Goji Pop

David’s wound up giving me two free samples of this with my last order by accident so I figured I’d brew this iced with my lunch today. The dry leaf smelled a lot like candy to be honest, I felt like it could make a decent starburst flavor. When I steeped it the color was less of a pink and more of a yellow-orange color, but I might attribute that to the fact that I just used two sample packs to make it. The smell of the brewed tea was essentially the same as the dry leaf, and the taste was pretty similar as well. However, I found that the taste was a bit… weaker? As I said, I did this up with sample packs alone which may be the cause. Perhaps if I do pick this tea up in the future I’ll do it with more of the tea, and for a bit longer.

A sample of this came with my last tea order. I was pleasantly surprised! These days I usually don’t go with straight fruit blends, but I found this one really relaxing on a stressful morning. It’s got a little bit of tart to it without that overwhelming hibiscus aftertaste that a lot of fruit blends have. I’d consider buying more of this one once my tea stash decreases a bit.

Got this as a sample with my recent online order. I like this tea. It reminds me a bit of berry infused lemonade. The berry flavor is the first thing I taste but the finish makes me think lemonade…tart yet juicy. I only got one sample so I can’t try it this time but I think this one would be great iced.

Had this one the other day when DAVIDsTEA had it as their free tea of the day for Canada D’Eh (see what I did there?).

Goji Pop was oh-kay. It definitely didn’t knock my socks off, but it was free so I really can’t complain. Maybe because it was iced, it tasted a little more watery then I would have preferred. All I could really taste to be honest was tart with a bitter aftertaste. It also could have been a little over-steeped, but I find this to be a common taste among hibiscus and rosehip based teas. I normally associate hibiscus and rosehip type teas with winter and winter teas, so I can see why they added fruit and berries to this, in order to make it more summery.

I’ll have to try this one again, preferably un-iced, to see how I really feel about Goji Pop.

This tea is like getting punched in the face by someone wearing a 1980s neon outfit and a side ponytail. Its bright, in-your-face berry-and-candy flavor is aggressive.
While I am enjoying this cup, I can’t imagine buying an entire packet of this tea. It’s a cassette mix tape full of feelings. I can’t just drink it while doing other things. It’s very demanding.

When I first tried this tea, I had it hot, and I didn’t like it AT ALL. But since the websites samples are so limited, I ended up getting more of this. So I decided I’d try it iced this time. It was fruity, but I still didn’t really like it for some odd reason. I don’t know what it is in this tea that just doesn’t do it for me. I drank the whole cup, but I wouldn’t have it again.

Had the best Goji berry tea at Mango sushi cafe in Minneapolis. So I was excited to try this one. I wish there were more goji berries in the sample because I feel like it’s affecting the flavor. Luckily the few that were in there were enough to over power the hibiscus. The use of honey dew is also a very nice addition.

OST’s stash sale.

I think I don’t really like goji berries? I was hoping this would have a stronger melon flavor. It had a unique taste, but I didn’t particularly like it.

This would be amazing iced. Tart and tangy.

Makes an awesome iced tea! It has a really wonderful sweetness that isn’t overpowering.