Joy

Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Fruity, slightly sour, can not make out individual teas, or I do not know enough on how to read them.
After water is first poured: buttery, fruity.
At end of steep: buttered fruit?
Tea liquor: light brown,
At end of steep: reddens slightly
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: Unsure, first tasting.
Taste:
first notes: slight bite, taste of mild, grassy black, likely due to the blend
As it cools? starts to get complex, notes competing for attention
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, bitter, slightly sour aftertaste

Tastes pretty much like any other black tea I’ve tried. Can taste just a hint of green in it, but not really much oolong. Bitter, but that could be due to oversteeping, I’m sure it would taste a lot better with a little milk and honey, and a shorter steeping time.

This isn’t half bad — something that really surprised me considering that it smells vaguley of sweat (although that may have been the fault of how it was stored by the person I got it from). The taste is mostly darjeeling and oolong, somewhat spicy and more astringent than I would like. Still, for all that it has going on in terms of ingredients, I feel like this is a fairly boring tea.

Got this from my son tonight. Not as tasty as Stash Christmas Morning but I found it entertaining. My son warned me not to brew too long so I steeped about 4 minutes. The water temp was just under boiling. The Darjeeling is the predominate taste here with the green kind of hiding in the background. At first I couldn’t detect the oolong but as the cup cooled I began to catch it in the aftertaste then in the sip itself. I definitely would drink this again if it occurred to be but in reality it probably won’t very often.

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag, 2.6g
Additives: none
Water: 8 ounces hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: roasty leaf
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea
Flavor: black tea, astringent, bitter
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: grassy green tea, bitter
Liquor: translucent dark brown

Steepster Traveling Teabox Tea

I can see having this tea again if it were free and I could drown it in sugar and milk. This tea might have been better if I went to less steep time, but as I only have the one and am at work there is not much room to experiment and play.

Post-Steep Additives:
+1 packet white sugar=slightly sweeter, still a very bitter finish
+1(2) packet white sugar=palatable, wish i had a bit of cream to toss in

images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/03/tazo-teabag-black-tea-joy.html

Peppermint joy tea latte with eggnog instead of milk

Don’t let them water down the eggnog

I wait alllll year for this drink but stock up on the tea to drink at work. Quite enjoy it!

As an unfortunate side effect of being bagged-and-boxed tea, it has a slightly cardboard taste amongst the rather more enjoyable darjeeling and oolong. As others have pointed out, it isn’t as complex or textured as it purports, but the notes are balanced and defined, with a pleasant, mild aroma of jasmine which belies the boldness of the mixed black teas. Not the best tea in the world, but I look forward to it in winter. Steeped lightly, it’s best on its own; if left longer for the black teas to develop, it is nice with a splash of soya milk – the soya milk has enough of its own flavour to stand up to the tea.

Saw this reviewed yesterday and then saw it on “After Christmas” sale at Starbucks this evening. I like it. Brews a nice, clear rust-brown. Has a pleasant aroma and delivers on that promise with a burst of green tea flavor in the mouth. Slightly tannic and astringent on the finish.

Not exciting, not terrible. It’s a pretty middle of the road blend that I probably won’t get a whole lot more of. But it was not bad. It’s just not what I had in mind when seeking out Christmas blends.

I love this blend. The different tea varieties work together so smoothly for an exquisitely good cuppa. Good luck getting a box though since it’s only out around Christmas!

Love it. Perfect for the morning. Great with a bit of sugar.

I got it from starbucks because I liked the name. Everyone needs a bit more joy in their day, eh? ;) I probably steeped it a bit long, since it got rather more to the bitter side of things. Had it with milk. It was passable, but probably not something I’d readily order again.

Mild floral scent in bag. Moderate black tea (low acid) with minor floral notes. Leaving bag in cup, as it cools the flavor deepens loosing some of the delicate herbal flavors.

steeped about 3 minutes this tea is at it’s best. they’ve definitely improved it since last year. good combination of three different blends of tea.

though still not my favorite, it is a decent cup.

It was kind of bland for me. I had to let it cool before I could really taste the more subtle flavors of the green and oolong teas. It smells fantastic dry, anyway. I think all of the flavors would pop out with a little sugar, but I always say that. :)

So good with some chocolate chip cookies!

It is truly a joyful tea. I love it. If you want you can put milk/sugar in though it’s good enough without it.

Definitely a tricky steep, but well worth the gentle effort. Quick brew, water just barely about to boil.

I enjoy how the tea hits the front of the tongue with the deep tang of Darjeeling, washes toward the throat with the robust black flavor, and then finishes to a woodsy, earthy Oolong perfume.

I’m not sure why it’s limited to a holiday release, but I always look forward to the season. I add a bit of honey to soften all the flavors. And I try to make a tin of sachets last far past Christmas!

I love Tazo Joy and look forward to it every year. I think the Oolong is the flavour that is appealing to me here, but all in all it’s a nice blend that doesn’t require milk or sugar to be thoroughly enjoyable. I wouldn’t steep this any longer than 3-4min. as it will get bitter.

This is nice on it’s own as mentioned, or with lots of steamed milk, misto-style.

Not an exciting tea, but very pleasant. It doesn’t have the incredibly bold flavor of a black tea, but lacks the grassiness inherent in a lot of green teas as well, making it a nicely balanced cup that I often recommended to novice tea drinkers when we had it in stock.