The tins for these four gift teas are so pretty, but since they’re plastered with the name of the tea they’re pretty much useless for anything else. That always rubs me the wrong way. What do you expect me to do with these tins when I’m done with them, Teavana? Anyway, I’m trying to get …
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Perfectea Filter (Perfect Paper Tea Filters) – Teavana
So I dropped by the Water Tower Place Teavana in Chicago to pick up some teaware. I’ll just be honest – I’ve never tried a Teavana tea that I’ve loved; I find them mostly plain and bland and poorly executed, and it’s vile how much sugar they put in the brewed samples they offer in-store. …
Samurai Chai Maté – Teavana
So this is the fourth and final tea from the gift pack I first talked about in this post: http://gluttonette.com/?p=265. Today is an important day; it’s Swedish Cinnamon Roll Day! Please go honor this sacred occasion by procuring a suitable cinnamon pastry this very instant. And as I can’t get anything even remotely similar today (Seriously, …
Raspberry Mint Herbal – Teavana
The last time I drank this (http://gluttonette.com/?p=265) I got ridiculously sleepy, so I obviously need to see if it was just the horrors of moving house, or if the tea actually has some slumber-inducing effect. This time around I got some more mint in the cup (and a whole raspberry) and I find myself liking …
Rooibos Tropica – Teavana
Oh! Oh! Oh! So I cold-steeped the last of this. Unholy artificial citrus horror would sum it up quite well. I’m dropping this from an indifferent 55 to a near-objectionable 30 for the sheer offensiveness that is Rooibos Tropica iced. Why not lower? Because paired with these citrusy, almondy cantucci I’m having, it’s beautiful. My …
Rooibos Tropica – Teavana
The dry tea is pretty enough, flush with petals. Scent wise, a slightly chemical citrus dominates. Brewed, it smells a bit like citrus caramel, which makes me realize I’d really like to try a lemon caramel/lemon fudge tea in addition to all these more obvious lemon-ginger and lemon meringue combinations. In terms of taste, it’s …
Precious White Peach – Teavana
I finally got around to trying this iced – I dumped the last of the leaf in a pitcher and let it steep in the fridge for about eight or so hours. It’s definitely more flavorful and interesting than the hot tea, and I imagine it would make a really good base for tea drinks …
Nine Dragon Golden Needle Black Tea – Teavana
This is tea #3 from the selection of four I first talked about in this post: http://gluttonette.com/?p=265 I’ve had various golden needle teas before, but I’ve never brewed them myself. The long, spiky leaves aren’t really ideal for a one-cup infuser, but it worked out. I was struck by a brief wave of OCD desire to steep them …
Precious White Peach – Teavana
I find this (Christmas sale) tea frustrating. It’s full of promise – it’s beautifully chunky with fruit and it smells so, so good. There’s just no way all that lusciousness could be lost on the way to the cup. And yet it is. Following the on-bag instructions for the hot brew produces a nearly incomprehensibly …
Soothing Strawberry Oolong – Teavana
This is tea #2 from the selection of four I first talked about in this post: Raspberry Mint Herbal – Teavana The scent is fairly subtle, half grassy and half freeze-dried strawberry. The tea itself is rolled oolong; I tend to find the leafy kind more soothing – all that rolling-out action reminds me of …