We had a coupon in our latest Safeway (grocery store, for you easterners!) insert for a free tea from Starbucks. Today I went in to use the coupon and got a black tea latte. When I removed the bag, I was surprised to see that it wasn't an ordinary paper teabag, it was a t-sac type bag and it had pretty good sized leaves in it.
Anyhoo ... it wasn't bad for "bagged" tea. Much better than the retail store-bought Tazo.
Does anyone know if Tazo is doing this for their retail teas, or just for Starbucks?
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Given the title and what's back on tonight I was expecting something a bit more galactica.
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
Heh, I laughed and threw that coupon away.
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Yeah, I figured it was free, I had been walking in the cold, and what the heck, I might as well try it!
But I wasn't brave enough to try the Berry London Fog or whatever it's called.
Not that I'm going to start buying tea there, because it definitely wasn't good enough to pay $3 for. But I was surprised that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Or maybe I was so cold that anything warm was good at that point.
But I wasn't brave enough to try the Berry London Fog or whatever it's called.
Not that I'm going to start buying tea there, because it definitely wasn't good enough to pay $3 for. But I was surprised that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Or maybe I was so cold that anything warm was good at that point.
Gah!
Tazo was started by the same folks who founded Stash Teas.
They were bought by Starbucks one year after they approached the coffee company seeking a distributor for their teas, in the late 1990s.
I really can't imagine what Tazo might taste like, I've never tried it - its sold alongside the other grocery type teas, in tea bags. The Starbucks website does mention Tazo loose leaf teas, as well as teabags and "tea latte" premixes, so it might be a step up from the floor sweepings grade of tea typical of most grocery store tea-bagged teas.
I'm not a coffee junkie, but am also not exactly a coffee novice, either. I have never been able to finish a Starbucks cup of java, because they unerringly over-roasted their beans to produce some of the most acidic espresso or americano that I have tasted. Even their medium and light roasts have this attribute, and it might be due to the beans they use as well as the roasting method.
The local Safeway has recently added a Starbuck cafe; safe to say, I won't be venturing there to try their Tazo tea or coffee.
They were bought by Starbucks one year after they approached the coffee company seeking a distributor for their teas, in the late 1990s.
I really can't imagine what Tazo might taste like, I've never tried it - its sold alongside the other grocery type teas, in tea bags. The Starbucks website does mention Tazo loose leaf teas, as well as teabags and "tea latte" premixes, so it might be a step up from the floor sweepings grade of tea typical of most grocery store tea-bagged teas.
I'm not a coffee junkie, but am also not exactly a coffee novice, either. I have never been able to finish a Starbucks cup of java, because they unerringly over-roasted their beans to produce some of the most acidic espresso or americano that I have tasted. Even their medium and light roasts have this attribute, and it might be due to the beans they use as well as the roasting method.
The local Safeway has recently added a Starbuck cafe; safe to say, I won't be venturing there to try their Tazo tea or coffee.
Yeah, I wish I would have taken a photo of the bag, I was surprised at both the size of it and that it wasn't full of dust.amy210 wrote:I was suprised when I orderd a London fog and the bag I took out was a giant bag with loose leaf tea in it... While I would not say I trust the way mine was made, as I didn't really know you could steep tea in milk, I thought those that put milk in tea did it after the steep. But the London fog was quite good, but me being a fan of every Earl Grey I came across, this isn't really surprising.
But as far as I know Starbucks aren't even selling the tea bags they are using in some of their new tea drinks...
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Flavored black teas actually steep well in milk. This is more common with Chai and Thai teas but can be used with any flavored black.amy210 wrote:I was suprised when I orderd a London fog and the bag I took out was a giant bag with loose leaf tea in it... While I would not say I trust the way mine was made, as I didn't really know you could steep tea in milk, I thought those that put milk in tea did it after the steep. But the London fog was quite good, but me being a fan of every Earl Grey I came across, this isn't really surprising.
But as far as I know Starbucks aren't even selling the tea bags they are using in some of their new tea drinks...
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Re: Gah!
It's almost, but not quite, wholly unimpressive in my experience.Intuit wrote:I really can't imagine what Tazo might taste like, I've never tried it -
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Milk, like most other beverages, is almost entirely water. So if you're looking for a milk/tea marriage, it makes a certain sense to just start off with milk.amy210 wrote:I didn't really know you could steep tea in milk, I thought those that put milk in tea did it after the steep.
But I don't milk tea, personally. When I first started with tea back in the early 90s, I tried it several times and actually liked it. But the thought doesn't really cross my mind with the teas I drink now.
Maybe I'll try it with some young sheng!
