Teekanne

I really like the warming quality of this one. It’s really fruity, mainly from cherries, but also from hibiscus, rosehips and apple. It’s not sweet and has a slight pleasant sourness. And I guess it’s also going to be nice as a cold brew.

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This was my office tea and I have to say it was pretty decent, considering price / quality = wake me up effect ratio.

It’s quite common here to add a lemon juice to the cup of plain black tea; so this combines both and quite well. The result is not sour at all, the base tea is strong and very robust, and, if steeped properly, not bitter.

Of course, I did several 15+ minutes long steeps — and that I can’t recommend, but 3 minutes seems just fine. Sadly, they just say the tea is from various origins, but they don’t tell them. But in my opinion, it is not just a Ceylon tea.

Lots of ginger in aroma (which is spicy, citrusy, very warming), lots of turmeric in colour. Taste is quite distinct, spicy, but rather short (except for the lingering ginger spiciness). Only traces of honey flavouring in the back.
It’s not exactly bad, but too one-dimensional for me.

How lovely! Ashman and I are enjoying having a caffeine free cup each evening together thanks to these teas from Martin!

Once again we have a cup that is full of flavor! It has the tart fruity taste of real freshly squeezed oranges. The hibiscus lends just the right level of tartness. It doesn’t taste like a hibiscus tisane with some orange flavor hiding in it. It tastes like orange flavored tisane. We enjoyed this hot, and I bet it makes a wonderful sweet iced tea in summer.

Thank you, Martin!

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This is a blast of orange in scent and flavour! It’s really quite tasty. I had both teabags steeped hot, but I can imagine this would be lovely chilled. I may try to find this near me it’s so enjoyable. Thanks for a great tea Martin!

Lots of naturally smelling apple (along with peels), not too much cinnamon and other spices, slight sweetness and sourness, very warming general impression. Solid winter warmer.

Very warming, fruity aroma (with basically all the ingredients noticeable: apple, cinnamon, hibiscus, orange peel, fairly natural flavourings).
A bit sour, slightly sweet, fruity.
Pretty casual if not tad bland winter blend.

Lots of artificial (but pleasant) mango, some spices, a bit of ginger and general warming character in aroma.
A bit og ginger spiciness in taste, lots of sweetish mango in the background (boosted by stevia), fruity finish.
Nice warming winter brew.

Spicy, pungent aroma dominated by ginger with a bit of sea buckthorn in the back.
Strong ginger flavour and spiciness in taste, solid warming sensation, a bit of orange and sea buckthorn in the back, slight licorice sweetness.
Really nice warming brew.

Only tea I got to drink this week. Yes, I am on another training and… hotel tea is even worse than last time and I have no intention to try it during breakfast time.
During the training, there is no kettle this time, but hot water dispenser (oh well); and two boxes of tea. One, some fruit tea — read: hibiscus with aromas; and this.

Actually it’s not bad when you hit the steeping time correctly. They recommend 3-5 minutes, but for cups we have available, I found out that two minutes are sufficient.

It’s pretty straightforward with tingling bergamot flavour, which is overpowering tea itself. A hint of cream could smooth it a bit I suppose, but alas, not available as well.

Considering it’s bagged, grocery store basic price level tea, it’s not bad. I had worse EGs which were more expensive. So, in conclusion… it’s fine. Nothing I would look for as a daily-drinker, but when there is nothing else available, moreso with caffeine, it’s fine. If someone offers me this as only tea with caffeine, I would accept.

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The last swap sample for the night!

This is not my favorite. But I knew that going in, as it’s a marzipan-flavored rooibos, which to me sounds like a terrible combination ha ha. I find I don’t enjoy marzipan and amaretto-flavored teas these days, I just find them overly sweet and cloying, almost like there’s artificial sweetener added. And I feel like that somewhat boozy amaretto-like note also tends to bring out the medicinal quality in rooibos and ends up tasting like cherry cough syrup. That’s pretty much the case here, overall it reminds me of cloyingly sweet cherry medicine. I don’t taste orange, and maybe just a hint of cinnamon.

So obviously not a favorite, ha ha… But I definitely appreciate the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone every now and then, as tastes tend to change over time. :)

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What a lovely surprise! I wouldn’t normally reach for an herbal bagged tea, but I decided to give this one a shot based on Martin’s recommendation and I’m so glad I did! The flavor of this one really blew me away. The name is spot-on…it tastes and smells like freshly squeezed orange juice! Super natural and refreshing and I’m guessing it would make an amazing iced tea!

Really odd name for a tea….anyway its blackberry pomegranate. I drink it cold. Its ok. Ive had better berry teas. Ot tastes like so many other berry teas but I do get the blackberry and pomegranate taste.

I have a weird soft spot for Teekanne bagged teas. And for opuncia/prickly pear.
The tea surely smells like opuncia, in a fresh, not artificial way. It is fruity and sweety, with some straw green tea character in the background.
And it also tastes decently. there is a balance between the base green tea and opuncia flavouring, the tea is not overdone and it’s really pleasant to drink.
It’s not a double jackpot, but I really like it.

Lime tea is not one you come across everyday but I was excited for this because I love lime. This summer I made the very best lime and raspberry popsicles. I still make them. I also made a lime cheesecake. So I was excited for this tea. It does a great job of capturing the essence of lime. I really do think of fresh lime drinking this yet it still has a tea element. Very nice cold. And also pleasant hot. I like it.

The first couple of cups I drank hot, not good. From then on, I drank the rest of the bags cold. Much more pleasant as a cold tea. I have no idea what a heart cherry is but it does have a cherry flavor and something else a little odd. Not my favorite cold tea, but not bad either. There are better berry teas out there

I think the tea I have is just Ginger Orange, I think the Ginger and Orange is a different tea but I don’t feel like adding it. This is the least Gingery ginger tea of the bunch I have tried from Teekanne. The orange is what hits you, and then you taste a little bit of Ginger. It’s a nice combination. Would be fun to make a cake or something with similar flavor. Probably not anything I will be doing anytime soon though…Overall…nice.

Hadn’t noticed this one in the store before. Its turmeric ginger…probably once of the healthiest teas… turmeric has a wide range of benefits and I think they are tiny bits instead of powder. Good for you and tastes good for you. Not my turmeric drink of choice, I prefer a golden milk with spices. But easy

Reviewed the Ginger lemon tea not too long ago, this is verrry similar. Just ginger tea. Not amazing and not bad, nice with honey and good for your health.

Cant really taste the lemon, just the bite of the ginger. Could come in handy when sick or making a hit toddy. Ginger is really good for you and nice to have in a quick and easy tea… although making it with real ginger and lemon is easy to. This is nice when you want tea in literally seconds.