Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Amoda Tea
Tea Description:
You don’t see as many lime teas as you do lemon because it’s so much more sour than a lemon and can be tough to balance in a tea. Here it really works though. The lime is tame. The strong green teas and the raspberry leaf give the tea backbone – a little bit earthy, vegetal and what hints at a black tea flavour.
What’s In It:
All organic ingredients: sencha green tea, china green tea, lemon peel, raspberry leaf, lime extract.
Learn more about this tea here.
Learn more about Amoda’s Monthly Subscription Box here.
Taster’s Review:
Let’s all say that when I opened up this month’s Amoda Tea box, I squealed. . . LOUDLY! I love Amoda Tea’s monthly box and to see a company that I have been wanting to try for some tea featured, well, I was a happy girl to say the least.
Each month Amoda Tea puts together a thoughtful offering for their customers. What I love is that when I open the box up, they have lovingly packaged my teas with my name on it. That just makes you smile!
This month they featured BlendBee, a company that I first heard about on Twitter. When I saw that there was a sampling of Lime Green with Envy, I couldn’t get my infuser out quick enough. This tea is described as a green tea with a sour twist. That is a lot for a tea to live up to. So I prepared my water and sat somewhat patiently while the tea steeped. 3 minutes later I was ready to take my first sip.
My initial thoughts? Wow, they got this right! I can really pick up that lime flavor. Sour but not overly so that I’m puckering up as I drink the tea. The green tea base is laying down a nice flavor that is somewhat grassy with notes of a vegetal finish. Each flavor contrasts the other in a very nice way. This tea was crisp and refreshing!
As much as I loved this tea hot, I wanted to try it cold so I popped in a few ice cubes, threw the infuser back in the tea and let it steep for a few more minutes.
What I got in return was one of the best iced teas I’ve had in a bit. This will be one of those teas that I’ll be remembering for some time to come. Cold this tea just shines. I would love to finish this glass off with a nice lemon or lime wedge and possibly turn this tea into a mojito even. Cooled down the lime flavor really shines thru and I’m reminded of summer. A great tea to have to bring some sunshine in your day.
This month’s offerings have made me realize that I need an Amoda Monthly Tea Box in my life every month. I will be asking for a subscription for Christmas and if Santa doesn’t bring me what I want? I’ll be getting for myself!
All The Lemon from Tea Dude
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal
Where to Buy: Tea Dude
Tea Description:
Brilliant blend of honeybush, rose hips, and lemon flavors. Non caffeinated, with an after taste that reminds me of lemon PEZ. Great if you like lemon!
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Tonight was just one of those nights were I was craving an herbal tea. I looked thru my tea stash and stumbled upon this beauty. I have been wanting to try tea from the Tea Dude in a long time and it was finally time!
This particular tea is an herbal with a lemon flair. First whiff of the dry leaves you definitely get that familiar herbal aroma but with a fresh kiss of a citrus touch. Gentle yet there. I couldn’t wait to steep this up. Scooped out a few scoops into my tea pot and boiled water. About 8 minutes later, I was ready to try my first sip.
The description nails this one. This tea does have a candy sweetness that reminds you of PEZ. I love candy so this was perfect for me. Sweet with a lemon twist in every sip. There isn’t an earthy or grassy like flavor that you can get from herbals. This is just straight delicious lemon flavored herbal tea. This tea is a perfect tea to just sit down with a good book and snuggle in. Or with a good show and binge all 5 seasons in one day. I can see myself getting lost with a cuppa of this in a horror movie. I can also see this being an incredibly soothing tea to enjoy after a long stressful day or even if you have sinus issues like I do. Calming, relaxing, soothing and great tasting. . .I’m so impressed with this delight!
To me this is the perfect herbal tea. Sweet yet not overly so with a hint of that honeybush flavor I do so enjoy. Lemon Candy Pez. . . I’m in!
Oriental Beauty from Sanne Tea
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Oolong
Where to Buy: Sanne Tea
Tea Description:
Oriental Beauty is also known as Bai Hao (white tips) Oolong, or Champagne Oolong. The beautiful name, many people believe, is from Queen Victoria. When brewed, the leaves generally spread in water, like a graceful lady dancing with gorgeous finery.
To make Oriental Beauty, farmers have to grow tea trees without pesticides, so Jacobiasca formosana, a type of green leafhopper insect, can feed on the leaves, stems, and buds. This leads to the tea plant’s production of monoterpene diol and hotrienol which gives the tea its unique flavor. Tea leaves bitten by the green leafhopper insect lose their green color and appear bronzed or washed out, eventually becoming atrophic and curly. It is why the high quality Oriental Beauty shows five different colors: white, red, yellow, green and brown.
