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It is extremely tart and not at all sweet. There are three broad categories of herbal tea that I rely on throughout the Fall, Winter, and early Spring:1) Citrus and lemongrass2) Rose hips and hibiscus3) ChamomileFor me, Tazo has held first place in each of these categories for the last several years. I happen to love tart, fruity herbal teas and this recipe is so closely tuned to my tastes I could swear that the good people at Tazo had consulted a sample of my DNA during the design process.I actually never expected to like it, since I don't drink orange-flavored teas as a rule; they're generally too sweet and mellow for my tastes. This is no small feat - I'm cutthroat when it comes to my tea collection. Wild Sweet Orange is by far the best citrus and lemongrass tea I have ever had.For those of you who have never tried it, do not be mislead by the name. I ended up with my first cup of Wild Sweet Orange due to a mix-up at the store a few years back and it absolutely blew my mind. The flavor profile is complex and I never get tired of drinking it.If you like tart, fruity, teas then put down that cup of Lemon Zinger and give Wild Sweet Orange a try.
Will likley just have to throw this out. Also, this tea tastes more like lemon than orange which I should have known based on the first ingredient being Lemon grass.
It's not sweet at all. I'm not sure why they would call this Wild Sweet Orange.
Even with a packet of sugar it still wasn't sweet. It's very tart.
I'm not a tart tea person. Really not happy with this at all.
If you don't mind a tart lemony, citrus essence tea it might be okay for you but not what I was expecting at all based on the description.
It totally lives up to the colorful, yummy words on the little packet.This is what's written on the packet: "Imagine the invigorating bite of a sweet orange in a market in Marrakesh and you get some sense of the taste of Tazo Wild Sweet Orange tea." I must say it tastes even better than described. I don't drink much tea, except for sweet tea when I eat out, or my own Mint tea made from my herb garden. I was really pissed off that I only had one bag, so I looked it up online and ordered four boxes so I won't have to worry about running out again.The ingredients listed are: lemongrass, blackberry leaves, citric acid, rose hips, spearmint leaves, orange peel, safflowers, hibiscus flowers, rose petals, natural orange essence, ginger root and licorice root."It's also caffeine-free. I've been sick with a horrible cold and sore throat and was rummaging through my drawer of tea bags late last night and found a Tazo sampler I'd had for years. I tried this flavor, Wild Sweet Orange, and fell instantly head-over-heels in love. I highly recommend this tea. I'm even going to try it cold when I get my "stash" in the mail.
If you like the taste of sour orange then this is the drink for you. It is really good both plain as a tangy hot drink, or sweetened. I haven't tried it iced, but I'd bet it will make a great iced drink.I found this at a conference and couldn't find in local shops, so I was pleased to find it available here.
I'm not a tea fan, but this orange tea is sooo good. By far the best tea I have ever had.
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