Jul 31
Review: Teavana To Life
Cornflower Tea, Green Tea, Jasmine Tea, Orange Peel Tea, Peach Tea, Rooibos Tea, Rose Tea, Strawberry Tea, Sunflower Tea, Teavana, White Tea Add commentsVanessa’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "The description had me prepared for a sweet and fruity tea, but in reality this tea is more of a jasmine tea with just the slightest hints of fruity undertones."
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"To Life" is an interesting blend of red, white, and green teas. Specifically, Teavana says that this tea blends Rooibos Tropica, Silver Needle and Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls with orange peels, strawberry pieces, peach pieces, sunflower, rose, and cornflower petals. When I received my sample, the first thing I noticed about this tea was that due to the fact that the different ingredients were of very different sizes and shapes, there was a very obvious separation among them, with the smallest rooibos pieces falling to the bottom of the pile and the fluffy light Silver Needle leaves staying at the top. Thus, with a tea like this, it is important to really mix up the blend to make sure that each of the ingredients that is supposed to be there actually makes it into your teapot. "To Life" really is an attractive blend with a very refreshing aroma that has both fruity and floral notes. I was very eager to try this tea, but must admit that in the end I ended up being disappointed. To me, the jasmine (which is described by Teavana as offering a "soothing undertone") just overpowered the brew. I found it difficult to really pick up on the rooibos, orange, strawberry and peach flavors because all I could smell and taste was jasmine. I don't want to be too harsh, as the tea does have some positive points: a) provided you are prepared for the jasmine overload, it is tasty, b) the tea is made of natural ingredients rather than the questionable "flavoring" that many tea producers use to artificially add flavor to their teas, and c) the tea is good for multiple infusions, so a little goes a long way. Still, this tea fell just short of my expectations because I was really hoping to taste more of the rooibos and fruit components. The description had me prepared for a sweet and fruity tea, but in reality this tea is more of a jasmine tea with just the slightest hints of fruity undertones. Either the amount of Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls needs to be tweaked to reduce the impact of the jasmine, or the current Teavana description needs to be modified to better reflect the strong jasmine punch.
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