I’m both hot and cold on this one. Then again maybe it’s better and more intended for cold brewing. My review is based on a HOT tasting.
After revisiting this one after some time I have found the perfect steep and amount of loose leaf! YAY! I actually steeped a little less than suggested. Now that I know how long and how much this is an enjoyable cuppa.
There is a lot going on here with this blend but it’s fun and smells great! It’s still fairly fruity and a tad tart but not too bad if you don’t oversteep it. You can certainly taste the pineapple, papaya, and mango.
Teavana describes this tea as:
Yin Yang is a created unity of opposites that we find alive and well in this delicious tea. Green Rooibos tea is perfectly complemented by the sweet candied tropical fruits and decadent cocoa bits with a dragons bite of spicy pink & bruised peppers. A surprising and wonderful treat for your taste buds!
How to Prepare
Use 1.5 teaspoons of tea per 8 ounces of water. Heat water to just boiling (208 degrees) and steep for 5-6 minutes. 2oz of tea equals 25-30 teaspoons.Ingredients:
Green Rooibos, candied pineapple, mango and papaya bits, cocoa bits, pink pepper, bruised pepper, sunflower and cornflower blossoms, rosebud leaves, mallow blossoms and cranberries.
I really don’t know if all of these ingredients are necessary but I am glad I tried this. I can’t say it’s on my Top Tea list but for those of you who enjoy fruity, rooibos, or sweeter teas/tisanes this may be for you.
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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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