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February 8th, 2011 | 
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Category: Black
Tea Company: Da-u-de (website)
Ingredients: Green Rooibos, Cranberry, Apple, Rhubarb, Red Currant, Hibiscus, Blue Mallow Blossoms.
Vendor Suggested Preparation: 2tsp/18oz water, steep 5-7 minutes
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Wow, what a delicious medley of fruit scents that is being held in the dry leaf of this rooibos blend. Sweet and juicy notes mix together with a slightly tart undertone. Steeped, it remains fruity in smell, with some nutty scents mixed in. The liquor is bright and clear and light red in colour.
For all the intense smells, the taste of this tea is very much muted. Regardless, it has an all-around fruity flavour that is strong, but does not overwhelm the taste of the rooibos. This alone was a welcome change from many other rooibos fruit blends I have tried. The tea also manages to keep the tartness to a minimum (again, very much appreciated).
I quite enjoyed the fact that the ingredients were so well balanced. None of them seemed to overwhelm the complete flavour of the tea, leading to a pleasingly blended finish. This was a great drinking experience, for which I give this tea an 80/100. I am really glad I tried this tea.
You can purchase the Skala directly from the Da-u-de website.
Posted in da-u-de, Herbal tea, Rooibos Tea | 
Tags: Apple, apple tea, Black tea, Blossoms, blue mallow tea, cranberry tea, da-u-de, Delicious Medley, Flavour, Fruit Blends, Fruit Scents, green rooibos, Herbal tea, hibiscus tea, Liquor, Red Currant, red currant tea, rhubarb tea, rooibos, Skala, Tea Company, tea review, Undertone | 
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Category: Herbal
Tea Company: TeaFrog (website)
Ingredients: Saskatoon berries, apple pieces, peach pieces, raspberry pieces, strawberry pieces, linden flowers, cranberries, cherries, orange peel.
Vendor Suggested Preparation: 1 tbsp. / 8oz cup, boiling water 5-7 minute infusion
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Caffeine free herbal blend with Saskatoon berries, apple pieces, peach pieces, raspberry pieces, strawberry pieces, linden flowers, cranberries, cherries, orange peel
The sweetness for this blend is spot on. No complaints here.
The tartness meter was definitely tipped in the almost too much range. As I drank this tea, I grew used to the tartness and actually enjoyed this tea very much.
A great blend of fruits and berries that can be enjoyed hot or cold at all hours of the day.
You can purchase the Canadian Berries directly from the TeaFrog website.
Posted in Herbal tea, TeaFrog |
Tags: Apple, apple tea, Boiling Water, Cherries, cherry tea, Cranberries, cranberry tea, Fruits, Herbal Blend, Herbal tea, Infusion, linden flower tea, Linden Flowers, orange peek tea, Orange Peel, Peach, peach tea, Preparation 1, Raspberry, raspberry tea, Saskatoon Berries, saskatoon berry tea, Strawberry, strawberry tea, Sweetness, Tea Company, tea review, teafrog |
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Category: Herbal
Tea Company: TeaFrog (website)
Ingredients: Mango pieces, yogurt pieces, hibiscus, rosehip, apple pieces, orange peel, coconut flakes, strawberry leaves, black currants.
Vendor Suggested Preparation: 5-6 minutes with boiling water
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Teafrog has brought a lot of really unique blends to the table so I shouldn’t be surprised by this one. But still, Mango and yogurt? Hmm…
It’s a curious mix, can definitely smell the yogurt – reminds me of the yogurt covered raisins that always leave me with a twinge of ‘guilty pleasure’ after I eat them. Can smell all of the different fruits in this blend but the mango is definitely the most bold. Curious too is the fact that I have all the ingredients in my cupboard (except the yogurt) and it never occurred to me to blend them. Thinking this would make a fantastic snack, straight out of the bag.
Steeped it for five minutes and it’s a beautiful shade of mango (is mango a color, can someone check their Crayolas?). It’s an orangey peach color, if that helps. Oh, and it’s delicious, really tangy and tart at the same time. Must be the yogurt giving me the tart side of it, apple in the blend is helping it too. This is really good and I will need to order some more. It’s a fun tisane that holds it’s own but I’d imagine it would also be fantastic to add to other teas as well. I’ve got some Silver Needle that could use a little zest….
Oh and just so you know, it does make for a satisfying nibble, straight out of the bag.
You can purchase the Mango And Yogurt directly from the TeaFrog website.
Posted in Herbal tea, TeaFrog |
Tags: apple tea, Black Currants, black current tea, Boiling Water, Coconut Flakes, coconut tea, Crayolas, Cupboard, Curious Mix, Guilty Pleasure, Herbal tea, hibiscus tea, Mango, mango and yogurt tea, mango tea, Nibble, Orange Peel, orange tea, Peach Color, rosehip tea, Silver Needle, strawberry leaf tea, Tart Side, Tea Company, tea review, teafrog, Teas, Tisane, Twinge, Yogurt Covered Raisins, yogurt tea, Zest |
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Category of Tea: Herbal
Tea Company: Tea Forte (website)
Ingredients: hibiscus, rosehip, apple, blackberry leaves, raspberries, orange peel, flavoring, citric acid
Vendor Suggested Preparation: Steep for 5 minutes, 208°F For stronger flavor, steep longer
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“Luscious, succulent raspberries highlight this ruby red hibiscus flower infusion. Pleasantly tart and extraordinarily sweet.”
Well, that about says it all! Tea Forte has become one of my favorite go-to tea companies for robust tasting teas. So far, they have not disappointed on any of the teas I have tried, and this one is no exception.
The second I put the unique (and quite neat!) pyramid shaped tea bag into the water, a bloom of red spread throughout the water, so deeply red I had to check myself for cuts! Then the scent hit me, and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that this was a raspberry tea I was about to indulge in.
Forget the ingredients list, this is purely raspberry, through and through. A tangy, mildly sweet taste of raspberries straight off the vine filled my mouth at the first sip, and lingered long after I licked every drop out of the cup! If you are not a raspberry fan, then this is not for you, as there is no doubt this is all raspberry, and nothing but the raspberry!
There is not much more to say, other than, again, Tea Forte delivers. I do have to say, that it is a little high in the price range for the bagged tea, so go loose if you are going to purchase it directly from Tea Forte. For my money, this is one I would actually consider stocking the cupboard with, as I can imagine that as an iced tea, it would be just as good as it is a hot tea, and a perfect refreshing drink for a hot summers day.
You can purchase Tea Forte Raspberry Nectar directly from their website.
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