Friday 13 March 2015

t+ Wellness Tea: Apple And Blackcurrant Detox

(My samples, which arrived this week).

Several weeks ago I received a lovely email from a chap called James Dawson in which he explained to me that he was from a company called t+ Drinks and that he was about to launch a new range of tea's. Would I like some samples? Yes please!

t+ drinks specialise in "wellness" or "functional" tea's as they are sometimes called. The companies aim is to provide tasty tea's that have added vitamins to the tea's to make them healthy.

Here is a little bit of what the company say about themselves:

"We made t plus with a simple intention. The plan was to create some healthy, tasty and functional teas that can help everyone in this hectic world get the right goodness into their body where and when it's needed most."

Each one of their blends consists of green tea as a base tea with natural flavouring. Vitamin's are added to each of the tea's to make them not just tasty but healthy too. And of course, we all know the health benefits that are claimed to come along with drinking green tea on a regular basis.

Now, I will like to state that I am reviewing the tea on the flavour alone. I do not feel qualified to be able to judge the "health" aspect of the tea. I am not a doctor, nor am I knowledgeable on vitamins, nor have I been able to drink the tea long enough to know if it makes me feel super healthy. I feel it would be wrong to write about these elements.

However, I do know a bit about tea so will write about that!

t+ sent me two samples. One is Raspberry and Pomegranate. The other, which I reviewing today, is Apple and Blackcurrant.

(Apple and Blackcurrant. I love the colour of this blend).

The only other "functional" tea I've tried before is Twinings Defence. I used to drink it often in a attempt to protect myself against colds in the winter and I have to say, it wasn't a altogether pleasant drink. The flavour wasn't exactly inviting, but I used to take a cup a day to stave off colds. Most things that are good for us are not always nice to taste, and with Defence that was the case, if I'm honest. It was drunk under sufferance.

So, I wasn't too sure what to expect when the tea's arrived with the postman this week. And, to be frank, flavour wise, I wasn't expecting too much. And I'm glad to say that I was proven wrong. In fact, I was more then pleasantly surprised.

Firstly, the aroma of the tea is very delicate, not at all strong and not particularly fruity, either. I was expecting a slightly stronger scent as the fruit flavours - apple and blackcurrant - are two really powerful scents when it comes to tea. However, don't let the light aroma put you off. The taste more then makes up for it!

The green tea is absolutely superb. The flavour is lovely and there is no bitterness to this tea whatsoever. It has a well rounded, tangy flavour and brews to a really wonderful, yellow colour, as you can see in the photograph above. It's nice to drink a green tea that comes from a teabag (rather then loose) that isn't astringent and unpleasant.

Apple and blackcurrant works well together in almost anything - be it a nice fruit pie or crumble. And this tea is no exception. I love the sweetness from the apple, it's mouthwatering and refreshing. And there is just a little bit of tartness from the blackcurrant.

This tea is very light, refreshing and extremely easy to drink. It really revives you and is a brilliant candidate for a mid afternoon pick me up. I love the mixture of the flavours, love how it refreshes your mouth and is just lovely and summery. 

I loved this tea. It's truly nice to drink a functional tea that is not just healthy for you but tasty - and is incredibly moreish too. And I've just had a sniff of the empty mug and the fruitiness is still lovely.

I am really impressed with this tea on so many levels. I wouldn't never of guessed this was a wellness tea if I didn't know. There is none of the "weirdness" you can get with the functional tea's. The green tea is so tasty, too, and this is perfect for you if you are unsure of green tea because it lacks the not so nice properties green tea can sometimes have.

I must thank James for sending out the samples to me. It was a pleasure to try them. (I will be reviewing the other tea shortly). And I really do wish t+ well for the future.

If you are interested in the company and their range of wellness tea's then please visit their website.


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