Trader Joe’s Organic Cranberry Green Tea, reviewed
Posted by Nicole on December 3, 2008
Green tea can have such a mild flavor on its own that is easy to layer other flavors on top of it. This is probably why it is used as the base in Trader Joe’s Organic Cranberry Green Tea, as the added flavors – all natural ingredients – are. The tea is flavored with hibiscus flowers, cardamom, lemongrass, cinnamon, apple, star anise, rosehips, clove and cranberries. It takes on a pinkish hue when brewed and has a very floral scent, almost perfumy. The fruity flavors aren’t strong, but they do add a nice hint of sweetness to balance the floral notes.
One really nice feature of this tea, in addition to the fact that it is organic, is that the pyramidal tea bags are biodegradable. Unfortunately, the bags are also individually packaged in plastic wrappers and the box is very oversized for the number of bags included. Still, the tea is very good, but the over-packaging takes some of the glow away from the the eco-friendly elements of the product.
I’ve been reading bakingbites for awhile and just found your coffee site. I just read the whole thing. (I can’t believe it…! But my babies just went to sleep and I had a break.) Looking forward to checking it out regularly.
I just bought this tea – it is so good! Love that it isn’t too sweet. I linked to this site on my blog – you have such a great description of it! Thank you!
This tee is absolutely amazing!!! I also tried Jasmine Perls tea and it’s very good too! I love these new products.
Does this tea have caffeine in it?