Tisane Information:
Leaf Type: Tulsi
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Tisane Description:
Tulsi or Holy basil is considered a medicinal plant with different parts of the plant possessing various different medicinal properties. Tulsi is said to be a remedy for digestive problems, acidity and other digestive disorders and help reduce weight as well.
Ingredients: Organic Tulsi, Organic Lemongrass & Organic Ginger.
Taster’s Review:
This Organic Tulsi with Lemongrass & Ginger from Tea of Life is a really tasty tisane. I appreciate the simplicity of this blend and I like that it’s all organic.
The Tulsi adds a slightly herbaceous flavor to the cup but it isn’t too much. It has a light “basil-y” sort of flavor with hints of mint and pepper. The lemongrass adds a pleasing citrus note that is a little lemon-y and a little lime-ish. Not too tart, though and I like the brightness that the citrus note adds to the cup.
The ginger is a soft ginger note. This isn’t a peppery-kick kind of ginger taste, there is a subtle pepper taste that is accented by the tulsi, but I like that the other elements of this herbal tea balance the pepper notes out so that it doesn’t taste too peppery. There is a slight peppery aftertaste – a pleasant peppery aftertaste! – that I find invigorating.
I find this to be a nicely balanced cup. The components meld together in a seamless way. A really tasty tisane.
Green Tea Blueberry from Tea of Life
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
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Tea Description:
“Tea of Life” is proud to add another line of “Ceylon Tea” in flavors of your choice. These teas are grown and processed on some of the more prestigious plantations in the hill country of Sri Lanka and at “Tea of Life” we take special care in flavoring and packing these teas.
Ingredients: Green Tea with natural Blueberry flavor.
Taster’s Review:
I just love these tins from Tea of Life. It’s one of those teas that I would have probably purchased based on packaging appeal alone, but, I’m happy to say that the tea inside the tin is quite tasty too.
Yeah, it’s a bagged tea, however, I have to admit that the teas that I’ve been trying from Tea of Life have been pretty good bagged teas! Sure, I prefer loose leaf, but sometimes, convenience is of utmost importance, and in those times, I like to have some good quality bagged teas that taste great on hand. This Green Tea Blueberry from Tea of Life is one such tea.
There is a nice balance of green tea and blueberry flavors. The green tea tastes light, refreshing and lightly buttery. It’s not a strong “grassy” taste, rather, it’s more like a subtle vegetative note, like freshly steamed veggies that have been drizzled with a tiny bit of butter. It is sweet, and the slight vegetal note gives the cup a savory tone that counters the sweetness just a little.
The blueberry flavor is sweet, but it also has that “berry tart” note that is especially noticeable toward the finish. It kind of tingles on the tongue, similar to what you might experience if you had just eaten a juicy, ripe blueberry.
A really enjoyable cup.
White Tea Chai Blend from Tea of Life
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: White
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Tea Description:
White Tea with Chai (Cardamom, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cloves, Ginger and Nutmeg)
Taster’s Review:
When I opened the pouch that held the tea bag that brewed this cup of White Tea Chai Blend from Tea of Life, I lifted the tea bag to my nose to get a whiff of what I would soon be tasting. And … I was a little surprised and just a little dismayed that I couldn’t smell much in the way of spice. I mean, spices should be FRAGRANT, right? When I smell a chai, I like there to be no mistake of what I’m smelling. I like to smell those vibrant, warm spices.
But, I didn’t smell a whole lot of spice from this chai, at least, not in it’s dry form. However, now that the tea has been brewed, I can really smell those spices. What a lovely aroma! I smell (in order of most prevalent scent): pepper, clove, cinnamon and cardamom. I am picking up hints of nutmeg and ginger too.
And the main reason why I want to be able to smell the spices is because I want to taste them when I take a sip! I love chai: I love that spice! And I can taste those spices here! The black pepper is the most dominating flavor that I taste in this cup, but because I can also taste the other spices, this doesn’t taste like a black pepper white tea, this tastes like a white tea chai!
