Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Village Tea
Company Description:
Ingredients: chinese green tea, ginger, flavor, orange peel, peach pieces, chilies, cloves, safflower, acai
Our Sassy Green Tea with Acai combines top-quality green tea with peach, ginger, acai, and orange for a sweet and subtle spice.
Taster’s Review:
This is really good! I love the sweet and spicy in this cup – the sweet is just a little stronger than the spicy, and they enhance each other very well. It is really quite a palate pleaser!
That being said, I’m finding it a little difficult to discern the different fruits and spices being represented here. They seem to merge very well – almost too well – so I can only taste wee little notes of each ingredient.
The green tea base is subtle here, it has a nice smoothness and offers a nice richness to the blend. It doesn’t taste very vegetative or grassy to me at all, and this may be because of the type of green tea used in the blend, or it could be that those sometimes undesirable flavors tend to be overwhelmed by the other flavors in the blend. (While I do have an appreciation for the vegetative/grassy notes of some green teas, I know that there are quite a few of you out there who do not)
I can taste a sweet smoothness brought on by the peach flavor, along with a delicate note of orange. There is a light tartness from the açaí berry. A subtle warmth comes through from the cloves and the ginger, and just at the end of the sip, the chili sort of SNAPS on the tongue, it isn’t really powerful or overwhelming… but it does let you know it’s there.
It’s really quite an enchanting blend – and I can see why Village Tea calls this their Sassy Green Tea!
Burgundy Blast from Simpson & Vail
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal
Where to Buy: Simpson & Vail
Company Description:
This refreshing blend brews to a bright cherry red color with a sweet, tart taste. Comprised of hibiscus flowers, mango, papaya, lemongrass, safflower, mallow blossoms and acai and pomegranate flavors, this tea is fabulous both hot and iced.
Taster’s Review:
I’ll be honest, this tea scared me a little bit… a quick look at the ingredients made me think that this would be just a little too sour for my taste buds. So I put off trying it until now…
Yes, it IS a bit tart … BUT… it is also very tasty! It has enough sweet fruit flavor to it that it smooths out the tart edge just enough so that it’s agreeable.
The key, I think, is to not allow it to steep too long. I steeped it for just 5 minutes. This is enough time to extract flavor from the herbs and fruit without allowing the hibiscus to offset the delicate balance of this cup. Another important factor is that I served it iced. The chill allows the flavors to mellow out without dulling them too much. When it is hot, the flavor is much more potent.
But… let’s get on to how this tastes, because it is really quite tasty. I can taste mango and papaya, pomegranate and açaí. The lemongrass offers just a hint lemony taste, and it is just the right touch to the sweet-tart blend of fruits.
The hibiscus offers some body to this blend – but because I only steeped it for 5 minutes, it isn’t a thick, syrupy consistency. It is also not overwhelmingly sour. It offers just the right level of tart to create a very delicate balance between tart and sweet. 
Simpson & Vail has a very intriguing recipe for this tea – Burgundy Blast Fizzy Drink – which can be found here. It looks absolutely delicious!
I enjoyed this tea very much and it was just the right tea for today, because even though the calendar says it’s autumn, the weather is very summer-like. It was HOT today! Drinking this as an iced tea was very refreshing!
PRODUCT REVIEW: Pink from GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros
PRODUCT: PINK
Buy From: GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros
Product Description:
What is Pink?
Pink is a pixie powdered GreenTeaHP beverage that is designed to enhance your lifestyle by providing key nutrients to promote physical activity.What are the “Key” ingredients?
Pink is a proprietary blend of highly concentrated green tea antioxidants, acai, L-arginine, glutamine, CLA, L-carnatine and a full compilation of berries. Pink delivers 90 mg of EGCG, the antioxidant only found in green tea, which is equivalent to 20 cups of green tea and 15 mg of caffeine.Is this just for women?
No. Pink not only benefits women but men as well.Who should drink it?
Physically active should drink one 30 minutes before and during their work out and one after their work out. Less active individuals should drink Pink once a day to maintain the muscle mass needed to maintain a healthy metabolic rate in order to burn calories. Everyone should drink one a day.How is this different from protein drinks?
