LIPTON Teabag Black Tea 'Vanilla Caramel Truffle'

Tea Information:
Tea: Vanilla Caramel Truffle
Type: Black Tea
Packaging: Teabag
Company: LIPTON
Purchase: Here
Description: A perfectly sweet indulgence. Delicate vanilla blends beautifully with caramel. Go ahead. You deserve it.
Ingredients: Black tea, caramel powder, corn starch, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: 12 ounces boiling water
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet vanilla
Steeped Tea Smell: caramel, vanilla
Flavor: bitter black tea, caramel
Body: Full
Aftertaste: bitter, astringent
Liquor: translucent orange-brown

Post-Steep Additives: + German rock sugar = more caramel, vanilla

Not bad, not great - works well as a quick minimal thought work tea.

Rating: 2/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

Lipton Bottled Black Tea 'PureLeaf iced tea with raspberry'

Tea Information:
Tea: PureLeaf ™ iced tea with raspberry
Type: Black Tea
Packaging: 16 fl oz bottle
Company: Lipton
Information: Here
Description: A hint of raspberry caresses the tongue as the flavor of fresh-brewed, hand-selected tea leaves dances upon the palate. The bold tart berry flavor, the smooth character of black tea leaves is nothing more to say in regard to this beverage except “magnificent.”

0 calories per serving, naturally sweetened with "pure via"
Ingredients: BREWED TEA FROM LIPTON® TEA LEAVES, erythritol, natural flavor, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), NATURAL APPLE EXTRACT (COLOR), REB A, PECTIN, SALT, POTASSIUM CITRATE, HONEY

Tasting Notes:
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet raspberry iced tea (smells like a nestea type mix)
Flavor: sweet (almost sickeningly), raspberry, tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: chemical, powder, salt
Liquor: translucent orange brown

I strongly suggest never getting this, ICK. We got this as free samples at work, and so far everyone agreed they were glad they got it for free as now they know, for free, never to buy it.

Rating: 1/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

LIPTON Teabag Herbal Tea 'Bedtime Story'

Tea Information:
Tea: Bedtime Story
Type: Herbal Tea
Packaging: Teabag
Company: LIPTON
Description: Delicate and soothing, Lipton® Bedtime Story® Herbal Tea relaxes the soul with its tender flavor and gentle aroma. Lipton® tea experts select pure caffeine-free herbs and package them in our unique pyramid-shaped bags that allow the chamomile and mint to flow freely for a truly authentic infusion. Indulge your sense and let your cares unfurl with a quiet cup of Bedtime Story®. Savor the comfort of over 100 years’ tea expertise in every cup.
Ingredients: Spearmint leaves, chamomile flowers, peppermint leaves, orange peel, lemon grass, spice chicory root.

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag, 1.9g
Additives: none
Water: 6 ounces filtered boiling
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Strong odor, Spearmint, chamomile, hint of Lemon
Steeped Tea Smell: mint
Flavor: mint (Bobbie and MilitiaJim indicate "gum")
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: mint
Liquor: light brown

An impulse buy while grocery shopping at Target.

I thought it was fine, if you wanted and expected a mint tea. Apparently this is not what Bobbie or MilitiaJim wanted or like. Oh well, anyone want some?

Post-Steep Additives: none

Rating: 1/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing