Santa Cruz Organic Fair Trade Tea
Pros: Great flavor (for most), fair trade, organic, no icky chemicals or flavors added
Cons: Don't love the mint flavor
Santa Cruz Organic makes these new teas with green, white, and black teas that are Fair Trade Certified by TransFair USA and Green-e certified. They add natural fruit juice and flavors like Lemon, Peppermint, Raspberry, and Mango.
Like all Santa Cruz products, these teas have all sorts of eco-perks, both as a stand alone product and as part of the larger eco-friendly Santa Cruz company.
My family and friends liked these teas overall, although the mint flavor was not a hit at all. I hate mint tea as a rule, but did try the mint, thinking, "Maybe I'll like it" but no. My friend, who does like mint tea said it tasted like tea with a candy cane in it - which he said he did not enjoy. However, the other flavors were a big success. I loved the lemon and raspberry, and even liked the mango, although mango is not my favorite juice/beverage flavor.
The raspberry was the biggest all around winner for taste - everyone who tried it loved it. All the flavors were well balanced with tea and fruit. You could taste the tea for sure but the fruit flavors came through as well.
These teas are also well priced. I've seen them at my local grocer for about $2 a bottle.
If you like tea, you'll want to check out Santa Cruz Organic TeaZers Sparkling Teas too - which are awesome.
Like all Santa Cruz products, these teas have all sorts of eco-perks, both as a stand alone product and as part of the larger eco-friendly Santa Cruz company.
My family and friends liked these teas overall, although the mint flavor was not a hit at all. I hate mint tea as a rule, but did try the mint, thinking, "Maybe I'll like it" but no. My friend, who does like mint tea said it tasted like tea with a candy cane in it - which he said he did not enjoy. However, the other flavors were a big success. I loved the lemon and raspberry, and even liked the mango, although mango is not my favorite juice/beverage flavor.
The raspberry was the biggest all around winner for taste - everyone who tried it loved it. All the flavors were well balanced with tea and fruit. You could taste the tea for sure but the fruit flavors came through as well.
These teas are also well priced. I've seen them at my local grocer for about $2 a bottle.
If you like tea, you'll want to check out Santa Cruz Organic TeaZers Sparkling Teas too - which are awesome.
