★★★★★
Refreshing blend to meet all your iced tea needs for summer! Bet it would be good hot too
A delicious blend of natural fruits and spices. Bold and slightly tart flavor, with a juicy clean finish.
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Refreshing blend to meet all your iced tea needs for summer! Bet it would be good hot too
Very good. Has a balanced flavor. I also tried Berry Blues, which I prefer.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect since I am not normally a fruity tea person, but this stuff is great! Although it is fruity, there is enough tang to offset the fruitiness to make this a pleasant addition to my collection.
Yummy, sweet, fruity tea! Perfect for a evening after a hot sunny day
So delicious and perfect for summer. Makes a great tea- hot or iced.
One of my go-to flavors for a fruit iced tea. A winner.
I love the fruity mix of this. Great as an iced tea as well.
This is a good 'red' berry tea, but not amongst my favorites. I prefer berry blues, wild strawberry, or raspberry patch to this one. The cranberry/forest berry flavor profile is more tart/bitter than the other berry blends. I still do like this though, but I give the nod to the other berry teas.
I bought a pound of this so i can have this for a juicy cold brew on hand for the summer. Almost is like juice but healthier.
Great hot or cold. Makes a great punch for the summer.
Nice and tart. If you re looking for something bold and flavorful, this is the treat for you.
I brewed this at 212F for 10 minutes, to really let the berry flavors infuse into the water. This tea was delicious! I love hibiscus, so I will mention that if you don't like hibiscus, then maybe this one isn't for you, but unlike many of Adagio's herbal teas, the hibiscus isn't the strongest flavor here. The berry flavors really shine. There's a bit of tartness from the hibiscus and rose hips at the beginning, especially while hot, but as it cools the berry flavors become even stronger and more forward, for a very refreshing cup. I didn't try it this way, but I absolutely thing this would be amazing as an iced tea. If you like sweet berries with a little tartness, then I'd absolutely recommend this tea.
Says to brew 5 to 10 mins I prefer brewing it for the 10 mins and adding a couple sugar rocks. Doesn't need much for sweetener
I had this one both hot and cold and I have to say this one's not my favorite. I find the balance between the tartness of hibiscus and the sweetness of berry a little uneven, leaving the berry struggling a bit for recognition.
This is very berry yummy!!! I coldbrewed mine and poured it over ice, it's tart and fruity and extremely refreshing. Yum!
CommuniTEA Sample: Great fruity herbal that is good cold, but even better iced. There is a good mix of berry flavor as well as some tartness from the hibiscus. It's a great iced tea for those summer days when you want some berry flavor.
Lovely berry taste! I like this hot & cold. Brewed 212F, 5 minutes. Yummy!!
This is a very nice fruit tea. The Cranberry is the real star. It gives just enough tartness while remaining refreshing and drinkable ❤️
Oh Communitea how you tease me. You give me a perfect sample of berry goodness in your packet. I brew the sample hot and let it steep for 10 minutes to get all the flavor I can as second steeps of herbals never please me. The taste hot is a lovely balance of berry and tart. I happily sip away and ponder... how would this taste iced, what if I cold brewed or added a touch of honey, what makes this different from berry blues or the other berry herbal Adagio has... Could I taste the differences side by side? I go to stick the tea in the fridge to try chilled and look into my cup... empty! No experimenting for me today. Darn it. I am a scientist and now I am going to have to buy this and a few of the other berry herbal so that I can run my experiments. All in the name of science and all started by an innocent little packet of CommuniTea.
Inexplicably, this tea tasted like tomato sauce to me. I don't know if I brewed it wrong, or if something else went wrong. But it tastes like tomato sauce.
Berry blast is berry good lol. I love it as an iced tea. The berries sweetness comes out more than as a hot tea. Also the color is beautiful.
I love this cold brewed! Wonderfully fruity and tart. As I was sipping it on the beach, I thought it might even be a good mixer for vodka to enjoy at summer parties, although I didn’t have any with me to test that theory. Of the berry herbals, this is probably my favorite.
This is an excellent summer tisane! Wonderful balance of sweet and tart, bright ruby red color, delectable fruity aroma... everything about this drink screams summertime. What a treat!
Tart and sweet, cold steeped is the way to go with this one! A touch of simple syrup makes the berries sing and tones down the tart tart hibiscus and rose hips.
Part of the June 2021 CommuniTEA box. Very sweet and a little tartness at the end. I thought I was drinking a berry jam!
This was ok. Berry blues has a better flavor and is much less tart.
The tartness of this blend is a bit too much for my liking, but with milk and sweetener emphasizing the fruity flavors it was pretty good. This curdled my almond milk, though! I think I've heard that the acidity of hibiscus can make that happen.
The elderberry is very flavorful. I cold-brewed and had to add a little more water than usual because it’s a little tart!
I was really surprised by this one. It was a great mix of berry flavors. I had it hot but I have a feeling I would like it better over ice. I will be ordering a bag with my next order.
I like this tea but need to brew a little longer for my taste. I like it strong when it’s a fruity tea. Well balanced between tart and sweet.
