Mighty Leaf Kyoto Rice
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Cindy's review: "One of the finest examples of genmaicha I've yet tried. I will definitely be ordering more of this." Read review » |
9/10 |

Mighty Leaf Tea is an American company founded in 1996 by husband-and-wife team Gary Shinner and Jill Portman. The company offers a full range of loose and “artisan” bagged teas. Their Organic Breakfast blend was awarded “Best Plain Black Tea” by Cooks Illustrated, while Food & Wine magazine listed their Chocolate Truffle Teas as one of the “100 Tastes You Must Try in 2007.”
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There are 126 reviews available for this category, for 66 different blends of tea. The average rating for products in this category is 6.85.
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Cindy's review: "One of the finest examples of genmaicha I've yet tried. I will definitely be ordering more of this." Read review » |
9/10 |
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Lea's review: "Smooth and creamy, with a sweet cinnamon aftertaste... one of the best dessert teas I've had in a long time." Read review » |
9/10 |
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Emma's review: "Orange Dulce flavored black tea is a luscious, rich brew teeming with notes of bergamot, orange, vanilla and jasmine blossoms. Made with Ceylon and China black teas, Orange Dulce brews up a ..." Read review » |
9/10 | |
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Jamie's review: "The tea is warm and sweet, gently orange and vanilla-y, creamy with a pleasant, fragrant black tea balancing it. " Read review » |
9/10 | |
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Shelly's review: "A delicious, perfect blend of jasmine and orange essences... a special treat that I will definitely be ordering again." Read review » |
10/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "A great morning pick-me-up with full body and flavor... floral and sweet, it hits all the right notes." Read review » |
8.5/10 | |
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James's review: "Reminiscent of a premium orange spice tea... strong but not overpowering." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Christine's review: "A must-try for anyone looking for a fruity green tea." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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Numi's review: "This has more body than aroma, with the familiar briskness of a gunpowder and a peppery pick-me-up in the finish." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "This tea begins with a smoky/malty note but finishes smooth and almost nutty and with some natural sweetness." Read review » |
8/10 | |
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Trent's review: "Downy golden buds brew a complex liquor composed of squash, butter, pepper, and chocolate... not your average black tea." Read review » |
9/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "Slightly fruity/floral notes on a rich and almost creamy base. I found this particular variety of ceylon to be among the best ceylons I have had." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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Jamie's review: "What a unique taste! Surprisingly, it was mild, which seems almost impossible and a feat of sorts on Mighty Leaf's part, in my opinion, indicating that their blenders are really on the ball." Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Geoff's review: "The liquor was a light gold-to-amber with a floral scent (obviously). The smooth taste was warming, excellent and relaxing. " Read review » |
9/10 | |
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David_A's review: "This is the first I have enjoyed that has non-fruit ingredients. The flavors are so varied in this tea. I really suggest you give this a try." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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Jamie's review: "I almost noted what I can best describe as a slightly peppery taste to the tea, which was quite unusual and not unpleasant. The tea has a mild taste, very clean on the palate, not being overly sweet." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Geoff's review: "The first sip instilled a very...um...unsophisticated reaction. I believe my first words were, "Oh my gaaaah..." followed by Homer-esque drooling." Read review » |
10/10 |
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Shaiha's review: "Mighty Leaf achieved the perfect blending of vanilla and rooibos with just a teaser of mango" Read review » |
8.5/10 | |
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Nicole's review: "This tea was surprisingly traditional, a classic rooibos taste with just a hint of tropical flavoring. " Read review » |
8/10 |
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Christine's review: "The actual taste of the tea is just as delicious as the smell. The white tea was stronger than I expected, with just a hint of the peach and melon flavor. However, they blended very well together, making a crisp and very refreshing tea." Read review » |
8.5/10 | |
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Lea's review: "This tea tastes very fresh, and it's flavor is light and pleasant-light, yet you can still taste all of those different flavors, which really impresses me." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Trent's review: "A rich vegetal artichoke like flavor, but not much sweetness." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Shane's review: "This has a medium-light body on the tongue, very smooth, leaving a really clean feeling in your mouth without being dry or bitter... just a wonderful Assam." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "The sweet and nutty coconut flavor which dominated the cup. The spicy pepperiness comes through in the aftertaste and gives a nice little kick. " Read review » |
8/10 |
