Tropical Rush

Yuck! The first few sips tasted lightly of tropical fruit, but after that my tongue felt coated in licorice. Only drank about half the cup and dumped the rest. I had to eat an Altoids mint to get the thick, heavy layer of licorice out of my mouth. Licorice isn’t a tropical fruit flavor! Why is that even in there?

I hate writing a bad review. I always try to weigh my personal likes and dislikes against what the tea is intended to taste. No matter how I look at it, I just can’t get positive with this one. It is almost entirely mango and pineapple in taste, which admittedly I don’t care for, but I can’t find the orange, lemongrass, or lime at all in the flavor. It has a bitter aftertaste like stevia but there is none listed in the ingredients. Maybe it is the licorice root, but I normally don’t mind it. I think it may be the chamomile that is the biggest offense – and I normally like chamomile. This just smells like pee to my nose. I have had 8 different teas from Good Earth now. Six have been extremely good. Two have been undrinkable to me personally. I guess if there is a bright side, I would rather see an epic fail than just another bag of meh.