Bigelow

This was my favourite blend out of the whole vanilla line by Bigelow. I’m so sad they discontinued it. I still look for it (futilely) in stores whenever I travel, just in case there’s a straggling box somewhere!

Paid closer attention to the brewing time and only brewed this for just over a couple of minutes today. I think it’s perfect, and the smell isn’t bothering me much (although I had to laugh when I saw my previous review here since that was the first thought I had again today, that I don’t care for the smell!). It’s a nice change from my few regular boring black bagged teas that I drink at work (when I’m too lazy/running late to bring a loose variety).

I haven’t tried a lot of oolongs, and I think this is the first bagged oolong I’ve tasted. It’s good, not outstanding, but better than I expected from a bagged tea. Nice mellow flavour with a bit of a slightly smoky aftertaste. I have to say, I don’t find the smell of oolong tea very appealing, but that doesn’t really detract from my ability to enjoy the tea overall. I rarely ever drink tea with milk, but I’d like to try some in this in the future.

I like this tea! Sniffing the bag is very yummy… I love the smell of spearmint. I drank a cup of this with a peppermint brownie – it was delightful. I’ll drink it again!

Tea: Vanilla Hazelnut
Type: Black, Teabag
Company: Bigelow
Amount: 1 bag
(try 2 with 2 packets of white sugar)
(try 3 with 2 packets of white sugar and a non dairy creamer)
Time: a little over 2 minutes

Preparation: At work i have a hot water spigot, a ceramic coffee mug. I pour the hot water over the teabag, seep, then trash the bag.

Served: Hot
Smell: hazelnut and slight vanilla
Flavor: bitter, light body (sugar brought out the vanilla flavor and made it not bitter and smoother, creamer was even better)
Aftertaste: bitter (even with sugar, creamer fixed this)

I don’t like mint tea. We keep it in the house for the boy.

delicious creamy flavor, the black and green tea blends well with one another not making this too heavy. definitely wonderful for winter and probably even more splendid with a spash of cream or milk.

Thought I’d try this one again because I want to conserve my 3 remaining earl grey bags until my adagio shipment gets to me on Wednesday.
This time I tried steeping at a lower temperature and adding some lemon juice and although it doesn’t make it much better, it does make it slightly more enjoyable, I’m happy I had this in my cupboard after all.

Now this one is truly a plain black tea, its definetly not bad, mine was some what watery, and because of its lack of any unique flavor its not great either, probably wont get it again, but others may like it more than I

I got this tea some what as a random gift a few weeks ago, I’ve been drinking my school’s Earl Grey (Not sure of the brand) for quite some time, but that simply tasted like generic black tea which I had assumed was what Earl Grey was a generic black tea, however after trying this tea its obvious my schools didn’t get it right, this has an amazing taste and the aroma of the bag prior to steeping smells distinctly of Froot Loops, which I thought was cool, esp because it tasted nothing of Froot Loops, which would be weird, this is definitely a tea I will be getting again.

ew…just ew…lol i had this for a quick cuppa and i wanted to give all my bagged teas that live in my once was cookie jar and now my teabag jar a taste…well i dont plan on drinking that one ever again thats for sure!! at first i thought i was drinking the water thats been hanging out in my sponge for a while. its got a rating >1 because i could finish it unlike Adagio’s English breakfast!

I suppose I owe this little grocery store teabag tea a great deal of gratitude. It has been my fall/winter companion for many years. It was my push to get my first “special” tea cup and lead me to explore into the world of whole leaf. I love the smell of this tea and the gentle warmth it brought to my soul especially during the quiet,golden color days of autumn. I remember my girlfriend turning me onto this tea and her laughing as I thought the name was “constant comet” like some etheral fireball streaking across the heavens.

This is pretty tasty, but not quite what I was looking for. The chamomile and mint are relaxing and smooth, and the hibiscus adds a tangy note. I personally am not keen for the sourness right before bed. I will be looking for a better loose blend without the sour notes.

This tea is ok, a very generic orange tea (but with a lot of orange flavor). My box has bags made for 3 cups, so making tea for myself is not easy. overall, ok, not too bad, but not great.

I loved this tea, as said before, sugar is needed to bring out the peach flavor (as said on the package). The first time I tried this tea, i accidentally added too much sugar result in a peach ring sugar gummy candy flavor (which is my favorite candy). It was good once, but i wouldn’t do the same twice. With less sugar it is perfectly balanced and is a great tea, (for being in a bag :P )

I had this one from a k cup sampler in the keurig coffeemaker i just bought. I have had earl grey before and this experience just jogs my memory as to why to never have earl grey again. The bergamot taste seems almost bitter to me when used to drinking other teas. I had to add milk to this tea and I never add milk to any tea because it reduces the effectiveness of the antioxidants. This is one that I would definitely not have again for a very long time.

There’s a reason why “lift” is in the name. I mistakenly thought this was an herbal tea, and didn’t pay much attention to the information on the box. I had a weird case of the shakes after a cup of this.

I like this one a lot better than this brands caffeine lemon tea. This is a popular one at work.

This is ok. I don’t really taste the spice in it. Just ok.