Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal
Where to Buy: Treehouse Teas
Tea Description:
If you like Pina Coladas and gettin’ caught in the rain this tea is for you! It’s a favorite herb and fruit tea that bursts ingredients of pineapple, apple, rosehip, coconut pieces and hibiscus petals. If you are allergic to coconut stay clear. Small Batch Blended and from Sing Buri, Thailand. It has a low antioxidant level and its a caffeine free herb and fruit tea. Steep: 5-10 minutes at a temperature: 100C, 212F. This can be re-steeped for additional cups! Also, makes great popsicles and pink tea for tea parties!
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
With a description like the one above, my expectations for this tea were pretty high. I mean who doesn’t love a sweet tea that carries you away!
The tea mix itself is beautiful. I adore the colors and love how pretty it looks as the tea steeps. The dry mixture smells fabulous. Sweet and tropical. My excitement level was rising to taste this sweet tropical treat!
I brewed this up per their recommendations and was enjoying how the water was turning into a beautiful pink color.
I took my first sip and sadly- this tea didn’t hit the target for me. I wanted to love this tea so much. At first taste, you can pick up an almost strawberry flavor that reminds me of a strawberry Popsicle. The flavor isn’t very strong and is more on the weaker side. The coconut is subtle and gentle. I think with a tea that is being considered a pina colada, I wanted the coconut flavor to be strong. I didn’t pick up any pineapple or even any of the hibiscus tartness. This tea was more of a lightly flavored strawberry flavor. I can see this being a great tea for a little girl’s tea party but not for me. I would like my flavors a bit stronger.
My last thoughts on this tea is that maybe this tea is one that needs to be cold brewed or even steeped longer than the 10 minutes to really bring out the flavor. I did share the remainder of this tea with a tea drinking co-worker and her thoughts were in line with what I was thinking. Regardless, I’ve enjoyed the teas that I’ve tried from Treehouse Teas for the most part. Just a few I haven’t cared for. This tea blend would have been one that would have totally caught my eye so I am glad that I was able to try it, just not sure this would be one I would need to try again.
Sipdown #37!
Peaceful Pineapple from Treehouse Teas
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Treehouse Teas
Tea Description:
Peaceful Pineapple Organic Green Loose Leaf Tea
Relax, unwind and find your inner peace. Organic Blue Mallow Flowers, Organic Chinese Green Tea, Natural Mango Flavor, Organic Marigold Petals, Natural Papaya Flavor, and Natural Pineapple Flavor.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Peaceful Pineapple. That name kind of struck me as a bit odd only because when I think of pineapple, I think of parities and fruit trays. Not relaxing and unwinding. But hey, I’m nothing but one to take in all experiences. So if this tea will help me unwind, I’m good with it!
This green flavored tea was quite lovely to look at. I enjoyed the pop of purple amongst the green tea leaves. I steeped this up with the green tea setting on my Breville and was excited to try a pineapple flavored tea. In the past these have been hit or miss with me. A lot more times than not, the pineapple flavor either doesn’t come across as being true pineapple-more of a tropical papaya flavor.
First sip and I’m a bit confused by the tea. All I am really getting is a green tea flavor and a confusing one at that. I’m not really getting the mango, papaya, or pineapple flavors. More of just this more or less bland green tea. No real flavor is singing to me or even one flavor I can discern from another. I’m wondering if there is too much going on or if I need to try cold brewing this pineapple tea to make the flavors pop. As it sits, the flavors just aren’t there for me so I’m going to dump this cuppa out and try experimenting with this tea a bit more down the road. I was hoping I would have a nice tropical flavor to drink this afternoon. Looks like I need to keep looking or need to keep experimenting!
Awake from Treehouse Teas
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Treehouse Teas
Tea Description:
A wonderful energetic blend that will keep you awake! Maybe you’ve been traveling the world or just need a little boost to get you through the day. Green Tea, Green Mate, Gynostemma Leaves, Strawberry and Papaya make this blend a get up and go to.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
I am such a fan of green tea and green mate. I love how the flavors mix. What is fun with this mix is that there is also a bit of a tropical feel to it with the added strawberries and papaya. This tea had such a nice sweet aroma.
