This tea just landed from it’s trans-Atlantic flight all the way from the United Kingdom to “The Midwest”, USA and I like it so much that I just have to review it right away! It even talked me into taking my own photo (as seen to the left) with its sweetness.
Teapigs describes this tea as:
What makes liquorice and mint so special? Well liquorice, for a start, which has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, is hugely popular with the Dutch and tastes so much better with peppermint than sherbet dips. Which is why, we’ve blended pure liquorice root with whole peppermint leaves to create a naturally sweet and refreshing drink that is irresistibly moreish.
Compare the large leaf in our tea temples to the dust in your regular tea bag; whole leaf is best.
Not being from Britain, I had to look up the meaning of moreish. It means “so good that you want more”. A tea review and a vocabulary lesson!
They also say this about the tea:
Taste:
Sweet, liquorice, mint and sweet again.Try it:
Infused for a full 3 minutes – the longer you leave this blend the sweeter it gets.Good if you’re feeling:
In need of a little treat or alternatively in need of a tea to soothe a sore throat.
I recommend brewing the tea in boiling water for 3-10 minutes, the longer the better (as they suggested as well), to make it REALLY potent. When I say this tea gets really intense, I mean REALLY REALLY intense. I usually add some ice or cold water so I can drink it right away, and if it’s brewed really potent then I don’t mind thinning it out. The peppermint that Teapigs uses is the strongest peppermint I’ve come in contact with to date. If you want a more mild cup, brew with cooler water for less time.
Another thing I just have to mention is how much I like Teapigs’ packaging. Each tea has its own graphics and color scheme, printed on natural packaging. The tea bags (“temples”) are biodegradable and they suggest recycling their packaging. I like to support environmentally aware companies!
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"When I was a kid, in the middle of winter, my friend Penny and I eachbought a quart of ice cream, skated to the island in the middle of our lake and ate them. Soooo good and soooo naughty. It keeps us young to be naughty sometimes. I would just go for it an enjoy!"
marlena said, in reply to Better Belly Blend from Two Leaves and a Bud on August 30, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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"Well, as someone who has tasted a lot of chai tea, I can attest that this really is not very similar in taste to Chai. Chai tends to focus on the spices, whereas this tea’s focus is on the orange, with the spices being very gentle and more of an accent to the orange."
liber-teas said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:00 pm
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"How fun! I love drinking tea so I love that you have a whole blog related to reviewing them. One brand that I really love that I don’t see on your list is the Portsmouth Tea Company. When I lived in Boston I used to buy lots of their teas and they were oh so unique. They had some really great fruity and floral blends. It’s interesting that..."
Kelly said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:25 am
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"Haha!! My co-worker told me that she purchased this tea after having purchased the Matcha Latte at Seattle’s Best, and her and another co-worker purchased this because they believed it was what was served there. She stated to me today that “it didn’t seem the same exactly…it felt like their was something..."
The Tea Guru said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:55 pm
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"I’m not absolutely certain, but I believe that this is the concentrate that Seattle’s Best coffee shops use to make their matcha latte. The lattes I’ve enjoyed there were sweet with a definite melon flavor… and I have noticed that they sell other Tazo teas there. If it IS the concentrate that they use… I am..."
liber-teas said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:47 pm
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"I Love this tea!! This flavor is my favorite. I am so addicted to it! Thanks
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Betsy said, in reply to Raspberry Earl from Zhena’s Gypsy Tea on August 20, 2010 at 4:55 pm
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"Steph: Thank you for your information about the naranquilla. I didn’t find the flavor to be very tart at all – which is what I would have expected from the combination of lime and rhubarb. Perhaps the maraschino sweetened it up a bit and made it much more peach-like. It reminded me a bit of candied apricots or peaches."
liber-teas said, in reply to Easter Tea from Dammann Frères on August 19, 2010 at 7:42 pm
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