I am extremely embarrassed how long it has taken me to review this. Originally, there had been a tea before it in the queue, but things happened. I had not intentionally saved this for Pride month, but here we are.
Name: Tropical Mango Pride Punch Fresh Brew Iced Tea
Brand: Harney & Sons
Type: black tea & fruit
Tea bag
Notes:
It smells absolutely amazing. They are oversized bags that are supposed to make 8 cups of tea each. I brewed the first bag as per the instructions on the back, but I fear it might have diluted it too much, though still delicious. It's a very smooth tea with a light fruity after taste. The fruit included in the tea are mango flavor, mango pieces, orange peel, coconut pieces, coconut flavor, pineapple flavor, and orange flavor (listed in the ingredients in that order). All of them come through in the smell, though surprisingly the pineapple is the strongest. The taste is more of a vague "dried tropical fruit with shaved coconut." Overall, it has a desserty feel, but would also just be good on a hot day. It would be good with cookies.
The box it came in is also quite fun. The front and back are rainbow where the colors blend into the next. (It is a traditional rainbow, not a 5 stripe Pride flag rainbow, just for clarification.) On the sides, it has repeating chevrons in brown, black, white, pink, and blue. So, we've got the progress flag represented without it being BOOM flag. Also, a portion of the proceeds of this blend were donated to the Ali Forney Center, whose mission is "to protect homeless LGBTQ+ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to be independent."
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Rate
Appearance: 8
Aroma: 15/10
Flavor: 9
Overall Rating: 5 stars
Name: Tropical Mango Pride Punch Fresh Brew Iced Tea
Brand: Harney & Sons
Type: black tea & fruit
Tea bag
Notes:
It smells absolutely amazing. They are oversized bags that are supposed to make 8 cups of tea each. I brewed the first bag as per the instructions on the back, but I fear it might have diluted it too much, though still delicious. It's a very smooth tea with a light fruity after taste. The fruit included in the tea are mango flavor, mango pieces, orange peel, coconut pieces, coconut flavor, pineapple flavor, and orange flavor (listed in the ingredients in that order). All of them come through in the smell, though surprisingly the pineapple is the strongest. The taste is more of a vague "dried tropical fruit with shaved coconut." Overall, it has a desserty feel, but would also just be good on a hot day. It would be good with cookies.
The box it came in is also quite fun. The front and back are rainbow where the colors blend into the next. (It is a traditional rainbow, not a 5 stripe Pride flag rainbow, just for clarification.) On the sides, it has repeating chevrons in brown, black, white, pink, and blue. So, we've got the progress flag represented without it being BOOM flag. Also, a portion of the proceeds of this blend were donated to the Ali Forney Center, whose mission is "to protect homeless LGBTQ+ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to be independent."
This tea was gifted to me by
stonepicnicking_okapiRate
Appearance: 8
Aroma: 15/10
Flavor: 9
Overall Rating: 5 stars
