I really like fresh oranges. They’re a great source of vitamin-C and are pretty tasty to boot.

Visually this Chinese Sencha green tea appears with dark green sharp leaves with slivers of orange peel mixed in. I suspect some flavoring to have been included as well to strengthen the flavor. This tea provides a bright yellow-green liquor.

The aroma is straight forward. Boom. Tangerine/mandarin orange. No two ways about it. Sadly there’s no real vegetal scent from the Sencha here. The same is true once brewed.

This Mandarin Sencha dries the palate rather quickly. The flavor is strong on the tangerine side of things. Stronger than I think is natural given the amount of peel included. That being said, there’s nothing wrong about that if you enjoy a strong flavor. However, none of the vegetal strength of the Sencha comes through, which is disappointing.

If you’re looking for a tea tasting of oranges, this could be your choice. Though, I wasn’t particularly pleased with the results myself, your mileage may vary. It’s sufficiently low cost to give it a shot if purchasing their Blueberry Rooibos or their Earl Grey, both of which I enjoyed.

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Wednesday is Green Tea, White Tea, Rooibos, Oolong and Tisane (Herbal) Review Day!

Recently there’s been a big craze around Red Tea (aka Rooibos). There are hundreds of flavors already available from a wide assortment of companies and blenders. What better than a rich Blueberry from Baxter for this review!

This beautiful rooibos comes emblazoned with red rooibos needles, lavendar petals and real dried blueberries.

The aroma is very fragrant. Baxter provided me a package with three teas, and I could smeel this blueberry rooibos through the box! Somehow though, it doesn’t seem overwhelming. Once brewed this blend provides the scents of warm blueberries muffins with hints of maple and a buttery creaminess and light floral tones.

The color brews to a beautiful amber-gold and resembles a lightly oxidized apple or a calming autumnal/rustic orange.

The flavor of this tea is one which exudes blueberry. Like a fresh baked loaf of blueberry bread, and it goes down about as smooth. This tea is lightly sweet, common with rooibos which is becoming more popular partly for this reason. I also noted hints of fennel and spices.

This Blueberry Rooibos is a wonderful dessert tea. Not bold, but rather soft and relaxing. It is sweet and easy to drink with the bonus of being caffeine free.