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It refuses to save my note but this one was very good. Tastes like the blueberry pom wonderful drink if you have ever had that. Definitely a blueberry taste. Only thing is like most herbals you have to use a ton and there isn’t a lot of re-steep power to it. It’s nice though and would recommend. I drank it cold since that’s mostly how I like to drink herbal blends. And of course- an ice cold drink helps in the heat.
Sip Down & backlog
I was surprised when I discovered that Walmart sold 1-2 Tiesta Teas at our local store! I didn’t know that they had a hand in the tea game. Lol. When I first got into tea, I remembered discovering Tiesta Tea and enjoying anything I had from their catalogue. Since the Blueberry Wild Child was a favorite upon my first time trying their teas, I had to try this once again, a few years after my first experience with their brand.
I’ll note that my taste for hibiscus has changed quite a lot during my tea venture; I tolerate the taste less since it typically takes over any blend when it’s added. However, this is one of the few times when it works whenever you add to ice or cold brew. I made the last of this as a cold brewed tea last week and it dulled the hibiscus to the point it was greatly reduced to a mellow tartness which tasted more like blueberry and less like hibiscus. Lol. Drinking this one hot is not my style, and I’m certain that Tiesta Tea would recommend it to be chilled rather than served warm. Who’s to say? I prefer this one iced versus hot.
I purchased this at a local Natural Grocers under Natural Grocers packaging, but it is the same tea offered from Tiesta so I’m recording it here rather than creating a duplicate under the Natural Grocers name.
This is a chunky, sweet fruit tea, which I coldbrewed when my friend Todd was visiting so there would be plenty of ice cold tea on hand. The flavor is an amalgamation of mango and pineapple, but despite the name, I get far more pineapple than mango (which is fine by me, as pineapple is probably my favorite fruit). There is a lot of dried orange in the blend, but I find it doesn’t really add much tanginess to the tea; occassionally I’ll get a bit of the note toward the end of the sip. The tea is very naturally sweet, and I couldn’t imagine adding any extra sweetener. It’s very gulpable, but it takes a lot of the tea to brew up a liter; I got 3 liters out of a 3 oz. package.
Flavors: Fruity, Mango, Orange, Pineapple, Sweet
Preparation
And I’m a monster that drinks plain hibiscus, straight up, with no sweetener and doesn’t understand why everyone else says it is “sour” or “tart” hahaha.
Then, if you haven’t already tried it, Natural Grocers also has a Palm Beach Punch that is so hibiscified (hibisciated?) it makes me scroodge up my face thinking about it. Might be right up your alley!
I bought this at a Natural Grocers packaged in store branding but the name and ingredients are the same as Tiesta Tea. Not sure if they are wholesaling from Tiesta or if both just have the same source, but there is quite a bit of overlap in the teas I bought there and Tiesta so I’m logging here instead of making duplicate entries under the “Natural Grocer” name.
I was craving blueberries a while ago and didn’t have any more flavored blacks or greens but did have a couple herbal options in my stash, so I settled for this. I really love it! It steeps a really lovely deep purple that looks like blueberries, and it has a really rich, syrupy blueberry flavor with a lovely tart finish. I love hibi/fruit teas but often find they sort of all taste “samey,” but this one really does have a very good blueberry flavor to it… the mouthfeel and tart punchiness of the hibi is there but it doesn’t really have the “fruit punch” flavor.
I’ve mostly been guzzling through pitchers of it coldbrew, which is normally my preferred way of drinking hibi/fruit teas, but I’m surprised to find I actually really like this one as a hot cuppa as well. It definitely hit that craving I was having and I will definitely have to restock this at some point.
Flavors: Blueberry, Fruity, Tangy, Tart
Preparation
Sipdown/Backlog
This is what I imagine Sunny D tasting like if it were meant to be a higher quality citrus drink. I powered through this tea, and for one last hurrah, made it iced. I shared a bit with my wife, and she thought I gave her “better quality Tang.” I reassured her that that it was an herbal tea and was by far higher quality than either Tang or Sunny D. Plus, there was no sweetener necessary to make this cup pop!
Flavors: Citrusy, Orange, Orange Zest, Sour, Sweet
Backlog
I received a sample of this with my Tiesta Tea order almost a month ago. I’m usually on the fence with peach teas since they typically taste fake (like cherry teas). I had enough to make this into a batch of iced tea and sit in the fridge to cool. I didn’t add any sugar to the tea. The only thing I noted on its flavor was, “This reminds me of peach ring candy without the heavy sugary candy sweetness. It’s subtle and refreshing.”
This has almost completely replaced my morning cup of coffee! The combination of coffee and chocolate tastes amazing, and it provides just the zip of caffeine I need to start my morning off on the right foot!
Flavors: Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Cream, Vanilla
Preparation
The aroma is somewhat slight as it steeps. Perhaps my water wasn’t hot enough. Fascinating, I can see why they call it fireberry. It gives off notes of campfire smoke but don’t worry they aren’t strong like a lapsang. This is a mind-boggling tea. The smoky notes then turn into cranberry and hibiscus notes with elderberry swirling around them. The rooibos isn’t as strong as I thought it would be but it shows its face occasionally with earthy and sweet cookie notes.
This one loves passionfruit. Before I found out I was allergic to dairy I used to seek out this passionfruit dessert that was melt in your mouth and pucker your face. No, this is not a replacement for that and to be honest I remember each time I drink flavored teas now why I don’t buy them anymore. The names sound so enticing but the taste is just not anything near to what a pure tea offers. Yes, I am biased. This one offers a bit of bitter raspberry and a hint of passion fruit on the tail end. It’s decent… Not one I would drink again me thinks.
My favorite lemon tea is probably by San Benedetto but I wouldn’t say it has much lemon flavor. This is a good one, especially cold. Much better than most iced teas you will find pre-made ike Snapple, Arizona. I would buy this again. I think the lemon flavor is subtle, not very tart. Tons of lemon rinds and pieces in it. There was a huge chunk of dried lemon in my first batch.
Is it tart at all?