Thursday Tea Time

This week - Yogi Perfect Energy ~ Vanilla Spice and Raspberry Passion

Vanilla Spice

Cost:  $3.99 at Whole Foods
Number of teabags: 16
Caffeine:  Yes - 80mg and 72mg compared to 90mg in a cup of coffee
Type of tea:  Green, Black, Herbal
Steeping time:  4-6 minutes
Add ins:   Tastes best without any, or maybe just a tap or two of Stevia.
Teabag fragrance:  Vanilla Spice - cinnamon vanilla, Raspberry Passion - Very raspberry
Ingredients: Vanilla Spice - Assam Black Tea, Cinnamon Bark, Green Tea Leaf, Rooibos Leaf (Redbush), Honeybush, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Ginger Root, Licorice Root, Stevia Leaf, Gotu Kola, Ashwagandha, Shatavari Root, Shankpushpi Leaf, L-Theanine Suntheanine®.
Raspberry Passion - Assam Black Tea, Green Tea Leaf, Hibiscus Flower, Stevia Leaf, Sage, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Gotu Kola, Shankpushpi Leaf, Ashwagandha, Shatavari Root, L-Theanine Suntheanine®, Natural Flavors 
Opinion:  If I were to bet before trying these, I would and did think the Raspberry Passion would have been the favorite over the Vanilla Spice.  The Raspberry Passion smelled terrific when I opened the tea bag, but blundered into nothing after brewing.  No, more like a hmmm/odd nose crinkle.  I didn't taste raspberry nor passion for that matter at all.  Now the Vanilla Spice was like a comforting mug of cinnamon toast.  With a kick.  In the behind I needed for my mid-afternoon slump.  Comfortably energized without buzzing crazy.
Rating:   Vanilla Spice - 4, Raspberry Passion - 1 (because it gave me a $2 coupon, which I will use to buy another box of Vanilla Spice!