What I always seem to be confused by is what steeping parameters I should use. Green tea and green mate have completely different steeping times. To play it safe- I went with the green tea setting on the Breville One Touch because I wasn’t sure how forgiving the green tea would be if I went with the mate setting I typically use. Poured the sample into the brewing basket and away I went.
My thoughts? I like this blend. It isn’t overpowering and it is very subtle. No one flavor gets in the way or pushes the other around. The green tea has a nice buttery feel that really pairs well with the strawberry and the mate gives a slight roasted flavor that goes well with the papaya. All in all, a nice brew subtle brew. I would love to try this one on ice. With ingredients like strawberry and papaya, I can see this being perfect for these last days of summer!
Jasmine Haiku from Treehouse Teas
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Treehouse Teas
Tea Description:
A soothing and peaceful green tea with surprising body and a captivating floral character. Jasmine blossoms picked only in May when they are in bloom accentuate this tea giving an intense aroma. From the Fujian Province in China this high antioxidant tea is best steeped 3-7 minutes at a temperature of 90C, 194F.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
I have been on this crazy jasmine kick this summer. I used to stay away from any kind of floral teas and now I can’t seem to get enough. I asked the twins last night if they wanted some tea and they picked this one.
Brewed a pot up with the help of my Breville One Touch on the green and medium settings. I poured three cups, 1 for me and 1 for each of the twins.
We sat down to enjoy our tea while we watched our new addiction-Skin Wars on GSN, a body painting competition that is similar to Face Off. Before the first commercial break, one of the twins had finished his cup and was asking for more. I admit, I hadn’t even tried the tea yet, trying to allow the tea to cool off a bit. While I was making more of this tea, I took a moment to see what I thought of this tea.
Unfortunately, this tea wasn’t my favorite of the teas I have tried from Treehouse Teas. Even with my jasmine addiction, something just didn’t hit the right note for me. I enjoyed the green tea and the grassy like components it brought to each sip but the jasmine to me almost had a sour note that I can’t really put my finger on.
Regardless, one of the twins adored this tea and drank a few more cups of it. I’d like to try this one as a cold brew next to see if I can get that lovely jasmine flavor to come out more on a happy note than the sad note. To be fair, the tea could have tasted off because I do have issues with a sinus infection right now. Either way, I’d love to try this one again to get that flavor I adore to come out in the fore front.
Strawberry Sencha from Treehouse Teas
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Treehouse Teas
Tea Description:
The smell of fresh picked strawberries round out an exceptionally smooth green tea. Papaya and strawberry pieces layer this Sencha which is made to Japanese specifications. High in Antioxidants this tea also makes for a wonderful iced tea perfect for back porch rocking. Steep 3-7 minutes at a temperature of 194F.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Strawberry Sencha? Yes please! Sign me up! I had a great experience with Treehouse Tea’s delicious Gemaicha so I was excited to try their version of a flavored sencha.
I brewed a big pot of this up for the twins and I to share after dinner. The amazing strawberry aroma that I could smell while the tea was steeping was fresh and vibrant. I couldn’t wait to try it. I brewed this up in my Breville One Touch on the green tea setting. Poured three mugs and sat myself down in front of the computer to enjoy this tea.
As I sat and allowed this to cool for a moment, I’m transported to sweet strawberry heaven. Took my first sip and I’m still in strawberry heaven! This tea is delicious. The strawberry tastes fresh and almost juicy like. The green tea delivers a nice buttery rich mouth full each and every sip. For those strawberry lovers out there, this is for you! I’m excited to try this as an iced tea here in a few minutes.
A word of warning tho, this tea gets bitter as it cools off. So drink it while its hot! Which really shouldn’t be a problem. This tea is too good and the cuppa will be empty before you know it!