Jinjaa Citrus Twist

Finally brewing up some of this tea. Ran out of the Blackberry Mojito tea my husband loves iced, so tried this iced for him, and made a cup hot for myself. It isn’t a potent green tea, but with two teaspoons for 10oz water steeped at 170ish for 3 minutes it is tasty. The citrus is more along the lines of a tart grapefruit flavor and citrus peel. This is smooth, mellow and was a great choice after our filling dinner. I am happy to have another option as far as flavored greens go.

I can’t help but feel that this tea is trying to be something amazing, but fails. Maybe it should take lessons from The Tea Haus’s Lime Fizz or even the similar version from Tealish. The ginger is here, but the rest of the flavours are subpar, and even the ginger doesn’t have the pop the other two flavours do. I can see why this one got discontinued.

I ran into Teavana today because I am coming down with a cold. Fabulous, just before I start working full time. So i asked my friend which one I should have. She recommended this one, hot with some honey. It smells nicely citrusey.
Once ready its nicely citrusy with a huge hit f ginger. I’m not a major fan of ginger in yeas, but this works. It was nice and soothing as i sipped it, it could have used a little less honey. I also brought home 50g of it, I think this would be a pretty good iced tea.

This tea smells exactly like it tastes, sour. If you don’t enjoy a tart tea then this isn’t for you. I almost always enjoy citrus drinks but even I need to be in a certain mood to enjoy this tea. With added sugar it becomes a nice warm the, with the right amount of zest, on a hot summer day.

So I tried this today because I really wanted a green tea, and I have a whole tin of green tea at home so I thought it’d be best to try a flavoured green for something different.

This one interested me because it wasn’t super berry-y. The citrus was compelling and the leaves smelled really nice.

Oops! Didn’t actually read the ingredients. Not expected ginger!

Conclusion: I’m really not a fan of ginger in my tea. It really overpowered everything else in this one too. Two sips and I tossed it.

This is an interesting blend for me. Hot? Didn’t care for it at all, not even with a bit of sweetener to balance the lemon tartness. Cooled down (because I let it sit out while I attended a meeting)? Delicious! I taste ginger-y lemonade, with just a smidge of hibiscus. (I see you fellow Hibiscus Haters cringing, but it’s honestly not bad.)

I think I just need more time with this, to develop a deeper appreciation for the lemonade twist. Work with me, Jinjaa. I’m not giving up just yet!

Jinjaa Citrus Twist / Sencha

Trying to use up my Sencha (too vegetal for me)….I would much prefer my “Dragonwell” ..One of my favorites next to “Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls”!!

I don’t like green tea so this one is perfect for me…taste like citus water at the spa!

Ok so this is probably my least favorite tea. I haven’t had a ton of variety, because I usually stick with what I like. This tea is too tart. It smells refreshing out of the tin and after it’s steeped. I just added more honey to combat the super tart flavor to no avail. I will not buy this again. I will be able to finish the tin off though as it’s doable. I steep 2 tsp in 16 oz. water for 2 minutes with honey.

On it’s own, I am not a fan at all. I found that blending this with a lighter, plain green tea (ie: Teavana’s Dragonwell) makes it a little more drinkable. On it’s own, it felt like I was drinking a citrus version of Mr. Clean. I will only drink this one (with the added green tea, of course) when I am sick with either a cold or bronchitis with a bit of raw honey, a thin slice of fresh lemon and two little slices of fresh ginger. Sounds like a lot of work, but it totally does the trick.

This is a very interesting take on lemonade, as the ginger gives the juicy citrus flavors a light spice.

Hot, it’s a satisfactory tea, but it would seem much better cold, as it seems meant to be a more iced tea lemonade.

This was actually a nice tea. I wasn’t expecting it to be – teavana just doesn’t do tea the way I like (or I have chosen poorly).

The green tea was barely present, but the citrus and ginger was vibrantly so. Although the smell was almost too citrusy, the taste was quite acceptable. If you are looking for a strongly flavored cup, this one’s for you.

A pretty tasty tea, but I am finding that a really prefer either straight teas or very mildly flavored teas, and this had too much other flavor to really become a favorite of mine. I’ll enjoy it, but these 2oz are probably going to last me quite a while since this couldn’t be a daily tea for me.