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A beloved niece gifted me with The Secret Garden Organic Tea Collection, which looks like a tall, thick metal book (12-1/2" tall X 7" wide X 2-1/2" deep). Though it looks like a book, it’s a large hinged tin with cardboard dividers which holds 80 teabags, 10 each of 8 different kinds of organic teas. 6 are green teas, 2 are black teas.
Having said that, I can only review one flavor at a time. So I’m starting with Organic Lemon Ginger, since that’s the only one of the eight flavors that was already here in Steepster’s system.
I have to say this tea was weaker than I thought it would be. The bag is an average size, is not flow-thru style. Looking at the back of the box, it is described simply as “ORGANIC LEMON GINGER GREEN TEA, organic green tea, natural lemon flavor, natural ginger flavor.”
In other words, it’s only green tea with flavors added, no lemon peel, no small pieces of ginger. That is why even though I used only one bag in one 10 ounce cup, had freshly boiled water, and allowed it to steep for six minutes, I could only taste the green tea, and that, just barely. I did not discern the lemon or the ginger flavors.
Now this is only the first of eight flavors for me to try. I am hoping for a better experience from any of the other types. I really hate that I didn’t like this tea better; my niece spent money to get me something special. The box IS special, and it’s got lovely packaging.
While I was disappointed drinking this tea by itself, I know I will use the remaining bags in blended pots with other ginger &/or lemon-flavored teas. Since that’s how I usually blend my different teas, this will not go to waste.

A couple nights ago I thought I’d give this one another chance, to see if I upped the amount of tea, would it taste better? So again I boiled the water, used about 9 ounces of it, and THIS time, I used two teabags in the cup, and allowed it to steep for about 5-6 minutes.
While I was waiting, I looked at the back of the big book-shaped tin, to look at the weight.
Hmm—120 grams of tea for the whole lot. Divided by 80 teabags, that means each teabag holds only 1.5 grams of tea! The average size of most American teabags is about 2.5 grams.
No wonder this tea tastes so weak—each bag is a whole gram less than a ‘normal’ teabag!

Sadly, while this second cup tasted more strongly than my first taste (which used only 1 teabag), I still barely tasted any of the lemon or ginger oils which were supposed to have been used. The tea was stronger, but still disappointing. Because someone who truly loves me gifted me this collection, with its very attractive, unusual packaging, I don’t want to ‘NOT REC’ it. But neither can I give it a formal "RECOMMEND’. Once the teas within have been consumed, it can make a great place to store tea packets that would otherwise be accumulating and cluttering a shelf or cabinet. Just be mindful of its unusual size (dimensions given above), and the fact it looks like a book. It’s quite decorative. See gmathis’ comment below!