It’s important to note that I received a free sample of this from Teavana. I would never buy this tea on my own. I’ve tried it in the store and the grapefruit flavor is much too strong, and I loathe grapefruit. However, my stepdaughter liked this tea (from sampling it in the store) so we made some iced last night. We used 3.5-4 teaspoons of tea and 1.5 teaspoons of rock sugar per 16oz of boiling water. We accidentally steeped it for over 20 minutes (whoops!) and then put it in the fridge overnight.
My husband and stepdaughter poured themselves a glass first and I had the third glass from the pitcher. I tried a sip of my husband’s before getting my own and it was DELICIOUS. I actually thought it was better than the Blueberry Bliss/Strawberry Lemonade (Teavana) iced blend I’ve made. The sugar mellowed everything out and reduced the bitterness of the grapefruit.
…And then I had my own glass, which was nothing but super strong grapefruit nastiness. I was able to finish the glass, but I didn’t enjoy the experience. Perhaps it would have been distributed more evenly if we’d stirred the whole pitcher beforehand. In any case, I’ve learned that rock sugar helps with the taste so I’ll be doing that in the future with my remaining samples. (Teavana has been giving free samples of this when you order online for a few months now. Is it that hard to get rid of it? :))
