Pineapple Orange Cooler - Steeped Tea - herbal

It's no secret that I love fruit teas, and this one is no exception.  Like most fruit teas, this is best iced, with a bit of sugar to bring out the flavors.  It's citrusy without being too tart.  In fact, it tastes like a classy sangria that I would expect to be served at a party.  This is also a great tea for kids.  It tastes like fruit juice, but even if you add a bit of sugar, it'll still have a lot less sugar than juices and Kool-Aid.

If you like fruity, refreshing drinks, this one is for you!


Rating:
4/5 stars

Buy this tea here:
Pineapple Orange Cooler

Price:  $8.00/1.76 oz 

Tangerine Orange Zinger - Celestial Seasonings - herbal/tisane

Oh my gosh, it's a SUPERMARKET TEA!  *gasp!*

To tea snobs...I mean tea aficionados, supermarket tea bags are just not worth drinking.  And in a way, they're right.  Compared to quality, loose-leaf teas from respected tea sourcers, supermarket teas are the bottom of the barrel.  Lipton, Celestial Seasonings, Bigelow and the like are dirty words to tea connoisseurs.  Generally, I'd agree.  These teas are like a McDonald's burger compared to a Kobe steak, or like Boone's Farm compared to Dom Perignon.  But you know what, even though they're poor quality and bad for you, sometimes a Big Mac and a Solo cup of Strawberry Hill just tastes good.

So it is with that, that I say that this tea is a guilty pleasure of mine.  A big iced glass of this stuff is just zippy, tangy, fruity, citrusy heaven.  The ingredients aren't too bad...the typical fare you often see in fruity tisanes, such as hibiscus, rosehips and fruit, but the ingredients do list "other natural flavors", which leads me to believe that this tea has more in common with Kool-Aid than quality looseleaf teas.

No matter, I'm still going to savor this whole glass.  Then maybe another one.


Rating:
4/5 stars

Buy this tea here:
Tangerine Orange Zinger

Price:  $3.39/box of 20 bags