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Monday, November 4, 2013

tiesta tea Loose Leaf Herbal Tisane 'forever young' 'Blueberry Wild Child'

Tea Information:
Tea: forever young / Blueberry Wild Child
Type: Herbal Tisane (Tea is technically only from the camellia sinensis plant)
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: tiesta tea
Purchase: Here
Description: The popular pomegranate superfruit demonstrates its best attributes in a tag-team duo with the fruity blueberry. This delicate twosome will invigorate your taste buds with a very fruity taste experience with extraordinary eye appeal with its robe of royal blue cornflowers, blue mallow blossoms, hibiscus, and elderberries.
Ingredients: apple pieces, hibiscus, elderberries, apple bits, pomegranate arils, blueberries

Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 500ml at 205°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: apple, hibiscus
Steeped Tea Smell: hibiscus
Flavor: apples, hibiscus, watery
Body: Medium
Aftertaste:
Liquor: translucent dark orange red

not remarkable

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


I received this product for free in return for writing a review. All my reviews are as unbiased as possible, whether I buy or receive free product. I accept no other compensation other than free product.


Thursday, August 29, 2013

Tiesta Tea Loose Leaf Green Tea 'Fruity Pebbles'

Tea Information:
Tea: Fruity Pebbles
Type: Green Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: Tiesta Tea
Purchase: Here
Description: A 2008 World Tea Champion, Fruity Pebbles is a smooth and sweet blend of flowery fruit and sencha with a fantastic base that no one can resist. The synchronization of pineapple, passion fruit, and strawberry form a perfect fruity triangle.
Ingredients: Chinese Sencha green tea, Lung Ching, Pai Mu Tan white tea, papaya bits, pineapple bits, rose petals, strawberry bits

Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 750ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: fruity, floral, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, floral, slightly vegetal
Flavor: fruity, slightly floral, vegetal finish
Body: Light
Aftertaste: slightly grassy, should have used cooler water
Liquor: translucent yellow-green

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


I received this product for free in return for writing a review. All my reviews are as unbiased as possible, whether I buy or receive free product. I accept no other compensation other than free product.