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Review: Lipton Herbal Orange

Posted on July 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Overall Rating:

Taste: 3 of 5 tea leaves – A decent tasty tea.
Steepability: 5 of 5 tea leaves – This tea is easy to make!

Katie says:

Once again Abby & I agree! This is a decent tasty tea that is very nice iced in the summer. I was glad that it was tasty iced because I actually bought this in the spring when I had a terrible sinus infection. I thought orange…vitamin c maybe? And when my nose is stuffed I like to constantly drink tea because the heat seems to be the only thing that keeps me able to breathe through my nose! Anyway, back to summer.  Since that IS the season. Brew this tea in a large batch and keep it in the freezer with a few slices of lemon or orange. It is tasty & won’t keep you up at night! And…if you buy a box to make iced tea now we’ll be sure to use it up (if there is any left) during cold season!

Temperature: @212 boiling
Steeped: Left teabag in my mug
Served: Nothing added at first, the a little honey

Taste: 3 of 5 tea leaves – A decent tasty tea.
Steepability: 5 of 5 tea leaves – This tea is easy to make!

Abby says:

Temperature: @212 boiling
Steeped: Left teabag in my mug
Served: Nothing added

I’m happy to be reviewing this one in the summer because it makes decent iced tea. When the weather is hot I am always looking for tea that I normally drink hot that translates well into iced versions. Most of these have caffeine, so I for one, need to be careful of how much I drink and at what time of day. This tea is decent as both a hot and cold beverage and it is caffeine free! This isn’t my favorite tea for either category, but it isn’t unpleasant either. It has a nice a-little-bit sweet and a-little-bit spicy flavor, which I like, but for me is a little too weak.

Mild tea drinkers, this might be just what you need, for hot or cold weather, any time of the day.

Taste: 3 of 5 tea leaves – A decent tasty tea.
Steepability: 5 of 5 tea leaves – This tea is easy to make!

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Review: Lipton White Tea with Island Mango and Peach Flavors

Posted on March 15, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Overall Rating:

Taste: 2.5 of 5 leaves: This tea is just ok
Steepability: 5 of 5 — this tea is easy to make!

Abby says:

Temperature: Below boiling
Steeped: 3.5 minutes
Served: Nothing added

While this tea is steeping the smell of peach is quite strong. So strong infact that images of peach flavored Dum-Dums popped into mind. The taste however, is much less artoficial, thank goodness. While sipping this I could tease out both the mango and peach flavors, but the peach was much stronger for me. The white tea comes out at the end, almost as an after taste. Though touted as a white tea, greaen tea is listed in the ingredients as well some other things: White tea, green tea, orange leaves, rose hips, lemon grass, licorice root, modified corn starch, natural flavor. To be honest, I was not thrilled to see modified corn starch listed. Because of that addition, it is unlikely that I would choose this tea again. Though in a pinch for tea, the flaovr is good and I always like a white tea!

This tea would be great for anyone looking for a strong fruit flavored tea who doesn’t mind the additive. I drank this tea hot, but i’m sure it would make a nice iced tea as well. The pyramid tea bag, makes for easy steeping and portability.

Taste: 2.5 of 5 leaves: This tea is just ok.
Steepability: 5 of 5 — this tea is easy to make!

Katie says:

Temperature: Just below boiling
Steeped: 3.5 minutes
Served: Nothing added

I’m going to admit that I bought this tea because of the packaging. The box had unique shape and lid and the photograph of the pyramid bag with yummy looking fruit really drew me in. Upon opening it, I thought, well done! The little tea pyramids looked inviting and I could smell some nice hits of orange and peach from inside the box. I was excited to try it!

As my tea was steeping I started to smell less orange and mostly peach, but I was still excited. I’ve had peachy white teas before the I remember enjoying so surely this would be the same. Unfortunately, it was not. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a bad tea, but it is also nothing special. It is a very average white tea taste, but the peach flavor takes over and I can’t taste the mango, orange, or lemongrass that are mentioned on the packaging. I just taste white peach.

Luckily for you readers, while I’m a sucker for packaging, I have Abby who pays attention to all of the important details like if teas are organic and the specific ingredients. Modified corn starch? I’m not sure what that is doing in tea, but I’ll stick to teas with more traditional ingredients! Good catch Abby!

Taste: 2 of 5 leaves: This tea is just ok
Steepability: 5 of 5 — this tea is easy to make!

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