Revolution Tea

Lords Day Apr. 24, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Great cup for the Road to Virginia.
Earl Grey with Lavender in the Morning.
This Cup Lasted the Whole Drive, with some Slow Savoring Sipps
This is a Keeper so I’ll
Keep on Steepin

Friday Mar. 4, 2011
2nd Steep Of The Day
Made a GREAT CUP of ReVolutions Lavender Earl Grey
Bold Black Tea With Earl Grey and Blue Lavender Flavorings.
Fine Relaxing Tea for Early Evening
Keep On Steepin

This was part of the 5 varieties included in the 15-serving tea chest I purchased. I’ve had chamomile before, but never had it paired with any kind of mint, and I like it! It doesn’t steep very strongly, but in the cup it’s a pleasing spring yellow. The aroma is relaxing, and the mint and chamomile don’t overpower one another. I was expecting it to brew into a stronger overall flavor, but I think the fact that it’s not such a strong formula is what makes it better than the Tazos and others I’ve had before.
Mild chamomile topnotes with a smooth mint finish and aftertaste. Will contemplate adding this to my bedtime routine.

This was the second in the series of 6 mini T-tins I ordered. I’m a bit confused by this one for two reasons:
One – it’s dark, and smells like a darker green tea. Not getting why it’s marketed as a white tea.
Two – no pear aroma from the leaves, only a very faint aftertaste, but nowhere at all during the sip.

I followed directions for white teas – cooler water, short steep – and it still brewed up like a green. Not unpleasant, but doesn’t deliver on the fruit or delicateness the label seems to allude to.

I may add some ginger shavings to my next pot and see if that might not highlight something I’m missing. But I think it’s fair to say I won’t be replenishing this when it runs out.

This is a perfect warm-weather tea, and I can also see it making a great iced treat as part of a lemon/tea cocktail. I’ve only ever had ginger with Puerhs, where the ginger would need to compete with the strong earth notes, so this was a new experience.
This is a blend of Assam and Ceylon, therefore the ginger is milder. It warms the cup, but you can still taste the black tea flavor profile. The peach is pleasant in the aroma, in the cup it’s not overwhelming – which is how I personally feel flavored tea should be done. You should still be able to discern whether the base tea is good or not. While I’m not tasting extraordinary maltiness or the typical Assam astringency, it still tastes like a good quality cup.
I purchased this flavor as a mini tin Revolution Tea traveler – the tin contains 6 mesh infuser bags. I do believe I’ll replenish the tin when I’m done, it’s a relaxing post-meal tea that I look forward to getting to know better in subsequent days.
Steeped for 2 minutes with just-under-boiling water. 2nd steep, around 5 minutes with cooler water. No major difference apart from a weaker peach aroma

I liked the look and feel of this before I even brewed it. Real, whole-leaf tea in a bag, that I can actually feel the texture of as opposed to little tiny bits of fragments and dust! The smell was nice as well.

After brewing, the tea is a lovely amber color and medium-bodied. The taste is very good oolong, with a touch of peach and apricot that isn’t overly sweet. I savored my cup and will be saving the bag for a resteep. I have a feeling it will hold up well. :)

Delicious

Awesome that it doesn’t contain any caffeine, but the taste isn’t going to wow you.

I must have done something wrong on this one, because it was seriously bitter. Unfortunately, this is the only bag I had. From what I can taste (besides the bitterness) this tea probably has potential. I could taste some pear, especially in the aftertaste. Prepared with stevia.

I decided to try another bag of this, from another batch of tea to see if it is any better. Sadly, it is just as bad as the first time I had it. I threw it out after two sips.

This tea was a major disappointment. It tasted very woody, and somewhat like cardboard. There was no caramel flavor whatsoever. Unless I just got a bad or old batch, this tea is just plain bad.

Tastes exactly how its supposed to taste: like strong lavender and bergamot. A flavor lover’s tea rather than a tea’s tea. It’s hard to tell what the leaves are like with such strong flavors at play, but if you like those flavors you will enjoy this tea.

Steep Information:
Brought out in a nice cast iron teapot and coaster
Amount: 1 teabag
Tool: Cast Iron Teapot with Mesh basket strainer
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Steeped Tea Smell: Orange with cinnamon, clove
Flavor: Orange with cinnamon, clove
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: none
Liquor: translucent orange

A very festive (orange and clove) holiday drink.