Update: I love this one hot but I really like to make it extra strong and then ice it. I use 3 tsp. for my 16 cup. I steeped 8-10 min at 200°, let it cool, put it on ice. (I sometimes add elderberries too.)
BERRY BLAST was just that, a beautiful blast of berries. I loved the aroma coming from the dried leaves and the deep red color in my adagio tumbler, and the wonderfully refreshing flavor of the tea. I took the Adagio tumbler with this tea today and I got so many tea comments and compliments on the bright delicious color. (I didn't have enough to share). The color was beautiful, but It was just as tasty. I steeped for at least 15 min before pouring over ice. It was wonderful and definitely a tea I would like to keep around the house. I did not add any sweetener because I prefer my tea slightly tart instead of sweet. Great blend of ingredients!
When I read that rose and hibiscus were the top ingredients on today’s CommuniTEA packet, I was emotionally prepared not to care for this tea. HOWEVER, there were so many whole berries in there too! It brewed up to be a beautiful red color and incredibly fruity and delicious. Just tart and sweet enough to really compliment the fruit.
I brewed it hot and it was too tart for my liking without sugar, but I let it cool down and then iced it and it was delightful! Now that it’s summer I have really appreciated the teas that are good iced. Totally is what is in the description!
“ 20 June 2020 review: Wow! This one’s gonna be hard for me to describe. It smelled extremely fruity and floral prior to and after being steeped. The hibiscus and rose were mostly noted. I didn’t really care for the heavy floral flavors and aromas in this one. The berries were pretty tasty and provided just the right amount of sweet and tartness at the same time. Overall, there’s just too much going here. Sometimes you either like something and sometimes not. This one’s a middle of the road, meh! (7 mins @ 212F)”
I cold brewed this and drank it over ice. Very nice berry flavors and beautiful color. It wasn't tart at all. I was thinking of adding some lemongrass next time. Wonderful for a hot summer day !
I tasted more floral than fruity notes in this tea. The rose seems to overpower the berry flavors.
This tea tastes like every other herbal that is predominately rose hips and hibiscus. I mainly taste those two ingredients and while I sort of pick up on berry-ish things in the background, it is undecipherable as anything other than generically fruity. I happen to like rose hips and hibiscus and enjoy the flavor of this tea, but I knocked off two stars for tasting exactly like a handful of other teas and not bringing anything new to the cup. (reviewed through CommuniTEA; 5 min @ 212F)
Drinking along with the CommuniTEA today: Scents of ripe red fruit noticed from the dry ingredients and packet. Once steeped for 5 mins at 212° F, I notice a rich ruby almost purple hue color liquid in my cup and mainly detect hibiscus scents. When I take a sip, I recognize Adagio forest berry flavors along side a subtle tart hibiscus mixed with a slightly tart cranberry flavors on the finish.
Really enjoyed this. I don't like fruity teas hot so had this chilled on ice. Hubby liked it too, will buy this one again. Hubby specifically asked for it, he mixed in a little sugar free lemonade.
Berries blast out of my communiTea packet this morning and are ready to go. This tea brews into a beautiful scarlet color. And the taste! It is as bold as the color. Wonderful balance of sweet and tart. The cranberry and hibiscus bring a nice tart flavor to the blend in the best of ways. The rest of the berries bring a nice sweet, juicy berry taste to the mix. Added a touch of honey for tisanes and this helped balance the flavors even more. There was not one flavor overpowering this tea at all. Very nice blend of flavors. I enjoyed this tea hot and iced. I do prefer it sweetened both ways though. Steeped at 212º for 7 mins. 2nd steep is possible with less water and more time. It is a much more mellow cup of tea, but the flavor is still good. Enjoy!
A very tasty fruity blend that tastes great either hot or cold
I steeped this tea at 212F for 7 minutes and then stuck it in the refrigerator to cool. It had very nice berry flavor and made a good iced tea. It was very tart, though. I've had this tea before, and I felt like the tea was tarter this time. That was easily fixed with a little simple syrup.
Great tea, good hot or ice, berries all the way. Delicious my cup of tea, everyone enjoy it! It has a Fruity smell, brew it (212@ 7 min).
Mucho sour berry punch! I probably steeped this one too long, because all I tasted was lip puckering sourness until I sweetened it. Then it was pretty tasty and full of berry flavor. I drank it cold since its summer, y'all 😄.
I loved Berry Blast hot and cold brewed! It steeped up to a vibrant violet color. The berry flavor lended a sweetness and the cranberry a tartness that together brought out the flavor profile of the hibiscus. Delicious! Happy sipping!
Very tart and refreshing and such a pretty rosy pink color. Needed sugar to fit my taste and tame the tartness a bit. (5 mins @ 212°F, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tbs tea for 14 oz)
Great tea!
This tea was so delicious and I would order it again! The way I prepared it was I steeped it for 8 minutes at 212 degrees. Then I swirled some wildflower honey into it and placed it in the fridge for two hours to chill. Then I poured it over some ice and enjoyed!
Too much hibiscus. It doesn't taste like berries just hibiscus. Iced is definitely better than hot.
Good tea, better with a little sweetness to cut the tang. Definitely a blast of berry flavor!