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I’d never had jasmine tea before I picked this one up. The jasmine is relatively strong compared to others I’ve since tried, but there are days where I just want to drink a cup of flowers! :D I suspect it’s a green tea since it brews a medium amber color. Relatively smooth. If the water is too hot, it can get bitter. I usually don’t take the tea bag out at all when I’m drinking it, so it can steep for up to ten minutes sometimes. :) I love the smell, love the flavor!

I picked up this tea in Victoria BC’s Free House Import Co. store in Dragon Village. There’s not much to the packaging, just a sealed pouch with a title sticker, and an insert with questionable English about how to prepare the tea. It has a good ratio of jasmine flowers to it, and nice, big tea leaves. Is it green? Is it black? Based on the color when brewed, it’s not black, and it could be either green or white (leaning toward green).

ANYWAY, it’s delicious! The price was amazing, and I’m ignoring the part where I have no idea what’s in it. It’s floral and fragant, and not super-strong, either. If you happen to be in Victoria, and stumble on this little shop, and spot the unadorned packages of ~200g of jasmine tea for under $6, grab some! :) You’ll thank me later.

I bought this for my sister since she is an avid fan of both herbal teas and macadamia nuts. The macadamia in this is delicious, smooth, almost creamy. It’s what I like to call a “dessert” tea. Very rich and flavorful.

I received a sample of this with my latest David’s Tea purchase. It has big tea leaves—a fantastic sign. I used about half of the sample because I still don’t have a proper tea ball, and I’d rather let such pretty leaves unfurl in a wee bit of water, than cram it all in this microscopic tea ball I have and not get the bestest flavor.

It smells amaaaaaazing! :) And the taste? Out. Of. This. World. I thought I’d tasted white tea, but no… I’d only had shadows, powder, imitation teas that couldn’t hold a candle to this stuff. I am now, officially, a fan of white tea. It’s sweet all by itself, and has a round, grassy flavor—no funky aftertaste (those who have delved into the black hole that is supermarket bagged tea may know the aftertaste I’m referencing shudder).

Yup. I’m impressed. And I just used half a teaspoon. And my water was probably way too hot.

I received a sample of this with my latest David’s Tea purchase. It has big tea leaves—a fantastic sign. I used about half of the sample because I still don’t have a proper tea ball, and I’d rather let such pretty leaves unfurl in a wee bit of water, than cram it all in this microscopic tea ball I have and not get the bestest flavor.

It smells amaaaaaazing! :) And the taste? Out. Of. This. World. I thought I’d tasted white tea, but no… I’d only had shadows, powder, imitation teas that couldn’t hold a candle to this stuff. I am now, officially, a fan of white tea. It’s sweet all by itself, and has a round, grassy flavor—no funky aftertaste (those who have delved into the black hole that is supermarket bagged tea may know the aftertaste I’m referencing—shudder—).

Yup. I’m impressed. And I just used half a teaspoon. And my water was probably way too hot.

This tea has a unique taste, and it’s not too citrusy to be overpowering. Just a little touch. I steep this longer than most of my other teas because it has a tendency to taste watery. It’s not my favorite tea, but I have a cup on occasion.

This is one of my sister’s favorites so I figured I’d grab a cup while she’s not looking. It smells like a hot Tang. It’s aftertaste is similar to that, so if you find that appealing, I’d recommend it. It has enough of the Honeybush to balance the fragrant mandarin, but only at the start. Might not be my cuppa tea. :)

I’m a lazy iced tea maker—usually the bag stays in the water for hours. I heat up one quart of water just below boiling (usually in a retired mason jar, in the microwave), toss in my sweetener of choice and the bag, screw on a lid, and let it sit on the counter to room temp. Then I put it in the fridge and drink it cold. Delicious! This tea does have more basil than I expected, but it wasn’t an unwelcome surprise. The basil is only slightly spicy. ;P Very different, but very yummy! :)

[Rating the bagged version…] It was okay. I’ve been shoving it around in my tea cupboard. It tastes burnt, or smoky, or whatever you want to call it (and, yes, I tried steeping it for a lot less time, same result), and the bergamot is just not the flavor I’d like it to be. It’s there, mind you, and in force, but it’s more flagrant and floral than a deep delicious bergamot. I might just have a unique idea of the perfect Earl Grey. :)

I usually go for teas with tea in them, but I’ve had a couple cups of this now, usually late at night when I want something hot. I have to refrain from wafting any of the vapors too close to my nose—piu, that smells! I can taste the apple-flavor chamomile is reportedly supposed to have, so that’s nice. Apples and grass. I sometimes feel the need to neigh while drinking this. Hopefully that’s just me.