Are you ready? This is a combo review!
First is the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Pineapple Green Tea, then The Republic of Tea Hibiscus Coconut Tea and finally a visit to the past with Stash Chocolate Hazelnut. They all just lead naturally to the next. Here goes!
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Limited Edition Pineapple Green Tea
Cost: $8.20
Number of teabags: 20
Caffeine: No
Type of tea: Green
Steeping time: Per label, 3.
I did 5 trying to oomp it up.
Mix ins: I tried Stevia, Coconut Almond milk, and CBTL’s
Fat-Free/Sugar-Free Vanilla powder.
Teabag fragrance: Strongly pineapple
Ingredients: Taiwan green tea, natural flavors
Taste: Only slightly pineapple-y
Opinion: I love pineapple, and was very happy to see
this as a Limited Edition offering. As you can tell by the mix-ins, I tried to
like this as is. I kept losing the
pineapple and just getting more of a blah green tea taste. I tried it iced and it tasted just awful. This really needed a boost of something to
get it going. Until I thought of combining
another tea bag – The Republic of Tea Hibiscus Coconut! Hoping for a pina colada flavor, I added a
teaspoonful of the Vanilla powder. It
worked! Got a good tropical thing going
on. But unless you have other teas to
combine with or another idea, overall I was disappointed.
Rating: 0, 3 if I combine it
with the Hibiscus Coconut.
The Republic of Tea Hibiscus Coconut Superflower Tea
Number of teabags: 36
Caffeine: No
Type of tea: Herbal
Pretty! |
Steeping time: 5 minutes
Mix ins: Lots!
Coconut Almond milk, CBTL’s Fat-Free/Sugar-Free Vanilla powder and different
teas.
Teabag fragrance: Fruity coconut
Ooh, pinky-purple |
Ingredients: Hibiscus, rosehips, apples, Stevia, coconut
bits and natural flavor
Taste: Coconut, definitely
Opinion: Good thing The Republic of Tea is generous
with their teabags for the price. This
is a great mix-in tea. It saved the
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s Pineapple tea’s leaves. And then I combined it with Stash Chocolate
Hazelnut and got a yummy Almond Joy flavor kick. The Republic of Tea does Hibiscus well – I’ve
tried and really liked their RaspberryRose, Pineapple Lychee and Vanilla Apple.
It also keeps its nice red/pink color instead of turning ghastly gray as
soon as you add anything to it.
Rating: 5 – Have fun drinking
as is or mixing with other teas!
Yes, that is a fork in it! |
Now try and add this! |
Winner! |
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