Raise your hand if you are one of those tea enthusiasts who start their day with a cup of coffee. Everyday I start my day with coffee. I have found that a strong black tea will upset my stomach in the morning so I start my day with a cup of coffee or two then quickly switch to tea. This is where Raw Brews fits perfectly into my routine.
Raw Brews is a monthly subscription tea and/or coffee service. Each month you can sign up to get just coffee, just tea, or a combo of both tea and coffee. I personally love the fact that this subscription service offers all three choices. So when Raw Brews contacted The SororiTea Sisters to review their subscription service, I was giddy.
In our sample box, we were sent Sencha as our tea offering and I was beyond excited to set my tea pot up for a proper steeping. I set my water at 180F and allowed two scoops of the tea to steep for about three minutes and allowed to cool for a few more. Took my first sip and wow. This is one of those teas that you can just drink and drink and drink.
Sweet vegetal notes envelope each and every sip down to the very last drop. Simple, yet so satisfying with a twist of “I need another cuppa asap”. This green tea really offers it all. The fresh crispness with that sweet yet fabulous vegetal tones that all green tea lovers fall in love with. This tea is definitely an every day drinking tea. Pair this tea with one of the chocolates they offer in the box and you are set. Tea time is done!
I’m a huge fan of this box because of the thought of combing my two favorite beverages but I have to say I was impressed with how much I enjoyed the Sencha we received. I can’t wait to see what our other sisters think. And btw, for the coffee drinkers out there, the coffee was smashing and out of this world! This is one of those subscription plans I’ll be taking a closer look at once I drink down some of my current tea and coffee stash.
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Raw Brews
Description
The most popular box we offer is the Yin-Yang Coffee and Tea Box. Within each box contains six ounces (6 oz.) of freshly roasted coffee beans and two ounces (2 oz.) of quality loose leaf tea!
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
Sencha Mint from The Cozy Leaf. . . .
I don’t love green teas but I enjoy mint teas and typically my like for mint teas outweighs my dislike of green teas so when I come across something like this, Sencha Mint by Cozy Leaf, I am willing to give it a try.
From the description, I thought this was just sencha and peppermint though the ingredient list is just a touch longer than that, incorporating elderflowers and calendula petals into the mix.
Given the sample size I had, I decided to try this both hot and iced since mint teas tend to be good both ways. I brewed each cup for 1 minutes in water heated to 160 degrees.
The hot tea tastes like sencha and mint. Big surprise. It is a touch vegetal and yet refreshingly minty, with the two ingredients sharing the spotlight. Nothing too out there or unique but what more do you need than a tea that delivers on what it promises?
Iced, the sencha is a bit more overbearing. Adding more vegetal notes than it did to the hot tea which is making for a grassier cup. At the end of the day, this is called SENCHA mint, so you would expect that sencha would be the more prominent flavor and that is certainly true here. The peppermint also takes on a different life in the iced tea, picking up on the temperature and coming off more cooling. Alas, the mint is also drawing from the grassiness of the base and making for a tea that is more earthy and medicinal than I personally would like.
For me, I think I would more quickly reach for a plain mint tea, though this is certainly a nice option for those who enjoy a green tea base. It was also a nice introduction to Cozy Leaf, a company I have never even heard of, let alone tried before.
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: The Cozy Leaf
Description
Smooth & full Sencha green tea with refreshing & invigorating peppermint
Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!
Elf Help Tea from David’s Tea
Tea Type: Green Tea
Where To Buy: David’s Tea
Product Description:
Productively festive
Sweet and fruity with a dash of nutty flavour, this green tea is the saviour of elves everywhere. When they’re building to deadline in the workshop, they crave a drink that’s like dessert with a kick of energy. So we made a tea that tastes just like fruitcake in a mug. Add some brandy for the authentic cake experience – those tipsy elves always do.
Tasters Review:
This is such a FUN tea! Elf Help Green Tea has VERY colorful ingredients and is highly scented!
I can taste the green tea, sure, but there is a fruit salad type quality to it that I just can’t shake! I’m SO THANKFUL there isn’t Hibiscus in this! Thanks for that, DavidsTea!
OH YEAH…and check out these ingredients:
Sencha green tea, orange peel, apple, papaya, raisins, barberries, freeze-dried cranberries, coconut!
The more I drink this the more I enjoy it! It’s fruity without being TOO fruity on the tongue! This is a GREAT offering from DavidsTea! I have this one listed in my mid to upper 90 percentile on my personal rating scale!
