Celestial Seasonings Chai

Just as I had lost all hope for tea k-cups, I tasted the Celestial Seasonings Indian Spice Chai tea k-cup.

Oh my, my, my.  The aroma while brewing?  Delightful.  Spicy, sweet...so good!  As usual, I brewed with 8 ounces of water, and even still it wasn't too watered down.  It tastes more like the chai flavor I'm used to.  I added a smidge of sugar, and it was delicious.  I imagine over ice, with milk?  Instant iced chai latte!  My search for the perfect tea k-cup is over.  =)

The lowdown:

Flavor:  10.  This tea is so good!  Very nice chai flavor, and strong enough to brew over ice, I'd think.  Yum.

Price:  8.  At $0.55 per cup, it's a great price.  Definitely worth it!

Overall rating: 10!  This is my favorite tea k-cup.  The others have been too bland for me.

Would I buy again?:  Definitely yes.  A million times, yes!  Yum.

Twinings Earl Grey Decaf

I was in the mood for a cup of tea this evening, so I reached for my new Twinings Earl Grey Decaf k-cup.

I love Earl Grey tea.  I love it!  I love the aroma, I love the flavor, and I love the warm goodness.  Mmm.  I used to drink this brand's tea bag variety, so I was looking forward to trying this k-cup!

The aroma while brewing was great.  A nice, pleasant bergamot aroma.  Mmm...my favorite part!  However, after it finished brewing, much like the other tea k-cup I tried, the flavor was bland, bland, bland.  Maybe it's my Georgia gal upbringing, but I like my tea to have a strong flavor, not taste like dirty water.  Every tea k-cup seems like it needs another two minutes to steep before it extracts all the flavor.  I have one more to try, but I'm starting to think that the tea k-cups are a lost cause.  =\

The lowdown:

Flavor:  1.  This tea was so bland.

Price:  10!  At $0.46 per cup, it's a great bargain.

Overall rating: 2.  Booo-ring!

Would I buy again?:  Definitely not.  I will be sticking to Tazo tea bags for my Earl Grey fix.

Timothy's World Coffee Chai Tea

Today I got several samplers in the mail that I ordered from Kenoza Coffee!  I decided to try a Timothy's World Coffee Chai Tea after supper today.

I guess in order to be fair to this tea, I should preface it by saying that I really like Chai lattes more than Chai tea.  But I was super disappointed in this tea.

The aroma was the first clue that this tea was going to be quite bland.  It did have a chai essence to it, but there was barely any spiciness to it at all.  It was bland, bland, bland.  Honestly, I drank three sips of it before I poured it out.  Nothing was saving this tea.

The lowdown:

Flavor:  1.  This tea was so bland.  Weeeeeak.

Price:  4.  At $0.56 per cup, it's more than I would be willing to pay for it.


Overall rating: 2.  Booo-ring!


Would I buy again?:  Definitely not.