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I was sent a sample of this recently, so when I couldn’t find the tea I was intending to have today (that’s been put in the wrong place somewhere in the tea mountain in my kitchen cupboard g) I thought I’d try this. It’s… really not bad for a tea bag tea. Interesting aroma with more than a hint of licorice about it, and the flavour is okay. I won’t be throwing over teas.com.au’s Feisty Jade in favour of this anytime soon, but it’s certainly drinkable.
I haven’t found a Lipton tea I really liked, but I picked this up in the grocery because it was the only brand of tea they carried. I have to say that when I tried this, I was pleasantly surprised. The sharp lemon flavor goes well with the punch of hibiscus – without being overpowering. No sweeteners needed.
My wife has an issue with caffine, so she trys to limit her intake. This is her concoction and its mmmm..good. Had this with dinner last night. 2 bags of Lipton Berry Green tea with 2 bags of generic decaf tea in a 1 Qt container, pour boiling water to fill the container and let steep at least 5 minutes (more the merrier generally). Pour over liberal amounts of ice for a glass of yummy berry iced tea.
Ok, this was a rushed decision at 3 AM in the grocery store with the boys. I needed a plain black tea for making pitchers, and this was under $3. And somehow, when I read the words “black” and “pearl”, I thought this was going to be actual black pearls. Like tea rolled into little balls, like decent tea companies do. I didn’t read the package, okay?
But no, this is black tea that’s crushed but with little dust. Even after almost five minutes, it… kinda tastes like nothing. It’s, as one of my brothers called it, just brown water. It’s also kinda faintly bitter and astringent. It kinda smells like black tea?
Also, “long-leaf”? Is that something Lipton made up?