and especially for picnics!