Pink was designed by GreenTeaHP world’s leading beverage biochemists to enhance your physical lifestyle without having to take down many calories. Pink contains three calories in each pixies. Protein drinks contain protein, fats, sugars, carbohydrates and fillers that add to your daily calorie count.Can I substitute Pink for other beverages I might drink daily?
If you are in the habit of consuming high calorie sodas and coffees then Pink is designed for you. Here at GreenTeaHP we are committed to assisting everyone live a more active lifestyle and to help reduce your daily calorie consumption. Simply cut out a 100 calorie soda or a 300 calorie latte and replace it with a 3 calorie Pink pixie powdered beverage.
Tasters Review:
This DOES have GREEN TEA in it but since it’s not a bagged or loose leaf tea and more of a tea product or a product from Green Tea…I thought I would categorize it under our Tea Products and Accessories Section.
“Pink” certainly IS Pink in color and smells like berries and a hint of grapefruit and/or lemonade. It’s incredibly sweet and fruity without being tart and it’s very tasty. It’s is NOT chalky…which is a definite PLUS. Like I said – it tastes like berries – moreso strawberries…and I can also up on a pineapple and lemonade type taste. There is NO funky after taste and it’s very thirst quenching…both of which are very important findings to point out – might I add. It’s a wonderful change-of-pace and a nice pick-me-up!
This one really surprised me and I think it’s a great product that uses green tea in it that isn’t traditionally a tea-tasting product for the sake of tea but still gives you the benefits of green tea!
If I had a large box of this stuff on hand I would totally see myself drinking it several times a week!
Sassy Green Tea with Acai from Village Tea Company
Tea Type: Green Tea
Where To Buy: Village Tea Company
Product Description:
Ingredients: chinese green tea, ginger, flavor, orange peel, peach pieces, chilies, cloves, safflower, acai
Health Benefits: antioxidant rich, skeleton density support, heart health support, natural energy
Our Sassy Green Tea with Acai combines top-quality green tea with peach, ginger, acai, and orange for a sweet and subtle spice.
A perfect tea for those new to the world of tea, our choice Chinese green tea is complemented by the fruit tones of peach and orange as well as carefully selected chilies. We then go the extra mile by adding the Amazonian acai superfruit (energy and anti-oxidant rich) enhancing the tea with an additional sweetness as well as health benefits. We invite you to open the world of tea with our Sassy Green Tea.
Each loose tea is packed in 2 100% non bleached cotton muslin bag. Additionally, 10 100% natural paper filters are provided so that you can make your own personal tea bag based on your taste. And of course, the package is made of 100% recycled and recyclable packaging.
Weight:
4.3oz
Servings Per Container:
55 servings
Tasters Review:
There are several reasons I was excited to try this tea from Village Tea Company! First…anything with SASSY in the name…I’m game! But more importantly ACAI. I have had many failures with Acai flavored teas. TOO MANY. This tea was very different! This is the Acai Flavored Tea I have been searching for!
Sassy Green Tea with Acai from Village Tea Company smells a bit like JUICY JUICE – at least that is what first came to mind when I initially sniffed it – or a fruity wine. When I sipped this I could still taste the sweet-green tea but pair it with fruity goodness – and there you have it! I can taste Acai, Orange, and Peach but can barely taste the ginger, chilies, and cloves which is completely fine with me. I think the reason for them – and the reason it works – is to make it so the fruit flavors are not over powering or bitter or too tarty. I think it also contributes to the lingering yet warming affect it has long after the sip is complete!
Another thing I would love to point out about Village Tea Company is…
Village Tea Company’s dedication extends beyond our teas to a commitment to preserve the beautiful world from which our tea originates. Our sustainability concept aims to minimize our carbon footprint to leave as little an impact on the environment as possible.
From floor to ceiling, the Village Tea Company aims to use recycled or reused materials for our furniture, fixtures, and decorations, with many items and materials coming from the local Dallas area. Even our tea cans are made from 100% recycled materials, and all of this is just the start of our promise to the environment.
To read more on their effort click HERE.
All-in-All I am really LOVING Village Tea Company! Lovely logo, website, customer service, packaging, charity efforts, selection, etc! If you haven’t checked them out yet – please do!