Numi Jasmine Green Tea

(Green/herbal) As this is green tea, it has a moderate amount of caffeine. This tea is certified Kosher, certified Halal, USDA Organic, and is Fair Trade. I've always really liked Jasmine tea, this one is particularly good. When you open the package (they come in individual packs), the scent is purely Spring. You can thank the Jasmine flowers for that!

This tea brews up to be a transparent grass green color. Pretty typical of green tea. The Jasmine scents the tea itself; the scent doesn't go away after it's brewed. To brew this tea, Numi recommends that this tea should be a first boil tea. You boil the water first and then let it cool a bit before pouring it over the teabag. Then steep for 2-3 min. I disregard that last note, but I prefer my tea stronger than most. If you do steep for longer, be aware that the astringency will increase the longer you steep. You can also make this into an iced tea, but I have yet to do that, as it takes longer and I have a patience problem.

The flavor is very astringent, that's the squeaky feeling you get in your mouth after drinking green tea or eating a Pomegranate.  But it's a clean taste with a astringent aftertaste. I really like this tea and recommend it. 9 out of 10

Ingredients: Fair Trade Certified Organic Green Tea and Organic Jasmine flowers. 

Hibiki-an Limited Edition Competition Grade Matcha

Type: Powdered Green. Price: $45. I love this tea!! Its the finest matcha I've ever tasted! Beautiful green color, smooth texture, beautiful flavor!!! So mild and sweet. Its perfect! Worth every penny! Unfortunately I can't get anymore of this tea until next year as the competition season has ended, but WOW! or should I say SUGOI!!! Absolutely superb in every way! 10 out of 10!!!

Koicha made with this tea.

Zhena's Gypsy Tea: Lemon Jasmine

Type: Green. Flavors: Lemon Myrtle and Jasmine.
I like this green tea. The scent is herbal and lemony. I only drink this tea with honey.The flavor is supremely lemony! Its a mild flavored tea, and I while I can taste the green tea it isn't overpowering. I don't get the Jasmine, but I'm thinking that its smoothing out the grassy-ness of the green tea. 8 out of 10

Ingredient List: Chinese Green Tea, Indian White Tea, Australian Lemon Myrtle, and Jasmine Essence.

*A note about Lemon Myrtle: It possess an essential oil that has antimicrobial properties; however, the undiluted oil can be toxic to humans.

This tea is USDA Certified Organic, Kosher, and is Fair trade.

Organic Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Dong Ding Oolong Tea

Type: Oolong. I love this tea... probably my favorite green tea so far. I got this as a sample from one of my orders from Ebay. The seller is berylleb. The tea comes in a single serving packet. First off, I think the packaging is beautiful!!! The tea is vacuum packed. The scent of this tea is incredible!! Its milky and sweet smelling. It brews very mellow in color. It a light green, but very transparent. The flavor is fresh and grassy, but not overpowering like Matcha can be. This tea is very mellow, its not at all bitter. Its very soothing to the pallet. Defiantly recommend this one. 10 out of 10!

Review: Tazo: Zen

Tea: Green/herbal. Ingredients: Green tea, Lemon Verbena, Spearmint, and Lemongrass. The scent it herbal, the color is green-gold, and you can definitely taste the green tea and the spearmint. The taste is clean, but its not my favorite tea. There's something grassy about it, like chamomile.