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Babette's review: "This whole leaf black tea has some lovely pieces of whole leaf and a mellow flavor for a black tea. " Read review » |
8/10 |
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Numi's review: "Reminiscent of gyokuro, without the super vegetal aftertaste. Definitely an oolong that trends closer to green than black." Read review » |
8/10 |
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David's review: "The taste is a good combination of the Chinese green tea combined with the sweet floral taste of jasmine flowers." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Laura's review: "The drink's flavor is rather complex. It is sometimes dominated by cinnamon with berry notes and, at other times, by grassy notes. This does not have a typical green yerba mate flavor." Read review » |
8/10 | |
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Stephen's review: "A nicely-blended herbal tea, with rosehip and black currant as the primary flavors. Health benefits and great taste in a single blend, what more could you ask for?" Read review » |
8/10 |
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Laura's review: "Overall, this gets a resounding thumbs up from me. One of the best Mighty Leaf blends to cross my cup to date, and really any rose tea that can make me want another cup is a winner." Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Lea's review: "This blend is original, and definitely a repurchase for me. I imagine this would make an excellent iced tea during the warmer months of the year." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Shelly's review: "A black-tea based blend of many ingredients that blend together perfectly; topped off with a slight mint twist." Read review » |
10/10 | |
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Jamie's review: "An interesting, herbalicious black tea blend that would be best over ice." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "Overall, I found this to be a pleasant cup of tea with a nice clean finish, but it just seemed as if there were too many ingredients mixed in here to produce a truly amazing blend." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Kari's review: "It had a nice different fruit flavor with no need for sugar." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Numi's review: "This is smooth and delicious. The black tea is more pronounced than the lychee flavor, but that feels just right here. " Read review » |
8/10 |
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Jamie's review: "The taste was so distinctly chocolatey that it really surprised me, and tasted more overtly of chocolate than some chocolate teas I've tasted recently." Read review » |
7.5/10 |
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James's review: "A rich, bergamot aroma infuses this blend, which brews up surprisingly smooth, with almost no bitterness at all." Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Casey's review: "The fragrance of the brew is also pleasant but not overpowering and the flavor is very good... I would recommend this one." Read review » |
7.5/10 |
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Geoff's review: "This was a first, but lemongrass and lemon myrtle were the supreme flavors here. The citrus and chamomile aspects were runner-ups." Read review » |
8/10 | |
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Troy's review: "This tea has the aroma and taste, initially of lemons, apart from the overwhelming chamomile taste... it wasn't for me." Read review » |
5/10 | |
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Trent's review: "A deliciously sweet bouquet of flavors, have fun picking out each individual note from this complex liquor." Read review » |
9/10 |
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Joe's review: "I would highly recommend this tea to hardcore chai lovers. Don’t forget the soymilk and honey." Read review » |
8.5/10 | |
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Laura's review: "The orange and pepper are the two notes that dominate the flavor profile to me. The first taste is mostly orange with a cinnamon sweetness followed by chai spice finish that is dominated by the pepper." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Numi's review: "It's not as obviously complex as other teas, but for a white jasmine it's doing well. This is definitely a mood tea—good for enhancing a mood or helping add to the ambiance rather than appreciating this on its own." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Patty's review: "It's been half an hour since I finished the cup, and I still have the tastes of jasmine and tannins, and a full feeling in my mouth, a satisfied feeling." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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Joe's review: "This is not a tea I would want to drink often, but it was a welcome change from much of the tea I have been drinking lately. " Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "Like other berry teas I have sampled, this tea has a sweet-yet-tart flavor profile. I think this flavor is probably best compared to pomegranate or blueberry teas, having enough sweetness to keep your mouth from puckering, but enough tang to keep things interesting." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "The flavor was rather weak and fleeting. While I didn't dislike this tea, I was disappointed that it didn't deliver on the ginger flavor." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Lynn's review: "Mighty Tea's Ginger Twist is very smooth and balanced, and I really like the use of the ginseng; its mellow, exotic flavor goes perfectly with the ginger and none of the flavors come on too strong." Read review » |
8.7/10 | |
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Geoff's review: "The tea itself turned a dark hazel, the smell of ginger and lemon highlighted. As for taste, it was like imbibing hot lemonade with a licorice stick in it. Ginger was faint, but still part of the main body. All in all, fairly decent." Read review » |
