Teavana

I don’t generally like lemonade teas, but I always try every herbal in a tea box, so here we are! I feel like I can taste the pink lemonade flavor pretty clearly. It’s still not delicious to my tastes, but it’s decently accurate. I overleafed, but it’s still a bit weak. However, I imagine this tea is pretty old by now, so that could be to blame.

Great Steepster Freeze of 2020 Review #2 (08/04/20)

So technically it appears the site is back up, but since I know everyone will be madly posting all their tea reviews at once, I’m going to continue to hold off for a few more days (which really isn’t that big of a problem… I write all my tea reviews externally, saved on a document for safe-keeping and backup, and then copy and paste to Steepster which I can do at any time, really). This is the last herbal from my teabox stash, which came from the Discovery Teabox, so thanks to Skysamurai for organizing and all who contributed! Confession: I had never once had a Teavana tea prior to their closing, despite their major “presence” (after all, I live in an area that doesn’t have any “retail” tea shops, chain or independantly owned). When I saw this in the box, I was curious… and the fact it had “Lavender” in the name (as I love floral teas, and lavender is a particular weakness of mine) pretty much sold me.

Brewed up a cup as my evening herbal. The aroma has a bit of a lavender smell, but mostly it smells sweet and caramelly. And… that is pretty much what I’m getting from the flavor, too. There were a lot of things in the infuser (like several whole cardamom pods!) but really all I’m getting in the flavor is a strong rooibos presence, with some notes of wood, honey, caramel, and vanilla, a very sweel caramel flavor, and a more subtle note of the lavender flower that mostly settles a bit on my tongue late in the sip. I’m not getting any of the more interesting ingredients listed (like fig!) or even the cardamom spice, despite the fact I could see it very clearly steeping in the infuser. It’s fine, but mostly just a caramel rooibos (of which I’ve had before) with some lavender flowers added, and the lavender presence still feels a bit weak at that. But it’s probably ridiculously old, so I feel I’m not in a position to judge it too harshly, and I am happy I got the chance to try it (if nothing else, I can now say I have “had Teavana’s tea”).

Thanks to whoever offered up this sample! I’ll certainly enjoy the little bit I have left in evening cuppas.

I didn’t think Basil belonged in tea, but I was wrong. I really liked it. Definitely better iced because it’s so fruity.

Oh, god. I hate this tea. Hate. It. I can’t believe how long it lasted at Teavana. It’s bitter, has a fake cherry taste, and if you burn it/oversteep it, it tastes like cough syrup.

I miss this tea so much. It used to be a favorite of mine years and years ago. It is very floral and isn’t for everyone, which is my guess why it was discontinued.

This tea is perfect for you if you like floral teas. I do think it’s a tiny bit strong and it’s very easy to burn, which makes it bitter.

I love this tea iced. It’s light and delicate and perfect for summer. To me, the tasting notes I get are mainly jasmine and hay.

this tea is so good its sad its rare and doesn’t come on christmas but its super good

God does this tea smell good in the bag. Like luscious fruit candy. I let it steep for 6 minutes on everyone’s recommendations. It’s better than I remember- sweet, but not cloyingly so. I think it would be an excellent summer iced tea with frozen fruit. Peach is mostly on the aftertaste- initial taste is citrusy and orange, maybe some of the pineapple or apple. Definitely fruity, but not much else. Still, pleasant cuppa.

1 sachet for 275mL water @100C, steeped 5 minutes, evaporated milk added.

A decent ‘breakfast’ blend, though not worth the premium price charged. Stands up reasonably well to a teaspoon of thick and creamy evaporated milk … but could be stronger. It does have an unexpected and most welcome floral-bread scent. If I had to guess, I’d say this blend is Nilgiri-heavy, with some heft but no depth and very little maltiness.

Enjoyed this iced, girlfriend’s purchase and recommendation.

Steeped hot, let cool overnight, iced the next day. We enjoyed a few tumblers of it next to the pool. Light, fruity, and sweet! I look forward to diving in for a full review with a future steeping. I will definitely be trying this tea again.

It’s good but it’s another one that I can’t help compare to another that I like better. This is peachy, no doubt about that but Just Peachy by DAVIDsTEA just tastes juicier. It’s always the number one pick of my friends from all my teas when they come over. Teavana is more tart, less sweet and has more flavours mingling with the peach whereas DAVIDs tastes like pure peach and is very sweet and almost has a fruit juice-like quality to it. I’m sure that both would make a great iced version. As long as I can buy Just Peachy, I won’t bother getting Peach Tranquility but it still makes a decent replacement in a pinch.