Thursday Tea Time - Different name, same game

This week - Tazo Apricot Vanilla Creme

Cost:  $4.99 on sale at Whole Foods
Number of teabags:  20
Caffeine:  Yes
Type of tea:   White
Steeping time:  3 minutes
Add ins:  Natural Bliss Vanilla
Tea fragrance:   Apricot
Ingredients:  White tea, natural flavors

(you can see my poinsettia from 2011
reblooming in the background to the right)

Opinion:   I had actually reviewed this a little over 3 years ago - March 18  At the time, I gave it 5 stars.  I don't know what happened this time, this revamp.  Change the word order, change the box design - it just doesn't do it for me anymore.  You still can't taste the vanilla, but you can still the apricot.  Hot or iced.  Hot plain or with the Natural Bliss Vanilla.  Iced plain or with a little bit of sugar.   Kudos to Tazo though for their caffeine guide, down to the mg range.  And to their copywriter - "New white tea buds in the splendor of youth swing from the branch of an apricot tree, giggling delicately in the sweet-fruited air.  Tahitian vanilla dances and twirls in creamy intoxication."  OK then. Wordsmithing and graphic design aside, not impressed otherwise with the flavor/taste.  It definitely needs to be revamped and oomped up, too.
Rating:  1