Tea Type: Herbal (Fruit) Tisane
Where To Buy: JennifersTeaGarden.com
Product Description:
Sweet pear calms and soothes while tart and tasty pomegranate adds color and zest to this vibrant blend! Simply delightful and wonderful iced. Naturally caffeine free.
Tasters Review:
Pomegranate Pear from Jennifer’s Tea Garden is so interesting!
This may just be one of the most interesting and curious tasting fruit tisane’s I have had so far! And by curious I mean that in the nicest and a very tasty way!
Just when I thought this would be too hibiscusy – I was WAY wrong!
I mean, YES, it has Hibiscus IN it but the other ingredients off-set it very well! And there are other things that threw me for a loop and I LOVE THAT about this tisane!
I can taste the berries and they are plump and juicy! There is crystallized ginger in here too! The peppery ginger is offset by the sugar which is genius! I really like that! I think the ginger and the sugar interrupted the stereotypical hibiscus flavor and for that I am very thankful!
As for the Pear and Pom – they work very well together to create it’s own flavor yet I can pick out both individually if I think about it. There are apple pieces that are juicy-sour but in a good way, too! The berries – elderberry and currants – are surprising and almost like a fruit leather type taste.
There is so much going on here – so many things to contradict eachother – that everything works awesomely together! I really REALLY like this flavor!
It’s good both hot and cold! It’s one of those tea/tisane wonders of the world! A pure delight!
White Tea Pomegranate from The Boston Tea Company/Bentley’s Finest Tea
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: White
Where to Buy: The Boston Tea Company/Bentley’s Finest Tea
Product Description:
With this sleek tin you’ll be able to tote your favorite tea when you travel to a land far, far away, and pick an exotic pomegranate and bite into its sweet, tart flavor. Or just sip our premium Chinese pure white tea filled with pure pomegranate flavors to make the juiciest, most flavorful, and antioxidant-rich tea!
Taster’s Review:
I probably say this a lot, but, this bagged tea surprised me. It has a lot of flavor for a bagged tea… it has a lot of flavor for a white tea! It’s just really flavorful and quite tasty.
The pomegranate flavor is well-defined. It is juicy, tangy and pleasantly sweet. The pomegranate tastes like true pomegranate flavor. It has a very nice fruit flavor without overwhelming the softer flavors of the white tea. The white tea is very nicely balanced with the pomegranate flavor. It has a lovely sweetness to it, and a freshness that reminds me of clean spring air.
This is a delicious white tea that is wonderful when served hot, but even better when served iced! It is so refreshing and bright. This should be a summertime staple in every tea lover’s cabinet!
PRODUCT REVIEW: Raspberry Cream from GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros
Green Tea Based Product Review
Where To Buy: GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros
Product Description:
Smile at Yesterday. Fall in Love with Today. Kiss Tomorrow. Bright. Open. Giving. A Sense of Purpose. The Power to Envision and Create.
One box of RASPBERRY CREAM contains 60 pixies of RASPBERRY CREAM GreenTeaHP. For best results drink a minimum of two pixies every day, one during breakfast and the other during lunch. Mix each pixie in 12 – 16 ounces of cold water.
The ultimate Anti-Aging Antixodant Alliance
GreenTeaHP contains a proprietary formulation of complementary antioxidants designed to work together to boost bioavailability and maximize EGCG and other antioxidant absorption and benefits.EGCG: a powerful antioxidant exclusive to green tea clinically proven to help reduce the risk of chronic disease, improve overall wellness, and promote weight loss
Açaí: Rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, açaí has been prized for centuries for its healthful properties
Noni Juice: Polynesian cultures have used noni for ages for vitality, strength and general health
Pomegranate Juice: Contains potent antioxidants linked to cardiovascular health and mental clarity
Resveratrol: One of the most promising anti-aging ingredients, resveratrol is the antioxidant found in the skin of grapes
Trace Minerals: Derived from sea water, trace minerals provide key nutrition to facilitate proper cellular function
Plus: Polyphenols( flavonoids), l-theanine, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, fibers, and more
Use: GreenTeaHP comes in convenient single serving pixies that you can take on the go. Open a pixie and pour it into 12-16 ounces of water then shake it up. We recommend using one pixie with breakfast and one pixie with lunch.
Difference between GreenTeaHP and other teas? GreenTeaHP contains the right amount of green tea antioxidants in each pixie which contains 1250mg of green tea extract and 200mg of EGCG. GreenTeaHP comes in the right form which provides convenience and the best delivery system. The optimal way to harness the power of green tea antioxidants is to mix them with water to allow for maximal absorption. GreenTeaHP also contains the right blend of complimentary antioxidants. GreenTeaHP provides the right taste which makes it a great fit for any healthy lifestyle.
Other Ingredients: Green Tea Extract (Camellia Sinensis), Noni Juice, Açaí, Resveratrol, Pomegranate Extract, L-Theanine, Bioperine, Orange Fruit Powder, Cherry Powder, Mango Powder, Lemon Powder, Peach Powder, Pineapple Powder, Strawberry Powder, Fructose, Citric Acid, Beet Root Powder, Matcha, Natural and Artificial Fruit Flavors, Xylitol, Malic Acid, Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Beta Carotene, Tumeric Powder, Roboflavin-5-Phosphate, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin, Ace K, Silicon Dioxide, & Sucralose. Mocha flavor contains fat fee dry milk.
