Raspberry Limeade

I found this to be a pretty average tea. The berry taste wasn’t clearly raspberry, and my bag seems to have a lot of orange pieces in it. I used more sweetener than usual, since the staff said the sample at the store had double sweetener. It was still tart.

The name of the tea sounds simple enough – raspberry limeade. Despite the wonderful citrus kick, I don’t find this tea to have much raspberry flavor. The tart sour citrus note doesn’t immediately strike me as lime either, but it hits me at the tale end and is almost bitter (like lime zest and pith). The raspberry flavor is there but it’s completely overpowered by all the other random fruits.

Elderberries, juniper berries, strawberry slices, red currants, raspberries, blueberries, grapes and balsamic vinegar.

Plus…pomelo, tangerine, orange, lime, and lemon.

And throw in some pineapple and apple pieces just for funzies.

It’s just all a bit too much.

I understand wanting to create depth in a tea, especially in a fruit infusion, but there are just so many strongly flavored ingredients in this tea and unfortunately they end up competing with, instead of complimenting, each other.

It’s drinkable over ice, but I’m glad I just received a sample from a teapal. I had it in my cart when I purchased the new cocktail-inspired teas, but I removed it right before checking out after having a look at the ingredient list.

I love the idea of raspberry and lime together (without MINT!), but I haven’t found a tea that jives for me yet. The search continues…

I tried this as a sample and it was quite good. It tasted fruity with a sour quick at the end. I’m not sure I could have a whole bunch of this tea at one sitting though-will have to buy some and test out my theory lol

Teavana is the King of Herbal Teas in my experience, but this one was a small disappointment. I believe they were trying for a lemonade experience and definitely succeeded. It was sour, but not badly, and quite citrusy. However, it lacked that “tea” essence and tasted like lemonade-flavored water. However, I only drank it cold. This would make an amazing iced tea.

This is the perfect tea for when you want a Popsicle but not the cold. The lime does overpower the raspberry a bit.

Made this iced today. Cold brewed it overnight in the fridge. It is pretty good. It’s got a nice sweet and sour note going on. This is definitely a tea for making iced. The raspberry provides a sweet note and the lime seems to give a sour taste. I like this.

Brewed this over night in a 68oz Iced Tea Jug with 8 tsp leaf.

I found this refreshing both hot and cold. Hot the raspberries are strong berry flavor. Makes yummy iced tea

AMAZING iced tea blend!