The tea leaves are only harvested and made in summer, when the green leafhopper insects are most active. What makes Oriental Beauty more precious is that the unique sweetness is produced when the leaves only bitten by Jacobiasca formosana. Tea leaves, infested with other insects, like Ectropis oblique and Toxoptera aurantii, won’t produce honey flavor. This uncontrollable eco system makes Oriental Beauty one of the rarest teas in the world.
The tea comes from Cuku, Pinglin Dist, near Feitsui Reservoir area. All tea leaves have to be handpicked to ensure that each leaf has been bitten by Jacobiasca formosana. Because of the difficulty involved in harvesting this tea, a professional tea picker can only harvest 0.7 to 1kgs each day.
This tea has natural ripe fruit and honey flavors with a smooth texture and multiplayer floral finish. When brewed, the tea liquor has a clean and bright golden color. The full-bodied, mellow, and aromatic flavors will bring you ultimate luxury experience
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
This is a tea I’ve heard stories about and I couldn’t wait to try it. I’ve heard rave reviews from Sanne Tea and when I was able to take the opportunity to try out their teas, I jumped on it!
After being sick for almost the last month, my taste buds are slowly coming back to me. Being a tea blogger and not having your taste buds in check isn’t a fun experience. But slowly but surely, I started feeling better to the point where I was ready to try this tea out and find out what the excitement is about.
The description paints a gorgeous pictures of what the tea is supposed to taste like an I have to say. . . it is dead on!
This tea does have this amazing honey like flavor that I am just devouring and loving. Full-bodied, smooth, and just plain delicious, this tea delivers on everything the description states. First you get this lush honey sweet flavor, then a note or two of a ripe fruit (I swear I was picking up fresh strawberries!), followed by a unique floral finish. Gorgeous from the start. You really can’t go wrong with this tea. I can’t wait to try the rest of their offerings and steep up more of this beauty!
Green Delight from Telated
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Telated
Tea Description:
A green tea fusion that is hand blended with select green tea, raspberries, and essence of pomegranate. This is our BEST SELLING green tea! Enjoy this tangy and tart cup of perfection.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Alright, I’m going to say it. . I think this is my favorite cold brew green tea. This tea is that good.
First off, I love Tealated’s customer experience and how the owner is always available to answer your questions. She is wonderful! And her teas are amazing! I haven’t had one I don’t like yet.
This one maybe the favorite. Brewed up with cold water and ice and allowed to sit for about an hour, this tea is refreshing with a side of tartness. The green tea is rich and buttery. The raspberries really provide a sweet tartness that says fresh. The pomegranate is more in the background providing more subtle tartness that is evident in just about every other sip. You can’t ask for a cleaner flavored tea. There is just the right amount of flavors vs tea.
Green Delight is a tea that never lets me down. Each time I’ve cold brewed this tea, I am greeted with this amazing iced green tea. Do yourself a favor and check out this tea. You won’t regret it.
Orange Grapefruit Herb Blend from Trader Leaf
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal
Where to Buy: Trader Leaf
Tea Description:
This mild creation is given fruity sweetness by the apple pieces and carrot flakes and a touch of freshness by eucalyptus leaves, lemon grass, tangerine bits and a nuance of hibiscus. Beetroot pieces lend their color to the cup along with a slightly earthy note. Dried orange slices are an optical reminder of the fresh citrus flavor of this absolutely perfect composition.
Ingredients: apple pieces, carrot flakes, blackberry and eucalyptus leaves, beetroot pieces, hibiscus flowers, lemon grass, flavoring, tangerine pieces, orange slices.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Being sick is just too much! Especially after having a wonderful wedding and fantastic honeymoon. The last thing I needed was to come home and get sick. Blah! Oh well! The way she goes boys. . . . (Any Trailer Park Boys fans out there?)
I was excited to see this blend in my newest box to review. The only flavor that I have been wanting lately is grapefruit. Coffee and other teas right now just don’t have that same draw only because of this wicked cough and sore throat I’ve got going on. This tea sounded like heaven!
Brewed this up with boiling water and allowed it to brew for about 10 minutes or so. I wanted to get as much flavor as I could out of the sample.
Poured the brew into my cup and just sat and admired the gorgeous pink appearance of the tea. I took a sip and my heart sang. This tea tasted so good on my poor throat. Soothing and refreshing. I couldn’t pick up all the flavors that are listed in the description but the two that I could really pick up where the citrus flavor and the eucalyptus. They both had such a soothing and calming manner about them. Such a lovely fruity flavor that stays with you even after your last sip. I was so pleased and happy!
I’m not sure how I would like this tea when I’m at 100% but this would be a great one to keep on hand for those days where you just aren’t feeling up to your old self. My cup was gone in no time and I headed straight back into our breakroom to prep more water. This tea is definitely a keeper! Can’t wait to try this tea when I’m feeling more like myself again.