Tea Review

I have an automatic tea pot at work and so I’ve been getting into the tea thing a bit more these days. All of the teas below come from Adagio; tea type is in () next to the name.

Jasmine #9 (oolong) – I like Jasmine tea. Some people find the flavor overpowering (it is), but I think as long as you don’t brew it too long the flavor is great. Case in point, this tea comes with a recommended time of ‘3 minutes’ to brew. I find it much more pleasant to set the tea maker to something closer to two minutes.

Chamomile (herbal) – A nice standby. I haven’t really had it at work as it has a tendency to make me a bit too relaxed. It is a good tea to drink near or at bedtime though. We’ve used it to calm upset stomach as well, especially for the kids.

Spearmint (herbal) – This is a standby tea of mine. Everyone recognizes the scent and as long as you like the smell of spearmint you will like the tea. I also use this one in other teas to give them a little extra something.

Yunnan Jig (black) – You probably won’t find me drinking this too often but it is one that brews up with a great dark tea look. Earthy taste that I won’t go for all the time but when I have that yen for the earthy taste this tea delivers.

4 comments

  1. Nice.

    And speaking of teas .. you know the bottled Iced Green from Tazo, the one I’m night upon addicted to?

    They sell teabags of it. :->

    I bought some. But haven’t tried it. The teabags are large, like for gallon size tea brews. And it’s a boiled tea .. at least according to the directions. But still. Teabags. Much cheaper than the bottled version.

  2. Chris, nice that you are getting into teas. I think tea, the enjoyment of different varieties, is an acquired taste. Well worth the time and effort to acquire.

    Ramona, Really?? I will have to look for them.

  3. Speaking of the Tazo tea… ~3 parts Green Pekoe, ~1 heavy part Spearmint, ~ 1/2 part lemon grass. Nearly the same thing as the Tazo tea. (really; we got the idea from reading the Tazo tea ingredient list) Add just a bit of sugar, or maybe honey… and you’d be even closer to the Tazo tea.