Thursday Tea Time

This week, The Republic of Tea Raw Green Bush Tea - Plantain Coconut.

Cost:  $9.99 at Whole Foods and Central Market
Number of teabags:  36
Caffeine:  No

Type of tea: Herbal Rooibos

Steeping time:  7 minutes

Add ins: Stevia and unsweetened Almond Coconut milk

Teabag fragrance:  None

Ingredients:  Raw green rooibos, natural plantain banana flavor, natural coconut flavor and banana fruit powder.

Opinion:  Another entry for the high hopes failing to deliver column.  Granted, I was close to the "Best Sipped Date of July 6, 2012" stamped on the bottom, but there just wasn't much flavor or kick to this.  Plain, it was tasteless.  With the Stevia, just sweetened.  A splash of the almond-coconut milk brought out surprisingly a banana flavor.  I couldn't really detect the coconut at all, which I was hoping for.  Banana tea?!  Oh well.  I gave it a 1.5 only because it is supposedly so good for you.  I would expect more than blah coming out of such a creative pretty canister design.  

Rating:  1.5