The white tea is soft and deliciously delicate, and now that I think about it, it’s probably good that the spices presented such a subtle fragrance because had the spices been stronger than they are now, they would have surely overpowered the sweet white tea and I am enjoying the way the white tea is represented in this blend. It is soft, sweet, and it evokes thoughts of the taste of rain on fresh spring leaves. Not that I go out and start licking the leaves after a rain … but if I did, this is how I would like that to taste. It’s only because I don’t know that this is what I would taste that I don’t go out and start drinking rain off of leaves.
And I like how the pepper POPS in this. It makes for a really interesting and different tasting chai. Normally, pepper is a accenting ingredient, here, it takes more of a central focus. I like pepper, and I like how it’s brought to life here.
Overall, a really enjoyable chai!
Green Tea Jasmine Orange from Tea of Life
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
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Tea Description:
Since ancient times freshly brewed tea pot was considered a part of luxury living. Today, “Tea of Life®” offer you the same luxury in its Green tea with Jasmine & Orange flavors.
Taster’s Review:
Before opening the package and sampling this Green Tea Jasmine Orange from Tea of Life, I had my reservations. One of the only teas that I do happen to enjoy from the seemingly most popular *grocery* store brand (you know which one I’m talking about, don’t you?) is a green tea jasmine orange tea, so, I hoped that I’d have a similar experience with this tea.
However, I was worried because it appears (by what I’m reading on the packaging) that this is a jasmine flavored tea rather than a jasmine scented tea, and I don’t usually have positive experiences with jasmine flavored teas. (Although I’m over the moon for jasmine teas that have been properly scented rather than flavored with oils.)
But I’m actually quite satisfied with this tea. The flavors are well balanced with the tea – I taste tea and jasmine and orange in every sip. The jasmine doesn’t taste funky or off. It tastes light and sweet. The orange adds a sunny note to the cup and that’s something that’s very welcome on a gray day like today. (It’s cold and drizzly!)
The green tea has a pleasant grassy note to it – but it isn’t a bitter grass taste. It’s light and invigorating and sweet. The orange is also sweet, but there is just a hint of tartness to the citrus note that really gives the cup some ZING.
A nice tea to relax to on a cold winter day … and it would also be a very refreshing iced tea to cool off with when the weather gets warm.
Green Tea Honey and Lemon from Tea of Life
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
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Tea Description:
High quality delicate Green Tea seamlessly blended with Honey and Lemon flavor to offer an excitingly flavorful refreshing drink.
Taster’s Review:
Nice! I have really enjoyed the teas that I’ve been tasting from Tea of Life. Right now in my tea cup, I’ve got Green Tea that have been flavored with Honey and Lemon and it’s really tasty.
There is just the right balance of green tea, honey and lemon flavors. It’s sweet, slightly grassy, and bright with citrus flavor. It has a very fresh flavor from the vegetative/grassy notes, and there are buttery notes in the background which I attribute to the green tea. It’s a very smooth taste.
As I lift the cup to my face and inhale deeply, I experience the lemony fragrance. It’s a delicate scent – this doesn’t smell like Lemon Pledge or anything. It’s a soft lemon tone that lets your senses know what flavor you’re about to experience.
The honey flavor is not quite as sharp as the lemon flavor. Oh, sure, I taste honey, but mostly what I taste from the honey flavor is the sweetness of honey. It is sweet, but it isn’t a clear, defined note that says “honey.” Instead, it says “sweet.” It’s a nice complement to the tangy lemon notes though, and when I slurp the sip, the honey notes become more distinctive.
The green tea flavor here is delicate. I don’t want to say that the tea flavor is obscured by the flavors, because that’s not really what I’m experiencing. There is an equal distribution of tastes between green tea, lemon and honey-esque sweetness, which is to say that I taste equal amounts of the three components.
I enjoyed this tea, as did my younger daughter and her friend (I made them a cup at the same time). It would be a nice tea to have on hand when one is feeling under the weather because it has three flavors that always seem to perk me up when I’m feeling low: green tea, lemon, and honey! This tea also tastes excellent chilled.