Youthberry / Wild Orange Blossom Blend

If brewed correctly, this is a wonderful light, fruity tea that reminds me of going on picnics in the summer. It’s a beautiful pink colour, and taste differs depending on how much of each tea you add.
Personally, I like a little more white youthberry than orange blossom, which can be too strong and orange peel-y for me.

I have both teas separately, not mixed (so I can mix them myself). I took two rounded teaspoons of each and steeped it for about 5 minutes. All I could really taste is the orange. It’s ok…nothing too spectacular. The second steeping was a bit weaker still tasted of oranges and a little of some kind of berry on the back side. A little bit astringent maybe at the end? Not amazing…as I wish it were but it’s better with more tea then with the recommended amounts Teavana gives you. I used water straight from my coffee maker pot (minus the coffee).

Probably my favourite tea, it was the first tea I ever purchased from Teavana and it got me hooked on loose leaf. It is perfect for any time of day though probably best as an afternoon tea. I brewed some this morning and though I should have opted for something with more caffeine, I couldn’t resist the craving I had for this one. I recommend adding some German rock sugar to this to sweeten it up a bit, I know that’s what they do with the samples in store.
Ahh so yummy I might have to do a rebrew (it does rebrew fairly well though it is not nearly as strong as the first time).

I first tried this tea about 2 years ago as a sample from the local Teavana. That was the first time I had ever had a tea that wasn’t CO Bigelow so I was ready for a change. I was hooked as soon as I tasted it. I walked right into teavana and bought 8 ounces of it, not knowing what I was getting into. This tea brought me in to the world of loose leaf teas and I will never go back. Slowly as I have had more of Teavana’s teas I seem to grow more distant from this one. I doesn’t really work as a hot tea, and I love it iced. Unlike the other reviewers My tea has very noticeable white tea leaves in it. They offer a light undertone that is a great base for this tea. Their are large orange pieces and I seems that they give a subtle undertone. I think this tea is majority hibiscus flower which I happen to love. I am happy with it and need to repurchase.

Second tasting, after having steeped in the fridge for about nineteen to twenty hours. First glass is without sugar- still tart at the end, but the tartness has mellowed out a little. The floral flavors have intensified a little, showing themselves more towards the end of the sip. Citrus and fruity flavors are there, nice and intense, with just the right amount of sweetness. I think I have identified the previously unknown fruity flavor as the grapefruit. It definitely has the distinctive taste. Second glass is with two spoonful’s of natural sugar. The sugar definitely balances out the tartness. The bitter taste at the back of the mouth is gone. Nice and sweet, with the sugar bringing out the citrus flavors even more. This is a wonderful iced tea (as long as it has sugar, that is). Not sure I would like it as a hot tea, but I love it as iced.

I actually really liked this. i felt that the flavors were complexed. It was a free sample but i would buy some.

I am not typically a fan of fruity teas. I don’t mind a hint of fruit, but not full on, sweet fruity types. This sounded like the latter and wouldn’t have been a blend I would have purchased. But I received a free sample with a Teavana order. To my surprise I really enjoy this tea! I think of it as a happy tea. It’s not particulary energizing, nor is is super relaxing. It’s just a feel good kind of tea — at least to me.

And while it has plenty of notes of fruit flavors, it’s definitely not a tea I would describe as “sweet.” I would actually repurchase this tea. And although I haven’t yet tried it iced, I suspect that may be nice as well.

Where I live there aren’t very many stores that sell loose-leaf tea, so when I stumbled across Teavana in a local mall I couldn’t resist taking a look…and a taste. They had this blend as a sample (with sugar) and I bought it along some other things too. As others have commented…they do quite a hard sell there but since I don’t have a lot of choices I just go in expecting to smile and say “no thanks” a lot.

But I digress…when I had this at home without the sugar it seemed really tart with a lot of citrus “pucker”. So then I added in some of the German rock sugar (which they also succeeded in selling to me) and that seemed to mellow out the tartness a bit. I’ve had it almost every night for about 3 weeks now and I’ve actually gone back to having it without the sugar.

Overall I think it’s a nice herbal-type tea to enjoy in the evening…doesn’t keep me up at night and makes me feel like I’m having a treat. Don’t think I will get it again though – there are so many other flavors to try!

Another one of Teavana’s popular blends with appeal I just don’t quite understand.

This was vaguely citrusy. It wasn’t a sweet citrus note. It was a mild orange note. I’d liken the flavor to that of an orange that’s been plucked from the tree too soon. Apart from that, there was a random berry note that I couldn’t quite place.

It wasn’t anything to write home about, but it was more palatable than Pineapple Berry Blue.

Got this tea as a gift. The fruity sweetness of it is about to the edge for me but it’s not bad. I should try it iced, I may enjoy that more. To me it tastes almost juice like. Not bad. I’ll finish what I was gifted for sure but probably won’t buy it again. I really don’t taste any of the floral elements it claims, just the fruit. It would be much better if the fruity flavor was toned down a bit so the others could come out.