Canmore Tea Company Berry Blend Oolong

 I love oolong tea it is one of my favorite types of teas.  I spent a few days in Canmore Alberta and I had to visit the local tea shop. I figure I should start linking the teas I'm reviewing with where to buy them except this tea isn't on their site. However you can buy other teas from this company here. I do not get anything from you using that link so order or don't order teas freely. The bag of this tea doesn't boast anything it simply tells you the ingredients and that's all. I suppose I should start the review part by saying this is loose leaf tea that I brewed in a David's Tea steeper.

Ingredients: Oolong, raspberry pieces, strawberry pieces, cornflower, natural flavours

Steep Time: 5 mins (they recommend 3 minutes but I like a strong tea)

Amount: approx. 1.5 teaspoons in approx. 16oz of hot water.

Colour: orange

Smell: The smell of the dry tea is a strong punch of berries. However once steeped the smell become a mild oolong tea smell with subtle berry undertones.

Sweeteners: none no need in my opinion.

Stars: 4/5

Taste: This tea does not have a super strong berry taste. The oolong comes through nicely with little to no bitterness even when cold. In my opinion oolong has the just right flavour between green tea and black tea. I drank the first half warm and because you know I'm a mom the second half got cold when life decided to interrupt my morning unwind, haha. When warm the berry undertone comes through much better, but there is not much of a difference between the warm and cold tea.

Bottomline: I would buy this again but the berry flavour is not as strong as I would expect a "Berry Blend" to be. 

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David's Tea Mom's Apple Pie

 Ok let's start with something I am sad about. I used to love how David's Tea was all natural and used no sweeteners in their blends. What happened? It is so hard to find a tea now without artificial flavoring or stevia added. On to this specific tea, they say this tea will "bring you back to your childhood", but will it really? Let's find out

Ingredients: Green tea, Apple, Cinnamon, Artificial Flavoring (apple, cinnamon)

Steep Time: 5 mins (they recommend 3-4 minutes but I like a strong tea)
Amount: 1 "perfect teaspoon" (approx. 1.5 teaspoons) in approximately 16oz of hot water.
Colour: green
Smell: pleasant smell of an apple pie with a green tea undertone
Sweeteners: none 
Stars: 3.5/5

Taste: This tea has a strong flavor of cinnamon and apple. However there is a clear artificial taste to it, it isn't completely off putting but I don't like it. Once it gets cold (because I'm a mom and we get distracted) it is bitter and gross. Once cold the artificial flavor is more obvious and the teas begins to taste like a burnt apple pie. Honestly I feel they should have added more fruit and cinnamon pieces and just left out the artificial nastiness.

Bottomline: this is an okay tea. I won't be buying it again but I don't entirely feel like I wasted my money. Did it bring me back to my childhood? The smell did but the flavor did not.

Celestial Seasonings Citrus Sunrise

I've been on a slight hiatus lately, but today I'll be reviewing Celestial Seasonings Citrus Sunrise tea. They boast 200% of your daily value of vitamin c pee serving while being caffeine free.

Ingredients: rosehips, orange peel, natural flavors of tangerine, orange and blood orange, with other natural flavors, hawthorn, hibiscus, blackberry leaves and ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

Steep Time: 7 mins 
Amount: 1 teabag in approximately 14 oz.
Colr: reddish orange
Smell: medium orange smell 
Sweeteners: none 
Stars: 4/5

Taste: This tea has a mild flavor of orange with the very mild tartness of hibiscus. Drinking it sends a warmth through you. I'm sure it would be just as pleasant iced. I don't think sweeteners are needed but honey will definitely heighten the flavors.

Bottomline: this is a pleasant way to get your daily dose of vitamin c.