The water and teapot were not hot enough to start sadly.

I ordered this when my mother and I went out to dinner at P.F. Chang’s.

If I had to guess, after googling, I think that P.F. Chang’s uses Revolution Tea

Resteep: Weak, water, undrinkable

Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/12/pf-chang-teabag-herbal-tisane-citrus.html

Lord’s Day Feb. 6, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Took a Revolution Ginger Peach to Church Today.
Great Tea For the Long Drive to Va.
Still Sippin. and
Keep on Steepin

Thursday Jan. 20, 2011
2nd Steep of th DAY
Got enticed by the Peach on the Box “AGAIN”
What a Great GINGER PEACH MIX In this Infuser BAG.
The Dry Leaf SMELL is so RICH and BOLD.
You are not disappointed after a 5 Min. Boiling Water Steep.
The Warm Nectar with GINGER Overtones
Rewards your Patience for waiting for the Steep to Complete.
Keep on Steepin

Lord’s Day Jan. 9, 2011
1st Steep of the Day.
Took A Ginger Peach Road Cup to Church Today.
Warm was Good, But Left Have a Cup (Probably 10 oz.)
Til the Ride Home, As it was 29 Degrees The Cup Got Real COLD.
What A TREAT THIS WAS COLD on the Drive Home.
Might have stumbled into a New Prep for this Cup.
Keep on Steepin.

Saturday Jan. 8, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Wanted a Sweet Ginger Peach And Picked from Revolution tree.
Great Cup as Usual. This tea is a Consistant Pleaser.
Dependable and Predictable.
Strong Bold Black Flavor, Good Fruit Infusion.
Keep On Steepin

Monday Jan. 3, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
This Revolution Sweet Ginger Peach is Just Right.
A Bold Black Tea With A Profound Peach Flavoring.
After a 5 min Steep the Nectar is Dark Brown and Sweet Smelling.
And tasting Just as The Dry Tea Smelled.
Keep on Steepin

Monday Dec. 20, 2010
1st Steep of the Day
Wanted a Peachy Sweet Tea and went with Revolution.
This is a Great Ginger infused Peach Flavored Black Tea.
Dry Leaves have a Strong Peach smell.
After a 5 min. Boiling water Steep the liquor Smells as Sweet.
And the 1st sips are slightly Ginger Flavored (could be Stronger)
But the Peach was the Reach, and it Came thru just as Strong.
Keep on Steepin

Friday Dec. 10, 2010
1st Steep of the Day.
Went with this Great GINGER PEACH from Revolution
Dry Tea smells great with Strong Peach presence.
With a 5 min Steep with Boiling water the Ginger came to the Front.
with a Peach Aftertaste.
Great Start for the Day.
Keep on Steepin

Friday Dec. 3, 2010
2nd Steep of the day.
Great Tea from the start.
Dry tea smells peachy sweet.
Steeping smell is even stronger.
Taste is Bold Black Robust Tea presence.
With Strong Peach Overtones, Ginger is just noticeable,
Wish the ginger was more profound.
Delightful Cup.

A pretty lavender aroma balanced by a tasty blend of teas. I’m admittedly fond of both earl greys and floral teas, so I expected to like this one. Well, I do! I would recommend it to anyone who likes their earl grey without milk, as the sweetness of the lavender rounds out the bergamot. On occasion when I do want a little milk in it, I find it is best complimented by almond milk – something magical happens between the almond and the lavender… Overall this is a happy, comforting tea that I find myself craving in the colder months of the year.

My last bag of this from Jillian. I’ve absolutly loved getting the chance to try it, and really do enjoy it (so long as you expect orange white chocolate, it’s really good).

Sometimes I love driving 2 hours from my parents’ place and coming straight into work. Other times, like today, it just makes me sad and want to go straight home instead of working.

But there’s this little gas station on the way that makes the best sausage biscuits…and they let me fill up my travel mug with hot water at no charge. I had quite a few teas with me, but needed something bagged. This was the one that fit the bill. I quite like it, and it made me very happy this morning. Was a great compliment to a sausage biscuit!!