Raspberry Champagne from Octavia Tea

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  White

Where to Buy:  Octavia Tea

Product Description:

Elegant and inviting, Raspberry Champagne blends the luscious, juicy taste of ripe raspberries with the delicate floral and honey-like notes of champagne. Known for its detoxifying, stress-relieving properties, white tea is said to be the healthiest of all teas and is harvested only a few days each year.

Taster’s Review:

I’ve tried a few Raspberry Champagne blends, but I think this one is my favorite!  And the biggest surprise for me with this tea is that this blend has hibiscus and stevia in it, two ingredients I don’t like in tea blends … and I’m still loving it!

Even though the flavors are delicate, they are well-defined.  The raspberry flavor is sweet with hints of tart.  There is a beautiful floral tone to this.  The jasmine and osmanthus give it such a delightful flowery note.  The champagne is crisp.  And the nicest surprise of them all, a sweet undertone of honey.  It is a fantastic and surprising combination of flavors.

The hibiscus is a very light addition, and I think that makes a big difference here.  It adds the faintest hint of pink color to the cup, but, next to no flavor or texture.  The stevia adds a gentle sweetness without any of the weird aftertaste that I get from stevia.

This is delicious hot, but, as the weather is still rather warm, I prefer it iced.  It is very cool and refreshing.  If you’ve liked other raspberry champagne blends you’ve tried, I suggest trying this one – it may just become a new favorite like it has for me.

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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1 thought on “Raspberry Champagne from Octavia Tea”

  1. I’ve been on the hunt for a good one after trying one from a supplier this weekend and they couldn’t tell me who any of their customers where so I could get this tea! I’ll have to try this. Sounds like just what I’m looking for.

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