Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Yerba Maté
Where to Buy: Teaquilibrium
Product Description:
Yerba Mate bursting with apples and cinnamon.
Energizing Sport Tea contains yerba mate, a South American herb known for its plethora of health benefits. A study of yerba mate at The Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society in 1964 concluded that mate contains “practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life.” Mate is also a natural source of caffeine, theobromine (dark chocolate’s euphoric stimulant) and theophylline (tea’s soothing stimulant) which stimulate the central nervous system to create calm energy and mental clarity.
Yerba Mate fuels your muscles and nourishes your body with 15 amino acids, 24 vitamins and minerals including Vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin (B3), B5, B Complex. Natural phytochemicals stimulate your immune system and boost your metabolism.
ingredients: yerba mate, apple, cinnamon, natural apple & cinnamon flavors.
Taster’s Review:
This is a very delicious blend. I was a little scared to try it, to be honest. Teaquilibrium calls this their “Energizing Sports Tea” and that translated to me as “health food” which… translates to me as “yuck.”
But, so much for that! This is really good!
The apple and cinnamon are very fragrant, and I can smell them as the cup sits in front of me and the aroma wafts from the cup. It smells like apple pie! Not a smell that you think of when you think “Energizing Sports Tea”!
And the flavor is just as abundant as the scent. The apple and cinnamon are in good balance. The cinnamon is not that hot, spicy cinnamon, it is a sweeter tasting cinnamon that accents the apple very nicely. The apple tastes sweet and smooth. It’s a bit like a lightly spiced apple cider!
This is the first Yerba Maté blend that I can recall tasting and not immediately identifying as Yerba Maté based only on the taste. It does not possess that rather pungent, earthy taste that is so synonymous with Yerba Maté (at least, for me). That is not to say that I cannot taste the Yerba Maté base, because it’s there, it’s just not that bracingly apparent Yerba Maté taste.
I really like this. It is one that would work nicely as a iced tea as well as a hot one, and it has a certain autumnal charm to it which makes it very lovely for this time of year.
This is the first tea that I’ve had the opportunity to try from Teaquilibrium, and based upon this very positive experience, it shall not be my last!
Organic Green Tea Ginseng Maté from Maté Factor
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green Tea & Yerba Maté
Where to Buy: Maté Factor
Company Description:
Ingredients: American Ginseng root, Fresh Green Yerba Mate, Premium Japanese Sencha Green Tea, Echinacea Angustifolia Root and Echinacea Purpurea leaf.
Our most powerful tea ever.
One taste will enlighten you to the delicate but powerful blend of this tea.
Taster’s Review:
I was a little nervous to try this blend. I’m not crazy about the flavor of echinacea or ginseng; I find the flavor of these two herbs to be rather off-putting. So, needless to say, I don’t usually select teas with either of these ingredients, and this particular blend has both!
Fortunately, however, neither of these herbs presents a strong flavor to the cup. The strongest taste to the cup is the green Yerba Maté, which is earthy and vegetative. Less than a year ago, I would have told you that I don’t care for green Yerba Maté because of its strong earthy and vegetative taste, but I really like Maté Factor’s green Yerba Maté! I contribute this change of taste preference to the fact that Maté Factor is dedicated to providing the freshest Yerba Maté possible. It isn’t smoked or aged Yerba Maté, and I’ve come to realize that this really makes a difference!
I can also taste the fresh, bright flavor of the Japanese Sencha in this blend. It lends a sweetness to the blend that is distinctively green tea.
Because of the green tea in this blend, I don’t recommend bringing the water to a boil like you might normally do when brewing Yerba Maté. This may scorch the tea leaves and cause the tea to taste bitter. Instead, I pull my kettle just as the water is producing a good amount of steam and there are tiny bubbles beginning to rapidly form at the base of the kettle – rapidly forming but not yet rising to the surface.
As the tea cools slightly, more of the Ginseng and Echinacea tastes come through, but, surprisingly, it isn’t off-putting because the flavor of the Yerba Maté seems to offset it just “so” and gives it a very appealing taste. That being said, I think this tea is much tastier when it’s hot, served with a drizzle of honey.
I’ve tried quite a few teas from Maté Factor now, and I’ve been very impressed. If you’ve been interested in trying Yerba Maté, Maté Factor is a good place to start. If you’ve tried Yerba Maté in the past and found it not to your liking, I suggest trying it again – but this time try a Maté Factor Yerba Maté! You may just change your mind about Yerba Maté. I know I have!
