Like fresh homemade jam: juicy and tart, slightly sweet, not overwhelmingly tangy and a lovely fragrance.
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I have only had this as an iced tea so that is what my review is based on. This is a fruity, juicy tea bursting with flavor. It's tart and sweet with lots of hibiscus flavor as well as raspberry. It's delicious and refreshing as an iced tea. There are not a lot of herbal teas that I truly enjoy, but this will definitely be one I purchase to drink throughout the summer.
Raspberry patch tea tasted much like hibiscus tea when it was hot. As it cooled I tasted apple and raspberry flavors. Next time I enjoy this tea it will be iced so all flavors can come through. Nice refreshing cup of tea.
I cold brewed, and added pure sucralose. The result was a sweet raspberry popsicle-like flavor, and even more vibrantly red than you'd expect, from the hibiscus... which adds a nice tartness that's not too overpowering.
Raspberries are my favorite berries! I love this tea iced ...sometimes it is a little tart...thanks to the hibiscus🌺 But I still love it! Very refreshing!
This tea has such a wonderful raspberry aroma! I enjoy this hot and iced, or added to a tea blend to make it a bit fruity. Very tasty!
Delicious raspberry flavor, and the hibiscus gives it an attractive red flavor with a good amount of tang.
Very tart, like the worst part of raspberry flavor. If you like sour things, this is the tea for you.
Tasting along with the CommuniTEA: Lots of hibiscus fragrance with a hint of raspberry noticed from the dry ingredients and packet. Once steeped for 5 mins at 212°F, I noticed sour raspberry notes wafting from my cup. When I take a sip, the hibiscus and rosehips seem to be taking the spotlight, with a hint of raspberry flavor. I even plopped in a few of the apple bits in effort to bring out the raspberry fruit and sweet fruit notes. This was not an overly sour tea, but definitely tart raspberry. The hibiscus does create a beautiful garnet red color in the cup.
...and again another hibiscus tea. The only time i even got a hint of raspberry was when i opened the packaged and smelled the contents. Brewing this tea was nice and refreshing perfect for a day like today where it s 86º. However, the raspberry in cup is not present.
You definitely can smell the raspberry! I made a cold brew out of mine and it’s great I like raspberry ice tea, great tea today!🫖☕️☕️❤️❤️
I wish I would have brewed this yesterday to enjoy it cold today-- it would be so refreshing with ice on a hot day. There is a bit of tartness at the end, just shy of sour, and the color was so beautiful, I really wish I had a lip gloss in that shade.
I didn't get a whole lot of actual raspberry flavor, it reminded me more of a gentle fruit cocktail juice. Lots of apple. I added some brown sugar oatmilk creamer and it made it super reminiscent of strawberry milk actually.
The description says it all...zesty, tart, and slightly sweet. Good cup of tea when you want something fruity, but not too sweet. It does well with sugar or honey if you want to sweeten up. When warm I think the apple flavor comes out a little too much. I am guessing they are in this to keep it from being too tart. I actually prefer this as an ice tea with a touch of sugar. Reminds me of picking raspberries in the summer. Only able to steep once. Second steep was just too weak. 212° for 7 mins.
A good raspberry blend that was refreshing hot. I did see a lot of Apple pieces which seems typical of a fruity tea from Adagio.
very tart fruity and delicious. I can taste about half rasberry and other half apple so flavor is nice and balanced. I can really appreciate how the description of the tea and its ingredients can be clearly tasted and I didn't have to search for the flavors. I'm not a fan of fruity teas like this one but i can see why people would love it.
I have mixed taste emotions about this tea. I do like it quite a bit; however, I find it tastes like every other red herbal that is mostly rose hips and hibiscus. I really don't taste raspberry, or anything that makes this one different or special from other rosehip/hibiscus heavy blends. (reviewed through CommuniTEA; 6 min @ 212F)
Soooo good! Lots of raspberry flavor packed into this tea. Make sure you brew for long enough for maximum raspberry impact!
The most delicious tea I’ve had! I literally make it for all my friends and they continue to ask for more too!
Great berry flavor. Doesn't need any sweetener, as it is super sweet on its own. I preferred this luke-warm rather than hot. I found the flavor was fuller when just warm.
Raspberries are one of my favorites, so I was really looking forward to this tea and it didn’t disappoint. So much berry goodness. It was a smidge tart for me so I added 1/4 tsp of sugar to my cup and it was perfect. (4 mins @ 212°F)
If you love raspberries, this one is for you. Unfortunately, this doesn't beat Raspberry Green Tea, but should not be disappointed with the raspberry flavor in this fruity herbal. The gorgeous red liquid is present, so think twice on resteeping. It won't be that red after the first steep.
This was tasty, I think it'd be better without all the Apple pieces however. It was tart and a bit bitter. But a small amount of sugar helped
I usually don't like raspberry, but putting some lemon peel and sliced apple in my cup really helped balance the robust, deep flavor that the berry brings to the table. This is a cup that must be gussied up, but its well worth the effort and it tastes fantastic.
Tart raspberries come wafting through the packet when I open it. I steeped it and put it in the fridge to chill overnight. It was so nice, fruity and refreshing in the morning.
212 degrees for 20 minutes. Whew! You know that feeling when you haven't eaten all day and the first thing you eat is a raspberry? Mouth puckering, tongue curling tartness followed by bursting juices? This tea is just as good! Fresh bright and tart, I added sugar to tame the sourness and enjoyed this sassy tea cold. Good stuff.
