Organic Garden Pure Ceylon Ginger Black Tea

I am not a huge fan of black tea, mainly because there are so many bad tasting ones out there.  I don’t like the heavy taste and the nasty films a lot of black teas that come in teabags leave you.  But surprisingly the Organic Garden Black Ginger Tea I picked up at Essence of Life on my recent downtown Toronto Tea Trip was not too shabby!  The taste is smooth and not too strong, the ginger really comes through well on the first steeping.  The flavour gradually subsides on 2nd steeping and it’s pretty much dead after 3rd round.

I actually didn’t notice that it was black tea when I purchased it because the packaging only states Certified Organic Ginger Tea on the front.  It’s only when you look closely at the ingredients that you see its a blend of: Organic black tea and organic ginger.

Like Celestial Seasonings, Organic Garden packages their tea in one large bag as opposed to individual packets.  They have their tags in tact however.  Inside the box of tea is an extremely cute and informative pamphlet that can be used as a bookmark about the benefits of organic tea versus non organic.

Elimination of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides prevents environmental pollution.  Application of compost and sustainable agricultural practices develops an organic rich soil hoizon, vegetation diversity and forest cover.

This tea also states on the front of the packaging that it is low in caffeine.  Black tea is to my understanding is high in caffine, but I have read it varies from tea plant and also that white tea is the highest in caffeine according to The Guide to Tea by Michael Harney.

I was actually feeling like crap, and ate 4 Ferrero Rocher’s to bring up my energy (ya gross I know), but the tea really helped me.  I feel much calmer and the tension in my head subsided.  Yay.  I love tea.  25 unbleached tea bags cost me $2.99 at the Essence of Life.

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