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Oh, my!

This is wonderful. I cold brewed this overnight for about 12 hours. I think it might have been a bit too long becuase it is quite tart. But overall tastes almost identical to freshly squeezed lemonade. I added just a bit of sugar to sweeten it up. Tastes like the drinks you get at lemonade stands at fairs and exhibitions, but not as sweet. Just perfect for me!

I bought this one to make as a cold brew. But I thought I should try is as a hot brew too. I pretty much expected super lemon because the only ingredient is lemon peel.

I love iced tea, but I think I love lemonade more.

It tastes just like hot lemonade. It is quite tart but in a good way. There is a sweetness, but in the way a tart lemon is also sweet. Dead on fresh squeezed lemons. I thought it would actually be worse hot. Looking forward to this one cold brewed.

Made this one as a cold brew. Normally I like bamboo as a cold brew. This one, all I can take is lemongrass and verbena. There is a slight spicey aftertaste, which I would guess is the ginger, but it does not necessarily taste like ginger. The lemongrass would make this a thirst quenching, cold drink, but I think I prefer this one hot.

I tried this yesterday, and found that the peices of the mix were so large, that you couldn’t get a good mix into just one cup. On further inspection of the packaging, it seemed that most everything settled to the bottom, except for the verbena leaves. So I dumped out the bag into a bowl, gave it a good stir and then put it back in the bag.

This time the blend tastes alot more balanced. The verbena is very slight. There is a good balance between the verbena, bamboo, lemongrass and ginger. It is not as spicey as it was the first try. I think I would like this tea to be a bit more ginger-y.

So I am tired and guilt ridden (from an adrenaline laced tea buying spree). I thought I would give this one a try to help me calm down. And its getting close to bedtime so I need to stay away from caffeine.

This blend contains very, very large peices of leaves, flower petals, and bamboo. I only made one cup which I think might have been a mistake. Because the peices are so large, I don’t think I used enough of the blend to get everything thats in the mix.

I am tasting lemon grass, verbena, maybe slight ginger. There are grassy undertones, which may be the bamboo. There is a slight spice in the smell and taste of the tea. I am surprised and also very happy that the lemongrass did not overtake the tea.

As it cools, it is almost creamy, becomes sweeter and I can taste the sunflower.

I think I have to make a larger pot to get a better idea of this tea.