Mar 09
Review: Zhi Tea Restful Blend
Cardamom Tea, Chamomile Tea, Fair Trade Tea, Fennel Tea, Herbal Tea, Hibiscus Tea, Lavender Tea, Lemon Grass Tea, Licorice Root Tea, Orange Peel Tea, Plum Tea, Zhi Tea Add commentsStephen’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "A very enjoyable herbal blend with a sweet citrus/fruity twist, though the licorice tends to overpower most of the other ingredients."
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I've recently started drinking only herbal teas after about 4pm each day, so tonight I pawed through the various teas I'd yet to sample and came across this one - Restful Blend by Zhi Teas. I had previously been extremely impressed by their Sweet Desert Delight rooibos/herbal blend, so I had high hopes for this one.Once again, Zhi shines through, but this blend isn't quite the slam-dunk I'd hoped it would be. When it comes to herbal blends, I can't help but compare them all to what I currently consider to be the "holy grail" of this category - SpecialTeas After Dark Herbal Melange. Both blends contain many of the same ingredients (chamomile, hibiscus, lemon grass), but Zhi's Restful Blend includes a number of new ones, like licorice, fennel, cardamom, lavener, plum essence and orange peel. The orange peel adds a slight citrus twang to this blend - which I liked - but I had some problems with the licorice, which I thought was a bit too overpowering. On the tongue and in the aftertaste, the licorice all but covers all the other ingredients, leaving you with a not-unpleasant natural sweetness, but unfortunately just drowning out all the other potentially-delicious flavors in this blend.
Altogether this is a fine blend, and I really did enjoy it - but it wasn't quite balanced enough for my tastes. SpecialTeas After Dark Melange is still the pick of the litter in this category.
— To purchase Zhi Tea Restful Blend, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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