6.5/10 |
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Shelly's review: "A very sweet tea with a slight sour bite in the aftertaste, but not enough to be unpleasant... cool and relaxing, perfect for those with a cold." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Lea's review: "Mild, smooth, and subtly sweet. The flowery undertones add depth, and the aloe adds a cooling sensation. Ideal for a humid summer day." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Stephen's review: "Flowery and naturally sweet, with an almost strawberry-like undertone." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Steven's review: "I find this tea to be very satisfying and pleasurable in a simple, unobtrusive way. Nothing in this tea screams for your attention, but instead, it feels welcoming and homey." Read review » |
7/10 |
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David's review: "It is a unique combination of flavors, unlike any other Japanese or Chinese green I have yet sampled." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Steven's review: "I love that moment when I open up a package and get to smell a new tea. Upon tearing it open today, the Yellow Flower tea lit up the room with this bright fragrance, very floral." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Stephen's review: "A subtle but nicely blended herbal tea... best suited for those looking for a soothing, meditative tea experience." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Jamie's review: "I thought the flavor of the tea was fairly mild and pleasant, very appropriate for a morning cup. " Read review » |
7/10 |
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Kari's review: "When I put the water over the leaves the blackberry aroma came though, with a little bit of sweetness. The taste was pretty good, astringent, with a long finish." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Katie's review: "Mighty Leaf's Wild Blackberries black tea isn't what I would call amazing, but it has certainly put Mighty Leaf on my radar as a company that can churn out some delicious flavours, as this one has decidedly managed to grab my attention." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Numi's review: "A fragile, light-bodied green tea with a pleasant, dry finish. " Read review » |
7/10 |
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Troy's review: "A strong and rich green tea... sensitive too - you should definitely err on the side of understeeping it." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Trent's review: "Smooth and creamy froth with an intense vegetal flavor and no astringency." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Laura's review: "This tastes exactly like it smells. You first notice the peppermint, but it is not an overwhelming peppermint. " Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Geoff's review: "Peppermint dominated the sight and smell of it like a green-clad wrestler." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "A tasty and intriguing blend... leaves your mouth feeling quite refreshed, with a bit of spicy pepperiness in the back of the throat." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Christine's review: "There is a hint of natural sweetness, but it's not fruity like the dried leaves smelled, and none of the nasty bitterness you'd get from a green tea when oversteeped (which, if it is a green tea, I definitely did)." Read review » |
5.5/10 | |
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Jamie's review: "This tea brews up to a springlike golden green liquor with a mild, delicate flavor that is quite sweet, fresh, and fully rounded. The resounding scent of plums didn't translate directly to flavor, but there was a natural sweet and somehow fruity impression throughout the tea." Read review » |
8/10 | |
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David_A's review: "My personality lies towards sweeter tastes with fruit but this is still a nice tea. Adjectives that come to mind are serious, inviting, and brisk." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Jamie's review: "After all, the tea had no bitterness to it, was nice and smooth, and obviously, if you've brewed yourself a cup of chocolate orange truffle tea, you aren't really interested in the solo flavor of a black tea. The black tea does a nice job as a smooth background for the starring flavors and I really enjoyed the brew." Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "The brewed tea was, for me, just a bit disappointing because the chocolate flavor was weaker than I would have preferred. The citrus flavor provided a nice finish to the end of each sip, although I also tasted bitter notes to this tea, perhaps most comparable to burnt coffee." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Nicole's review: "I could just barely taste the chocolate or the orange peels, and there was an unpleasant, slightly bitter aftertaste." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Lea's review: "This works fairly well as just a mint tea, but the chocolate flavor is very sparse and watery here. It just doesn't deliver what the name suggests." Read review » |
5/10 | |
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Stephen's review: "This, quite simply, is how chocolate teas should be done. The chocolate and the mint are perfectly paired, resulting in a calm, subtle and deliciously blended after-dinner tea." Read review » |
8/10 |
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Trent's review: "Because the 2008 shincha was not yet released at the time I got this sample, I was drinking a year old tea. If you want fresh shincha, buy it between May and August.â€Â" Read review » |
6.5/10 |
