Teekanne

I am biased against any tea that is deep red in colour and contains hibiscus, so I knew I would not give this tea a good rating even before I tasted it. This tisane was rather tart and I didn’t know whether it was due to hibiscus, rosehip, or combination of the two (I have no idea what rosehip tastes like because whenever there’s rosehip, there’s always hibiscus). It was very fruity, to the extent that I was half-expecting to see pulp in the cup. I found it easier to tolerate the tartness as the tisane cooled, because I could then tell myself to treat it as a fruit juice… and fruit juice was meant to be sour!

There are both fruity and floral notes in the tea; my guess is that they have used a blend of Darjeeling and Ceylon. Nothing too impressive but it’s all I need for a lazy Sunday morning ;)

A nice, soothing cup of green tea. Tastes like the green tea that is typically served in sushi joints in Hong Kong. It cleanses my palate and comforts my stomach after a heavy meal.

A very sweet herbal tea that tastes mainly of spearmint. It’s ok but I would prefer it to be more pepperminty.

Hmm… I don’t like this tea. I love rooibos but it seems that adding liquorice, cardamom and anise to it is a big mistake. The tea is nutty, spicy, and sweet – a really weird combination in my opinion. Not my cup of tea!

A very lemony herbal tea. Every sip is saturated with the taste of lemongrass, lemon verbena, lemon balm… too bad that I don’t enjoy these herbs much. This tea would make a good insect repellent though! :P

Not as flowery as it claims, but it’s nice and smooth. Quite a good cup of bagged tea.

The first time I tried this tea was in Berlin. It came with a huge breakfast (which was elegantly served on a 3-tier tray!). I was totally wowed by the tea when it arrived because it smelt soooooooo good. It was the aroma of freshly baked cookies! How lovely! I could sense the jealousy of my friend who ordered coffee instead :P The tea was sweet and slightly nutty – it’s like biscotti minus the calories. I personally think vanilla and rooibos is one of the best combinations in the world!

I was in a crappy mood yesterday after work and I took this tea as a form of self-medication. :P Ooooh…. just as yummy as it was! And then the world became beautiful again ;)

I love peppermint tea, so I tend to give peppermint teas higher scores. For this peppermint from Teekanne, it should be one of those in the lower end of my “peppermint rating system”. I was alarmed when I saw the dark brown liquor cos I had never seen anything like that before! (Seriously, does anyone know why the colour could be that deep even though the ingredient was pure peppermint?) The tea was very minty – the coolness lingered on my tongue for a few seconds after each sip – but at the same time I could taste some bitterness :( Kinda weird to me… It’s not a really bad tea but it simply confused me!

This tea smells somewhat sweet and a bit of honey. There are quite a lot of herbs in it but it’s just camomile to me. Overall, a calming tea but nothing amazing.

Things have got better and better since Teekanne’s Fruit Selection. The smell of the dry leaves put me off because it had the intense aroma of liquorice. I was prepared for another total disaster, but a small miracle happened after steeping the tea for 5 minutes! The tea was no longer “smelly” and the liquorice had turned into subtle sweetness. It actually tasted quite nice! Peppermint gave the tea an additional touch of freshness and coolness. And oh, it’s fortunate that there was only a small amount of anise and fennel – herbs that I usually avoid. It’s a truly soothing tea… I think I am going to bed now after a cup :)

Continuing on my German tea tasting adventure! This tea has a mild minty aroma. As for the taste, peppermint certainly stands out among all other herbs but even so its taste is rather weak… not a very flavourful tea I must say. The addition of liquorice root is a slightly special touch to this otherwise completely unremarkable tea; it produces a pleasantly sweet aftertaste which saves the tea from being a total disappointment.

A fairly complicated tea to me… the taste is unfamiliar and rather hard to describe. Perhaps it’s because I have never tried anything like lemongrass + tea before. I can’t recognize any fruity flavour in this honey-brown liquor, instead the notes I can get are cardamom and ginger, with a faint hint of cinnamon. The spiciness is, fortunately, only mellow despite the presence of many spices. While I don’t find this tea particularly uplifting, it will do a good job in warming you up in a cold morning. Perhaps that’s why the tea company describes this tea as “like sipping sunshine”?

A chamomile tea sweetened with licorice. Tastes pretty generic.

Finally, a tea from Teekanne that tastes normal…!!! No weird artificial flavour, no horrible hibiscus, just plain black tea. Sometimes, simplicity is the best.

I can’t imagine a worse tea. I totally disagree with the description above because there is neither strawberry-raspberry flavour nor anything fine about this tea!!! It’s very acidic and kinda tastes like rotten tomatoes. Yuck!

This tea has a deep red colour attributable to hibiscus and rosehips rather than “blood orange” (cos the ingredients do not contain any real blood orange). As for the taste, I’d say it’s like those fizzy vitamin C tablets… or over-the-counter cold remedy drink. It’s not so bad that I would immediately pour it down the drain, but I don’t think I want another cup.

I noticed a box of this at my parents’ house when I visited a while ago, and just grabbed a couple bags of it the last time I was there. While I did like the color of this tea, a nice pink that reminded me of a pale red wine, that’s about all I liked of it. The smell started to put me off a little, as it smelled similar to fresh parsley to me. The taste was the same, just stronger. I ended up dumping the last of the cup, and I’ve only done that once before. I personally wouldn’t recommend this as it made me feel like I’d just pillaged the herb garden, but still, to each their own.

I bought this from my grocery aisle when my Revolution Tea chamomile/mint sampler ran out. A family member was having digestive trouble and found the chamomile to be helpful.
This is a pure chamomile tisane, it’s the only ingredient listed, though it’s not what I’d call a full “leaf” – the ingredients appeared to be a bit chopped and it’s in a regular/convential tea bag.
I steeped per the usual method and it’s a tasty, relaxing cup of chamomile, though the flavor doesn’t come “alive” as with other versions that add other herbs into the blend.

A great cup for the purist, recommended for the person looking for an accessible herb tea that isn’t fussy. But if you’re looking for a chamomile "experience’, there are better brands out there to try.

Tea with good taste :) !

I love the flovor of this German Tea – I live in the South and have my family in Germany send it to me. YUM

Lovely taste. Soothing. Rich. Strongest on chamomile.
Nice herbal blend…