drink 43 types of tea

Description: This exquisite tea, from one of the oldest estates in the west valley Darjeeling region of India, has a crisp muscatel cup, and is excellent as an anytime tea. Darjeeling Vidyaranya means “from the forest of learning”.

This is my favorite black tea. It has a lovely light flavor and Darjeeling, in general, is my favorite black tea. I’d like to try more and start drinking more Oolong tea though for the weight loss benefits it touts. Hey, I’ve almost finished this goal. I’m sure I’ll come back on eventually and update more!

Description: This fine full-flavored tea, bearing silver tipped leaves, is grown at 2,600 to 3,000 feet in elevation amidst the beautiful tropical region in the heart of Sri Lanka.

I love black teas, both expensive and cheap, and this tea was no exception.

Description: Refreshing green Rooibos tea with the uplifting taste of lemongrass, tart apples, and pomegranate pieces.

This is another one of Teavana’s blend teas that I was suprised I liked. What I have found to be most delicious is taking Fruit Bomba and this Apple Lemon Pomegranate Rooibos and mixing them 1:1 and making an iced tea. It’s soo good!

Description: A melange of green tea and South African rooibos, in combination with ripe papaya and peach pieces, creates an explosion of flavor, aroma, and numerous healthful benefits.

To my pleasant suprise I really enjoyed this tea. Before I always liked black, plain tea. Now I find the Teavana blends very good. This one particularily good which is good for me as I need to be drinking more green tea. See, drinking rooibos is no problem for me at all.. I love it! Drinking green tea on the other hand has never really been my thing. This tea solves that problem.

Description: A chai that stands apart, this energizing tea contains spicy bursts of cinnamon, cloves, black and red pepper, tempered with sweet coconut and delicate lemongrass. These complex flavors enhance the Ayurvedic properties of this rare white tea.

I liked this tea quite a bit, although it was spicey. My husband on the other hand does not like it.

Description: A soothing jasmine bouquet accompanying an intricate Chinese Oolong tea.

Yes, it was very good!

Rooibos, Afrikaans for “red bush” is a delicious herbal tea. Rooibos plant/bush is grown only in a small area in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape province. I found this tea to be delicious and slightly nutty. So delicious that I’ll be looking to purchase a lot more and soon! Rooibos has a high level of antioxidants is caffeine free, and has low tannin levels compared to fully oxidized black tea or unoxidized green tea leaves. Mmm, delicious and healthy.

culinary teas cranberry orange – eh
culinary teas lemon spice – good
harney african autumn – great
harney midsummer’s peach – eh
harney dragon pearl jasmine – bleh
harney english breakfast – had to finish with something traditional. :)

two thumbs up for another Harney tea.

5 more to go.

It’s interesting. Still drinking it. Maybe more of the flavors will become evident when it cools more (one of my little problems), but the rosemary is very evident. And i can taste the rose, too. It has rosemary, lavender, rose, bergamot oil, and black tea. i like it. :) It’s another light-colored one, like their Rose Congou. Also needs nothing added, but i imagine milk wouldn’t be bad in it. [Edit: Yes, when it cools a tad, the lavender is definitely more evident.]