Posts Tagged ‘mango tea’
September 9th, 2010 | 
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Category: Herbal
Tea Company: da-u-de (website)
Ingredients: White Silver Needle, Green Rooibos Tropica, Organic Jasmine Pearl, Organic European Rose petals, Orange Peel, Mango.
Vendor Suggested Preparation: Steeping time: 5 minutes
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This scent of the un-brewed tea is amazing. I almost want to eat it straight. Or pack my pillow full of it and smell it all night long as I sleep. It’s AMAZING. It’s full of sweetness and floral-ness and is just made of yum.
And while the flavor of the tea is good, it’s not as good as the smell. It’s got a very light, very floral flavor. I love roses and rosewater candy, and this tea reminds me a lot of rosewater candy. Another element I like is the green rooibos. This is the first time I’d had the chance to try green rooibos. And I think I like it a LOT. I have to admit, I’m not a fan of red rooibos. It tends to taste like dirt and sawdust to me. There are blends I like that contain it, but it’s mostly in their ability to cover the dirty-sawdustness of the rooibos flavor. But this tea has such a light flavor, trying to get it to cover any other flavors would be like trying to completely cover a Cadillac with a Kleenex. This green rooibos adds the sweetness and base notes without the sawdust flavor of the red. It really makes me want to try other green rooibos teas.
Overall, I like this tea; it has a lot of elements I very much appreciate. But I wanted more out of it, based on the aroma.
You can purchase the Xaouen directly from the 52teas website.
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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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