Tasters Review:
Here at SororiTEA Sisters we have reviewed a handful of the GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros Products and I must say they continue to amaze us for different reasons! One of those reasons, for me at least, is that their flavors actually DO smell and taste completely different that their other flavors! I have had other ‘products’ from other companies who claim they have all these different flavors, but to me, they all seem to taste the same or at the very most taste very similar! But NOT at GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros! They do it right! Each of their MANY flavors has their own personality, aroma, taste, and mission! And I LOVE that!
As for their Raspberry Cream…I give it a sparkling review!
It has a Raspberry Mocha type taste to it that I really like! It smells like Raspberry…very pleasant! The “mocha” taste I will chalk up to being the “cream” part of it. It gives you a kick at the beginning of the sip and a smoother finish. It has a lighter and semi-smooth aftertaste that I also appreciate!
Another good product from our friends at GreenTeaHP/Green Tea Pros!
Product Review: Super Natural Energy from Dragon Pearl
Product Information:
Where to Buy: Dragon Pearl
Product Description:
If you drink energy shots, try theine instead of caffeine for an energy lift without jitters or anxiety.
Dragon Pearl’s Super Natural Energy tea shots are made from potent organic Taimu Mountain Mao Feng whole leaves, brewed into a super-powerful fresh green tea concentrate. The equalavent of three big, strong cups of fresh green tea is in each 2-ounce green tea energy shot.
Feel better and stronger every day.
Highly concentrated natural Theine provides healthy, jitter-free energy without anxiety that comes with chemical caffeine or too much coffee.
Directions:
- Shake
- Twist Hard (or tear the strip)
- Sip to savor the flavors
- Clean the garage
Taster’s Review:
I think that the writers for the Dragon Pearl website must have seen my garage!
I have to admit that I really had my doubts about this energy shot. I haven’t tried those other energy shots because I feared the nervous, jittery feeling that some have reported after use. I also feared the crash that would come in a few hours!
But, so far… so good! I consumed this shot about an hour ago – just before walking to my daughter’s school to pick her up from choir practice. It’s quite a hike – while the school is only a mile away, the hills between our house and my daughter’s school are quite steep! Usually, after I get home after this little jaunt, I am wiped out for about a half an hour or so, but, I’m not feeling that way at all today! I feel like I am at the same energy level that I was before the walk!
Awesome! Of course, I will have to complete this review in a few hours to see if I “crash.”
These 2 ounce shots of energy are quite tasty. They taste a lot like grape juice! There is a little bit of berry taste in the finish that lingers well into the aftertaste. It’s quite good.
That being said, there really isn’t a lot of green tea flavor to this shot. I have a feeling that this was created for those who may not find green tea particularly enjoyable but wish to enjoy the beneficial (and energizing) properties of green tea.
There are other benefits to this shot as well because the fruit juices used here are superfruits: pomegranate, Concord grape juice, blueberry juice and Acai juice. As I said before, the dominate flavor is the grape, but I can also taste notes from the pomegranate and the berries, especially at the tail.
So not only is it a delicious and energizing drink, but the ingredients are actually good for you! Let’s see how I feel in a few hours …
Seven and a half hours later…
Well, I had planned on coming back six hours later, but, I got busy doing other things. (Sorry!) Anyway, I am here to tell you that I did not experience any “crash-like” feelings. Not that I would really know what they were like, having not ever experienced the crash from those other energy drinks. But, I didn’t feel completely drained, if anything, I feel more energetic than I usually do at about this time in the evening!
KUDOS to Dragon Pearl – this Super Natural Energy shot is a winner in my book!
Goji Berry Blue from Praise Tea
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Praise Tea
Product Description:
An antioxidant explosion of sencha green tea, gojiberries, blueberries, lemon grass, and pomegrante seeds.
Taster’s Review:
As I’ve professed before, I have somewhat of a ingrained response when it comes to Goji Berry. That response is a hesitant recoil based upon the first time I tried a tea with Goji Berry. The tea was incredibly tart – far too tart for me to enjoy it. Since that time I have been less than enthused to try Goji Berry flavored teas.
And really, that’s an unfair response because since that time, the Goji Berry flavored teas have been quite delicious. Like this one, for example. This green tea is flavored with goji berries, blueberries, pomegranate and lemongrass. And it’s absolutely amazing!
The fruit flavor is sweet with just a hint of tart. The lemongrass adds a certain citrus-y element that accents the flavor of of the berries without overwhelming them. There is a buttery note to the cup that I attribute to the green tea base as well as the lemongrass, it is a soft, creamy kind of note that doesn’t impart a strong buttery presence onto the palate – just a smooth sweetness that is quite delectable.
This tea is not what I would classify as “tart” even though there is a hint of tartness that hits the palate in the finish. It is a pleasant note that sort of completes the overall taste profile.
While this would be absolutely amazing served over ice in the summer, I am finding it quite enjoyable as a hot beverage in the winter. I found that a tiny bit of agave nectar brings out some of the sweeter qualities of the tea – especially the blueberry notes!