Burst (Energizing Sports Tea) from Teaqualibrium
Tea Type:
Yerba Mate
Where To Buy:
Teaquilibrium
Product Description:
Teaquilibrium’s Energizing Sport Tea contains yerba mate, a South American herb known for its plethora of health benefits. A study of yerba mate at The Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society in 1964 concluded that mate contains “practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life.” Mate is also a natural source of caffeine, theobromine (dark chocolate’s euphoric stimulant) and theophylline (tea’s soothing stimulant) which stimulate the central nervous system to create calm energy and mental clarity.
Yerba Mate fuels your muscles and nourishes your body with 15 amino acids, 24 vitamins and minerals including Vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin (B3), B5, B Complex. Natural phytochemicals stimulate your immune system and boost your metabolism.
ingredients: yerba mate, apple, cinnamon, natural apple & cinnamon flavors.
Tasters Review:
BURST is an Energizing Sports Tea from Teaqualibrium that I recently enjoyed!
It smells and tastes like orange citrus but when I saw that it didn’t have orange or citrus in it I was a little surprised, actually. Perhaps it was word association or because of the label or something that made me think citrus…not sure! BUT shortly after I started sipping this I did pick up on the apple and cinnamon, too! Not overly-so on the cinnamon but it is tasty regardless!
This is nice hot or cold.
Pirate Tea from Design A Tea
Tea Type: Black Tea/Yerba Mate Blend
Where To Buy: Design A Tea
Product Description:
Ingredients: Koslanda-Dimbulla blend (Sri Lanka), Roasted Yerba Mate, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cloves, Natural Vanilla/Pineapple flavoring.
Tasters Review:
Well, I like the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and I like Pirate Booty so when I tried Pirate Tea from Design A Tea I was happy to say I liked that, too! Actually I more than liked it…I’ll admit…I LOVED it!
It smells like Pineapple and chai more pineapple than chai…I, personally, LOVED this about it! This tea infuses really dark and really fast!
The taste is AWESOME!! I can safely say this is my FAVORITE Chai to date!! The flavoring is wonderful! The spices are mixed in nicely underneath.
Pirate Tea from Design A Tea is the complete package if you are on teas that favor pineapple! And a nice, true, delicious pineapple – not that artificial tasting stuff!
A New Contest! It’s Another SororiTEA Sisters Sampler Package!
Greetings to our Readers!
We really appreciate your support. So to thank you we want to have another contest! This one is going to be similar to the last – but with TEN 1-ounce tins (they are made to hold 1 ounce, but the actual weight of the tea in each tin will vary due to the type of tea) and a small package of T-Sacs!
Yeah, I can’t find my camera… so I can’t take pictures of the actual tins. Sorry!
Here are the teas in this sampler (just click on the name of the tea to be directed to that review. Some have been reviewed here on the SororiTEA Sisters blog, and some have been reviewed on my home away from home at The Tea Review Blog):
- Beatles’ Blend Tea from Mighty Leaf
- Mable’s Rose Rooibos from Local Coffee & Tea
- You Put The… from 52Teas
- Organic Jasmine Scented Green Tea from LeafSpa
- Raspberry Champagne from Compass Teas
- Blueberry Kiwi White Tea from Boston Tea Company
- Sassy Green with Açaí from Village Tea
- Thé Au Chocolat from Lupicia
- Darjeeling Pussimbing Estate Reserve from Drink T
- Da Hong Pao from Harney & Sons
Here’s how to enter the contest:
Comment on this blog post. Tell us which of these six teas you’re most excited to try. Be sure to include a way to contact you in case you’re the lucky winner!
Wanna increase your chances of winning? Here are a few ways you can earn an extra entry in the contest:
- “Like” us on Facebook and then include a comment on your Facebook page about the contest (include a link to the contest)!
- Blog about this contest on your blog and include a link to the contest on your blog!
- Comment in the Steepster forum thread about this contest and Follow Jennifer and Anne on Steepster.
- Tweet about this contest (include a link, please!) and if you haven’t already, follow Jennifer and Anne on Twitter.
This Contest is closed – the winner is teabird! Congratulations, and enjoy your teas! Watch for the next contest to be announced very soon!