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Lynn's review: "This produced a light amber liquor that smelled so wonderfully of fresh cut pineapple and guava that it transported me for a moment back to Tahiti and the fresh-off-the-farm fruit we ate for breakfast there. Given all that, the flavor was quite a disappointment." Read review » |
4.5/10 | |
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Troy's review: "A fine quality green tea with a mild and well placed mango tang." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Shelly's review: "A lovely and lush tea that would be great to give a non-tea drinker or someone interested in flavored green teas" Read review » |
7/10 | |
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James's review: "A wonderfully clean and refreshing green-tea taste, with a great tropical aroma." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Jake's review: "The earthy pu'er taste is masked by the rose, which made the liquor taste completely different - dry and tangy." Read review » |
5/10 | |
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Nicole's review: "A good introduction to pu'er... earthy but still mild, with a pleasingly light touch of rose flavor. Unfortunately I could not successfully brew multiple infusions with this tea." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Trent's review: "This pu'er is best in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th infusions, where sweet flavors begin to balance out the strong, earthy essence of this tea." Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Nina's review: "This pu'er is lighter in flavor than most similar blends, though it was difficult to detect any hint of the rose petals." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Barbara's review: "This tea really hit the spot. I think it makes an excellent breakfast tea, or an after dinner dessert tea." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Numi's review: "The jasmine is delicate and seems to be part of the rest of the tea, instead of the dominant element, at least in the scent. By the time it's steeped, it's all light jasmine." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Kari's review: "The jasmine flower aroma came though strongly with the dry leaves but when they were infused, more traditional green tea undertones were presented." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Nicole's review: "A naturally-sweet jasmine tea... the jasmine flavor here might be too strong for some, but I enjoyed it a great deal." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Kari's review: "I could really taste the pear as I breathed in the vapor. The caramel was subtle in the background but complemented the pear." Read review » |
7.5/10 | |
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Jamie's review: "It was a sweet black tea, a little overly sweet for my tastes. Not bad at all, but it was impossible to taste the pear and the caramel was a flavor more of general sweetness than anything specific." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Katie's review: "My major hitch with this tea is that it was neither very pear nor very caramel. It was sweet and vaguely fruity, but if I didn't know the flavours beforehand, I probably couldn't have placed what they were." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Nicole's review: "don't know why but most chocolate teas that I have tried came off as bitter rather than a sweet indulgence. I could not taste any of the pear or caramel. Perhaps it was the combination of cacao nibs and chocolate chips that ruined this blend." Read review » |
5/10 | |
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Cindy's review: "All the promised flavors are here, but the resulting blend is more bitter than sweet... a milder black tea might have fared better." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Stephen's review: "The pear, caramel and chocolate flavors are all here in this well-blended and enjoyable mix... but its not quite the decadently sweet experience I'd anticipated." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "This tea fell short of my expectations. It just lacked that extra little zing and depth of character." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Shane's review: "The taste is quite-good, if a little one-dimensional... there's just not as much flavor here as in other widely available Darjeelings." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "The flavors of this tea really opened up when the tea was taken warm rather than boiling hot, but I still found myself wanting a better balance of chocolate and mint flavors rather than a dominance of mint. " Read review » |
6/10 |
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Laura's review: "The citrus and floral found a better balance at cooler temperatures. " Read review » |
6/10 |
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Lea's review: "I wouldn't say this tea is rich, but it's definately surprisingly complex. " Read review » |
7/10 | |
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Katie's review: "I can drink the entire cup without really realising that I'm drinking it, which is a good thing because it means there's no gross aftertaste or outstanding negative flavours, but it is also a bad thing because it means there are no outstanding positive flavours, either." Read review » |
5/10 |
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Shane's review: "The mango flavor is well pronounced but leaves a dry and almost bitter taste in the mouth... a decent iced tea but nothing spectacular." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Dan's review: "A pleasant tea with some nice complexities, yet not a lot of "wow" factor on the palette." Read review » |
6/10 |
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Christine's review: "The flavor of the brewed tea doesn't have any sweetness at all, just kinda grassy, and mostly bland. It doesn't offer any of the complexities of flavor that higher-quality white teas offer." Read review » |
3/10 | |
