I’ve been on a Black Tea and Green Tea Blended base kick the last couple of weeks so I figured I would share another goodie with you…Royal Blend from Full Leaf Tea Company!
Royal Blend from Full Leaf Tea Company is described as a tea for a Queen! Dry and to the eye it contains vibrant colors and has a rich aroma that come together to create a beautiful loose leaf tea with a sweet floral flavor.
Ingredients include Black tea, green tea, lavender flowers, rose petals, and vanilla. Both look and taste like “royalty”…their words, not mine…but I can’t help but agree! It’s beautiful to look at with the black and green tea base and the specks of lavender and rose!
It’s a delight to the nose and to the tongue! The black and green tea blended base are about 50/50 to each other. One doesn’t really over power the other. Then the additional flavors come into play. The floral notes are potent – but again – not over powering. The vanilla seems to bring everything together. It’s floral, creamy, a bit sweet, a bit earthy, and well rounded, overall!
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Black/Green Tea Blend
Where to Buy: Full Leaf Tea Co
Description
A tea for a Queen! Vibrant colors and rich aroma come together to create a beautiful loose leaf tea with a sweet floral flavor.
Black tea, green tea, lavender flowers, rose petals, and vanilla both look and taste like “royalty”.
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
Organic Mint Cocoa Pu-Erh from Full Leaf Tea Company. . . . .
Organic Mint Cocoa Pu-Erh from Full Leaf Tea Company is pretty impressive! I’ll just come right out and say it! It’s impressive because it’s a delightfully done flavored Pu-Erh which can sometimes go well or go terribly wrong. Thankfully in this case Organic Mint Cocoa Pu-Erh from Full Leaf Tea Company was a tasty winner!
I always like to give THUMBS UP to the organic teas but one that is cocoa AND mint flavored? Yes, please! It has just the right amount of BOTH cocoa AND mint! The mint they used in this was spearmint. Great choice on the blenders part!
All of the ingredients are defined not only to the eye but the nose and tongue, too! Mint Chocolate Pu-Erh! Yeah, Buddy! The Pu-Erh base has a strong earthy flavor to it. The Mint and Cocao Nibs are just like you think they would be.
This is a GREAT flavored Pu-Erh that I would recommend to those who enjoy mint, chocolate, and/or mint chocolate. A nice treat without the ‘cheat ingredients’. It’s also naturally dairy-free! YAY!
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Pu-Erh
Where to Buy: Full Leaf Tea Company
Description
Full Leaf’s Organic Mint Cocoa Pu-Erh blend has a mint cocoa taste making it impossible to stop at just one cup! Spearmint leaves bring a sweet mint taste to the combined earthy flavor of cocoa and pu-erh.
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
It’s Time To Get Your Chai On! Organic Masala Chai from Full Leaf Tea Company
Organic Masala Chai from Full Leaf Tea Company was my morning companion recently. I was looking for a straight-up chai. CHECK! Organic? That’s ALWAYS a PLUS! Check!!! Full, plump, and obvious ingredients to the eye? CHECK! I’d say this was a complete SCORE! But how does it TASTE? Let me tell you!
Organic Masala Chai from Full Leaf Tea Company uses Certified Organic Black Tea from India mixed with organic ginger, organic cinnamon, organic cardamom, and organic cloves. The traditional ingredients and spices you have come to grow and love in a chai, right? RIGHT!
It’s spicy, bold, and slightly sweet. It’s not the most intensely flavored chai I have ever tasted but it doesn’t disappoint that is for sure! It has a nice medium strength black tea base with medium strength spices to boot!
I found this to be completely satisfying on the recent cold wintery mornings here in the snowbelt. I think this is a chai that would please the masses!
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type:
Where to Buy: Full Leaf
Description
An absolute delight! Spicy, bold, and sweet all in the same cup! The finest ingredients have been brought together for this premium organic chai blend.
Certified Organic Black Tea from India is mixed with organic ginger, organic cinnamon, organic cardamom, and organic cloves.
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
Royal Blend From Full Leaf Tea Co
This is a lovely blend, with leaves of black, gold, and green, tiny rosebuds, and lavender flowers. The dry blend smells lovely and displays beautifully on a leaf holder.
Oh, the dilemma of what to do when a tea is a black tea/green tea blend! Boiling water to draw out the flavor and robustness of the black tea or cooler to prevent scalding of the green? Many green teas are hardy and require near boiling water so I compromised a bit and used 200F for three minutes.
When I taste it, I am instantly reminded of Christmas. This puzzles me at first. Then I remember my spicy roses that have a clove scent. These rosebuds have the clove scent! This tea tastes every so lightly of clove and the lavender is more subdued than the rose to me.
Since it is a drying tea, this means “goes well with food” in my book! I help myself to a thin and crispy cinnamon sugar cookie and take another sip. Ah yes, I can still taste all the flavors in the tea! This will be a good pairing to remember for the future. As drying as it is, I would not drink it by itself much, but I will definitely be pairing it with light sweets when guests are here. A guest who really only loves black tea tried it without knowing what was in it, took a sip, and said, “Oh, that’s a good one!”
I got a pretty nice second steep from the leaves, too. Bonus!
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Black/Green Tea
Where to Buy: Full Leaf Tea C
Description:
A tea for a Queen! Vibrant colors and rich aroma come together to create a beautiful loose leaf tea with a sweet floral flavor.
Black tea, green tea, lavender flowers, rose petals, and vanilla both look and taste like “royalty”.
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
Fancy French Breakfast from Full Leaf Tea Co.
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Full Leaf Tea Co.
Tea Description:
A unique blend of extra strong full bodied black teas and sweet vanilla. A great way to start your morning or enjoy throughout the day.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Can you say Vanilla love? This tea has such a natural vanilla sweet aroma to the dry leaf mixture. The mixture reminded me of one of those high end vanilla candles. Such a creamy natural vanilla fragrance.
I brewed this up with the help of my Breville One Touch on the black setting-medium steeping time. (212F-2min) I poured myself a cuppa and sat down to enjoy this treat.
And what a treat this is! I am in love with the rich vanilla notes backed up with this delicious smooth malty black tea that just creates a delicious cuppa. This is a fancy breakfast tea indeed! The vanilla brings the breakfast tea blend a nice natural sweetness with no chemical or fake aftertaste that I sometimes get from other vanilla flavored teas. The black tea background has just such a wonderful malty goodness that I adore.
Fancy Breakfast Blend is a great treat to start your day off or even give you a kick during those afternoon slumps. Full Leaf Tea Co brought their “tea” game again! Nice job Matt & the rest of the gang at Full Leaf Tea Co.!
