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I love this bottled tea. If I’m in a place that has it, there’s no other drink I will grab before this. Second runner up to this is MAYBE one of the less sweetened Honest Teas. But this is definitely king.

It is fairly sweetened, though. Not as tooth-curling as some of the Snapples, but not as mild as the Honest Teas.

I got a sample of this from Carol Who. Made a pot. Drank it quickly without regrets. The flavoring is stronger than much of the flavored teas I’ve been getting from a different tea company. That’s ok, but very noticeable if you’re going from a less flavorful tea to this one.

I wouldn’t make this my daily tea, but as a now-and-again treat. I suspect it might be better as an iced tea though!

I swear I had a pot of this somewhere. Where did it go? Oh. I drank it.

I like this. I don’t think I’d drink it on a regular basis as it’s quite fruity, but for a dessert or a change from the norm, I enjoy it.

I got this sample from Carol Who! :)

This tea wasn’t bad; tasted like the Tazo and Teavana chais I’ve had before. It wasn’t overly weak or strong.

I’m starting to think I don’t like chai, however, since I’m just not enthused by it.

I got a sample of this from CarolWho, and I liked it a lot. I’d tried recently some orange-type teas from other places, and none of them had the orange taste I wanted. This one did. I do agree that it might taste a bit artificial, but I’m ok with that, if my other choices are bland.

I drank up my first 100 grams, and now I’m on my second. I think that’s a sign that I’m really enjoying this.

It smells really good—bright and fruity like pineapple! When I drink it, I can taste slightly more lemon than pineapple, but it’s not really a tart lemon, it is softer. Since I sweeten my teas, I’m getting a candied lemon taste (maybe I should cut back on the sugar, haha!) instead of a tart lemon.

This does “taste” very spring-like. Reminds me of easter. Spring and fruity. No “grassy” taste or herbal taste. I would drink it when I wanted something dessert-like.

Compared to some other citrus-flavored teas from this company that I’ve had, this one is more “memorable”. I don’t think I’d buy this all year around, but that’s ok since it’s one of their seasonal blends so after spring they’ll stop selling it until next year.

This tasted similar to some chai blends I’ve had from Tazo and Teavana. I’m finding I’m not a fan of those, which is one minus, and this didn’t really have it’s own character or uniqueness compared to those, which is another minus. I was sort of hoping for something similar to argo tea’s green tea ginger twist iced tea, and it wasn’t even close (even accounting for iced vs. non-iced, and green vs. black tea) On the up side, Tea Gschwender allows you to sample a tea for free when you buy something, and that is how I got this, so I’m not stuck with a tea I won’t drink.

The good: I really liked it. It was pretty yummy.
The bad: I seem to have uncovered a nascent hazelnut allergy, because it made my tongue tingle. (I’m pretty sure it’s not a tea allergy as no others have done this to me.) So, if you have any issues with hazelnuts or other tree nuts, stay away from this.

I recommend this—-conditionally, of course!

I tried hard to kill this. I did not succeed.

So, when I first got it, I under-brewed it, because I hate bitter tea. It tasted great…not nearly as thick with the bergamot as an Earl Grey I tried recently from elsewhere.

THEN, on my next brewing, I put it in to brew, and then got distracted and forgot about it, and let it brew for close to 10 minutes. IT CAME OUT FINE! No gross bitterness that I could detect.

An Earl Grey that I can abuse and still have it be drinkable? Yes, please. (Also, it’s supposed to have won awards…I’m perhaps not that fine-tuned in tea drinking yet, but from me it wins an award for being indestructible.)