To be honest, all I could taste here was the hibiscus. The aroma is overwhelmingly raspberry, but the flavor didn't scream raspberry to me. The tartness of the hibiscus was overwhelming. Still, it would probably make a pretty decent iced tea.
Zing! Intense raspberry flavor, awesome iced or hot with a little honey. I sampled this tea as part of the CommuniTEA May 2021 box and will be buying again for my fruity tea stores.
I cold brewed this tea overnight. What a beautiful red color! It was so pretty that I enjoyed it in a wine glass. I was hopeful that the hibiscus wasn't too overpowering and it took a back seat to all the other wonderful flavors. Not too tart at all. What a nice summer time tea !
When I read the ingredients and saw that rose hips were number one, I prepared myself not to particularly enjoy this tea. I was pleasantly surprised! Sweet, tangy, tart, and full of fruity flavor without being overly floral! It tends towards overly tart as it cools.
This is a fabulous tea to cold brew! I love to mix the iced fruit teas with lemonade (and a touch of mint simple syrup!) to make summer refreshers. This tea on its own is very tart and tangy, fruity and refreshing!
I love a tart tea and I love an herbal that's caffeine free. So this tisane is just perfect for me! Can I keep rhyming? Well, wait and see! The raspberries are yum and don't taste like bubble gum. Is it too much for some? Well, more reviews are to come! I bet some say blah, this is hurting my jaw. But for me I cheer and then make my tea disappear! Happy Sipping!
Delicious tea with a little tartness and a lot of delicious berry flavor. I recommend an extended steeping time.
I was wary going into this one given how prominent hibiscus was on the ingredient list. I am happy to report that while I could taste the hibiscus, a six minute steep kept the tartness at a minimum and really let me appreciate the raspberry sweetness of this tea!
The first thing I noticed upon opening my CommuniTEA packet this morning was that the raspberry scent was both heavenly and super strong, so I couldn't wait to brew this. I have every confidence that this is lovely when cold-brewed, so I've gone ahead and started a second steep in cold water in my fridge, but I won't be able to try that until later tonight. In the meantime, I wanted to also steep hot because that's the tougher sell for fruity teas, for me.
While I don't generally enjoy tart fruit flavors like berries or citrus fruit (other than lemon) flavors while they're hot because they tend to be too tart or bitter for my taste, this one was different. Something in the balance of this made it almost equally as pleasant hot as I imagine it'll be iced. It's tart, but not overly so. The raspberry is not completely overpowered by the rose hips (although, admittedly, this packet, in particular, was definitely in danger of that; it's very close), but all the flavors instead are present in a layered way.
I wish I understood the point of using so many apple pieces in practically all of these blends - I'm sure there's a reason, but in this case, I feel like it has a lot of potential for absorbing the wrong flavors and leaving the rose hips to take over if not blended carefully enough by Adagio or well enough upon first receiving it by the tea drinker. I don't know, just throwing that thought out there while it's present.
All in all, I was pretty pleased by this one. I'm usually wary of a hot brew of anything with rose hips in it and I might have just gotten especially lucky with this packet, but this tasted very balanced and made for a lovely cuppa. I...don't know that I'd say raspberry flavor jumped out at me super recognizably but I can tell that's what the aim was, for sure.
I recommend this brewed cold or brewed hot and allowed to cool to at least tepid for best enjoyment, but this is definitely delicious no matter what. Worth at least a try!
I love raspberry tea and I prefer to drink my tea caffeine free so this is perfect. I made it hot, but I think I may have liked it even better iced.
I love the scent, the tea color and initial sip. it does become a little tangy at the end.
Tart and refreshing! This tea brews up to a gorgeous red color and smells heavenly.
I say razzberry
I never say rasp-berry
What is in a name?
No guessing involved
This tea is razzberry, yup
I mean rasp-berry
Oh forget it, it's good!
Tastes like Rubus idaeus!
Scientific name!
(Haiku review)
Great raspberry tea! Would taste amazing over ice
Overnight brewed cold raspberry tea! Drink it plain or spiked 😉
This tea is okay. It's a tangy raspberry but something about it seems off, similar to Teaster. It's kinda... cardboardy? Generally smells funky. I assumed the notable flavor from Teaster was that vanilla creme flavor but the only thing in common between these are the apple pieces so that's not it. I'm very confused about what I'm tasting and I shouldn't be because the ingredients list is simple! I usually love the tangy fruit blends but this one wasn't it... Hopefully it will taste better prepared differently or I'll be able to use up the rest of my sample bag by blending it with other teas.
While it was a very pretty tea, it wasn’t what I expected. I thought it would be much sweeter. It wasn’t astringent and yay no caffeine. It was a blast of summer.
Juicy, tart, sweet - this tea explodes with summer flavor. It was delightful iced after a day in the sun and stood up to several steeps so it was enjoyed by many. This will be a summer staple!
Turned this into a really tasty cocktail. It's a really fun tea.
Listen, im a sucker for hibiscus and berry teas. Personally, think i overseeped it with the rose since it came out a little bitter. Nothing a few spoons of sugar couldn't fix. It's great i love it i plan to maybe buy some more in the future for my pantry.
I really wanted to like this one, but there was WAY too much raspberry flavoring in it that made it super cloying and medicinal. Maybe I just got a bad batch?
Nice mix of tart and sweet, I really enjoyed this as a cold brew.
Absolutely lovely as a cold brew overnight in the fridge.
Great tasting tea would purchase again. I highly recommend this tea for your enjoyment.
Hibiscus notes are prominent, kind of overwhelming 'red' flavor.
Aptly named, this tea tastes just like ripe raspberries directly from the garden. Nice change from strawberry.