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This tea is one I commonly drink at work when I need a little caffeine boost. I like starting my day with coffee, but after that, it’s tea all the way. I keep some at home so I can benefit from it there as well. It comes in tea bags. I steep mine for the recommended four minutes. The color is a dark amber. It has the smell of a strong-brewed black tea. The taste is intense and slightly bitter with a dry finish. It feels a little heavy in the mouth which gives it a nice richness. I feel like the strong flavor works well with the high caffeine level to help perk you up. It also seems to warm you up on the inside in a way I would compare to the internal warmth you feel from the spiciness of a chai. Definitely a good cold-weather tea.

The initial smell of this tea is bright and citrusy, but a bit overwhelming. The smell is equally as strong when brewed. The color is a beautiful orange. The flavor isn’t as strong as I would like, but I will make sure to brew it longer next time to see if that helps. The main thing I taste is the orange, but the floral notes are what lingers. I like the tea well enough as I have brewed it this time, but I think I will like it more next time when I allow it to brew longer. This tea is a caffeine-free herbal tea that offers a nice alternative to a chamomile (I still love chamomile).

These leaves are very dark with a purple tint to them. Once steeped, they unfurl to show they are rather large, green, and purple. The color of the brew is a pale green. It has an earthy smell. The taste is faint at first, also earthy, but lingers a bit. It doesn’t really have much flavor, in my opinion. And what it does have, isn’t that great. This was a sample. I don’t think I will drink this again.

The aroma from the container is slightly floral, but not overwhelming. I can still smell the sweet, grassy scent of the green tea. The color of the brew is nice and golden. The jasmine scent is more present after steeping and can be noticed as you are nearing the cup to take a sip. I love that the jasmine doesn’t dominate this tea; it is perfectly scented. The sip starts with the jasmine then ends with the grassy dryness of the green tea. This is THE jasmine tea I want in my pantry.

I received this tea as a loose-leaf sample in a subscription box. I was very excited when I opened it and found that it smells like an Almond Joy! I love Almond Joy. I didn’t see coconut listed as an ingredient on the package, so this intrigued me. I could still faintly smell it after steeping. The taste of this tea has a nice mellow nuttiness. It seems to linger for just the right amount of time, keeping me sipping, but not making me feel like the tea is lacking.

The initial scent of this tea is of a very strong peach. Once steeped, the color is a red-hued honey. This is my first time having honeybush, so I’m not sure what to look for in taste, but I don’t think it matters since the most dominant flavor is peach. It also has some tropical undertones from the pineapple and the apricot, but mostly I taste peach, which is fantastic in my book. I drank this hot, but I could see myself enjoying it iced as well.

These tea leaves are hand-rolled during processing. I love the way they look. The smell is smokey, which caused me to be a little apprehensive since I am not a huge fan of smokey teas. For drinking, the tea has a light feel and a nice yellow color. There is some smokiness when you drink it, but it is light and mild, very much in the background. This is probably the first tea with this flavor profile I have been able to enjoy. I usually expect grassy notes from green tea, but it is absent here for me. I don’t mind, though, and rather like the idea that not all green tea has to taste that way.

From time to time, I have friends that will bring me individual tea bags from teas they have bought so that I may try them. This tea was given to me in this way. The color of this brew is darker than I expected. It is a deep golden color, sort of like honey. It could be the length of steeping that caused it turn out so dark. The taste isn’t anything particularly special. It is mild and slightly bitter. Definitely easy to drink.

The tea leaves have a beautiful, light green color. They are flat and have a crispness to them before steeping. The aroma is sweet, almost like that of matcha. After brewing, the leaves are full and soft. I brewed mine using a gaiwan, then sipped my tea out of a small tea cup. The hue is a pale greenish-yellow. The taste is vegetal and bitter, yet with a hint of sweetness. It has a smooth mouthfeel. The finish is dry, letting the taste pleasantly linger, like good company.

Reddish brown in color, smokey in aroma. The flavor echos the scent, as does the color of the brew to the tea itself. I’m not a huge fan of smokey teas, so this isn’t one I plan to drink again, but it was my first rooibos. Had to try at least once!