I purchased Bigelow's Mint Medley because I love all sorts of tea. I liked their mint flavor that was in their Sweet Dreams Flavor, so I thought I would give their Mint Medley a shot.
Bigelow's Mint Medley
You can find Bigelow's Mint Medley in the 20, or 28 count box. You can also find it in their variety packs. You can find their 20 count box on sale a lot, and it runs me about $3.00-$3.50 per box. Bigelow claims that their Mint Medley is a "Blend of cool garden Spearmint & Peppermint," also claiming to be "All Natural, and Caffeine Free." The also do not contain any carbs, calories, or nutritional value. Your basically getting a flavored, non-caffeine herbal tea.
Mint Medley comes in a green packaging. Each tea bag comes individually wrapped in a foil packet. Each tea bag comes with a drawstring and green tag for your convenience.
Brewing Time
You can steep your tea bag over boiling water for 3-5 minutes. I like to steep this one for 5 minutes over 4-6 oz of boiling water, that is just my preference.
Ingredients
Peppermint Leaves, Spearmint Leaves, Rose Hips, Lemon Peel, Hibiscus
Packaging Information
You can call Bigelow if you have any questions or for a gift catalog: 1-888-BIGELOW They also have a website listing: www.bigelowtea.com
My Thoughts
I enjoy this tea two ways: I like it brewed with 2 splenda packets, or served without sweetener. I don't care for iced mint tea much. As far as taste goes, the taste is very pleasant with no bitter or strange aftertaste. I do taste the lemon peel, but will get to that in a minute. The only real complaint I have, is that I feel like I want to use two tea bags to brew one cup of tea. This tea is to terribly weak for me to enjoy. I am not sure if it is because I am used to many stronger teas, or what, but I want more mint flavor.
The hibiscus and rose hips give it a barely noticeable flowery herbal taste. I don't mind it, because this tea is so weak in mint flavoring. It leaves only a slightly cool undertone of peppermint and spearmint. I absolutely loved the smell as I pulled this tea bag out of the package. I was really expecting a stronger tea. I was sort of let down by the taste. As this tea brews the strong mint flavor tends to lessen, and is only slightly noticeable.
I am not to fond of the lemon peel in this tea. I think it takes away from the mint flavor. I want to taste more mint than I do lemon peel, and the lemon peel tries to dominate the entire cup of tea.
Overall
I am going to give this tea just an average rating. I am very picky about my tea. Although it seems that I am tearing this tea product to shreds with my comments, I do appreciate that this tea does not have that strange aftertaste I experience with many mint teas. Bigelow is able to do that right. If you like a light tea, then this one might be for you. I want something a bit stronger. This tea produces a light brown/orange colored tea if it has been brewed for maximum steeping time.
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