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Numi's review: "This does exactly what it says it does; it's a lightly caffeinated green/white tea that is enjoyable and pleasant to have around, but not much else." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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David_A's review: "There is no sour or bitterness to the tea. Rather it has a light sweetness to the taste." Read review » |
8.5/10 |
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David_A's review: "The first taste while hot is light, very light, delicate, with the same earthy quality. Also, while hot the taste is very short lived in the mouth. It surprises me how quickly it comes and goes." Read review » |
6.5/10 | |
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Christine's review: "It's pretty much average; it's certainly drinkable, but it lacks much of the subtlety that makes white tea so popular." Read review » |
5/10 |
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Laura's review: "Truthfully, had I checked the ingredients before requesting the sample, I might not have asked for this as this has the dreaded hibiscus. Despite the tartness from the hibiscus, and with the addition of a healthy dose of sugar, I am able to finish the cup." Read review » |
4.5/10 | |
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Katie's review: "I spent twenty minutes sipping this tea trying to decide whether or not I liked the flavour and how to describe it, and I never really came to a firm decision. It isn't disgusting, but it is far from good." Read review » |
3/10 | |
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Lea's review: "This is by far the smoothest, most balanced, flavorful acai/pomegranate black tea I've tried-and there are a lot of acai/pomegranate combinations out there (it's also hard to find a black tea base with so much fruity flavor!)" Read review » |
9/10 |
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Laura's review: "The flavor profile is of a very strong mint. It does dominate the cup and largely overpowers the mild gunpowder green tea." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Lea's review: "The earthiness in this tea makes it an awkward blend. The mint could also be much stronger for my taste. " Read review » |
5/10 |
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Numi's review: "A light-bodied green tea that definitely benefits from a shorter steeping time." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Casey's review: "I detected buttery, grassy and smoky notes here, but the overall flavor is a bit too light for my tastes." Read review » |
6/10 | |
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Jake's review: "Mild and clean, with a buttery, salty aroma... the first infusion was to my tastes, but every infusion that followed was sub-par." Read review » |
4/10 |
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Steven's review: "I wanted this longjing to be brighter and more fragrant than it ultimately was." Read review » |
5/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "While I can't readily identify it or even describe it, I do wish it was not there, or at least reduced in its intensity. This tea also has a bitter kick to it. I was not wholly impressed by this tea, and I really am not sure I would drink another cup of this." Read review » |
5.5/10 |
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Stephen's review: "Primarily a fruit tea, with apple the primary and overwhelming flavor. The chocolate overlaps but doesn't quite compliment the other flavors... the chilis, alas, were nowhere to be found." Read review » |
5/10 |
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Vanessa's review: "My first experience with pu'er tea... I could just barely get past its "unique" aroma. I'm sure this is a high quality blend, but pu'er perhaps just isn't for me." Read review » |
3/10 | |
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Stephen's review: "An earthy and flavorful dessert tea... though the recommended brewing details result in a slightly weak brew. You may want to use a bit more tea in your brew." Read review » |
7/10 |
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Christine's review: "This is a wonderful flavored white tea. The flavoring is not only positively delicious, but it's subtle enough that the taste of the white tea comes out, but the flavoring is still easily detectable. This is definitely going on my must-buy list." Read review » |
8/10 | |
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Lea's review: "I like Mighty Leaf's white tea, and I love ginger, so I was sure this would be a blend for me. I only had to take one sip to know that I'd been mistaken. Don't let the ingredients mislead you; there is no ginger in this blend, not even the slightest aftertaste." Read review » |
2/10 |
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Shane's review: "The flavors are either very subtle or nonexistent, although the tea feels extremely fresh and clean in the mouth." Read review » |
5/10 |
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Shelly's review: "Heavy, robust and dark, with an almost salty taste to it... not one of my favorite earl grey blends." Read review » |
5/10 |
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Lea's review: "I was hoping for a smooth black tea-even if the vanilla wasn't obvious, it would still be drinkable. But the black tea is considerably bitter...On top of that, I couldn't detect any vanilla flavor." Read review » |
3/10 | |
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Vanessa's review: "Whereas I have never noticed a particularly undrinkable element to this tea base before, for some reason it was particularly off-putting today. After steeping for only three minutes, the tea was smoky , heavy, and bitter in flavor, without the faintest trace of a sweet vanilla element." Read review » |
3/10 |
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