Tetley: Super Green Tea Tropical

Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of posting recently. My mum has recently had a operation on her foot so it's been quite busy around here! Also, I've had a weird, gloomy mood recently which I've put down to the post Bootleg Beatles blues!

But, I don't stay down for long, and decided today to blog about a tea from Tetley's latest Super  Green range. The tea I've tried from this range is the Tropical Super Green Tea.

My friend and fellow blogger, Rebecca, had sent me a sample of this tea and I liked it enough to buy a box!

This delicious tea has been a perfect pick me up. Due to the added Vitamin C, which Tetley claim is good for your immunity, this could be considered a functional tea. In circumstances like these I am not qualified to blog about the supposed health benefits, only on the tea itself.

I love anything tropical. I love how refreshing the flavours can be and how it can be a change from the traditional orange and lemon flavours that is found in a lot of tea's.

Contained in this tea is pineapple and mango, they are two really light and lovely flavours that work well together. Just the aroma from the teabag reminds me of summer, sunshine and warmth! Tetley have blended the two flavours well and it's makes for a fruity, flavoursome drink.

I brewed this tea for a couple of minutes, which was timed, and it infused to a dark green colour.

I actually found the aroma of this tea to be quite mouthwatering. It just had a brilliant smell to it and it makes you unwilling to wait to try it!

The base tea is a green tea, that, of course, has it's own reported health benefits.

As I settled down I took my first sip and I really quite enjoyed this tea. Firstly, the flavour of the fruits is gorgeous and very smooth.It is light and refreshing and really cleanses your mouth.

The mango has a deep, rich sweetness to it which is the stronger of the two flavours. The pineapple which has a sharp sweetness to it is the perfect compliment. It's quite a sweet tea but has a very slight, tart, afterbite so though sweet, it's not so sweet that it hurts your teeth, that overly sweet things tend to do to me!

The green tea element is something that is just so so. It has a strange texture to it, which I couldn't quite put my finger on. It's pleasant and enjoyable, but I feel this tea has the ability to go very bitter if you are not precise on your water temperatures and brewing times. I made the mistake of leaving the bag in for just a minute longer then I should and it went terribly bitter. Acutally, it went undrinkable, for me anyway.

However, if you make sure you brew to the correct temperature for green tea, which is around the 80-85c mark, and infuse this tea for no longer then 2 minutes you will avoid the bitterness that could come with this tea and have a nice cup of tea.

For me, on a personal level, the best part of the tea is the tropical flavours, something that isn't always available in loose green tea - normally loose green tea comes with red berry flavours or something like lemon.

As a tea that you can purchase in a supermarket as opposed to specialist tea websites this isn't too bad at all. I was a huge fan of Tetley's Peach and Apricot but sadly that seems to be discontinued as I can't find it any supermarket no matter where I am in the country! That is such a shame and I really hope this Tropical blend doesn't disappear from the shelves also.

There are other tea's in their Super Green range too. But, I will admit, I've not tried them. The other flavours available (some contain Vitamin C, others Vitamin B) are: Lemon and Honey, Berry Burst and Lime. I will admit the other only tea that does interest me is the lime tea as I've not tried lime as a flavour on it's own in tea.

To sum up, this is a great little tea that you can find from most supermarkets. And, of course, the added Vitamins would mean it's great to take in the run up to Winter to help aide you against the dreaded lurgies. But, I also think this would make, because of it's tropical flavour, a fantastic iced tea in the summer too. I can't say often enough how delicious the mango and pineapple is.

I'll give Tetley a thumbs up for this - but I also appeal to them to not do what they did to the Peach and Apricot tea, and make it disappear after a few months!