Celestial Seasonings Vanilla Rose Tea

There are so many great places to get tea, and some are quite expensive. Sometimes it is nice to just grab something from the shelf when you are at the grocery store, you know? I mean, it’s is great to try that rare golden tip from an internet source but what if it is Sunday and you want some good tea right now?

I like Celestial Seasonings. I like them because they have been around a long time, because their tea is good, and I like the artsy designs on the boxes. The quotes that are scattered all over the place give me something to do while I am mindlessly sipping the tea. It is a win win situation. I like them because they were involved in environmental issues and ethical issues well before it was popular. I like that their boxes are 100% recycled material.

The vanilla rose smells like cinnamon rolls as it is brewing. It has passed the Audet Kids’ Tea Test for Taste (AKTTT). This means that of my 8 kids, the 6 that are home have tasted it and I have to fight them for the last bag. Even little Kyrie gets involved in the melee.

The tea is decaffeinated, made from black tea- which is very good for your heart, cinnamon, vanilla, and rose. It has rooibis, hibiscus, carob, and chicory as well. I don’t generally like carob but in this case it gives it a faint ch0colate after taste which is nice. I don’t know about their description, which says that creamy vanilla flavor, fragrant roses, and mellow rooibos add a touch of romance and flavor…

Personally I would just say that it smells exactly like walking past a cinnabon store at the mall.

And..a portion of every sale is donated to the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. I like that too.

Give it a try. It isn’t as flowery as most rose teas… It goes GREAT with a Lorna Doone!