I had to try an unsweetened version of Lipton’s PureLeaf bottled iced tea. My first experience with a PureLeaf product was not completely negative. My biggest problem with most Lipton bottled teas has been the sugar content. Lipton has recognized that there is a market for unsweetened teas. This isn’t a “diet” tea, it’s unsweetened. Now, when I opened the lid on the bottle, I noticed the tea did have a pleasing scent to it. As expected, it had a classic black tea scent. The flavor was slightly mild. I enjoy a “darker” brew; however, the more I drank the tea the more I liked it. The unsweetened black tea was far more refreshing than the sweetened varieties I have tried. The actual tea is said to come from the Lipton Tea Gardens in South America. The bottom line with any tea, including ready to drink teas, is to know what you’re drinking. Read the labels before you buy the tea. If you like sweet teas, don’t buy this tea. If you are looking for a tea product that doesn’t contain the calories, but still provides a source of antioxidants and classic black tea flavoring, try this tea.

Note: I noticed the lid on a bottle of PureLeaf requires an extra twist to fully seal to the bottle. One of the first bottles I tried, I evidently did not twist the lid on tight enough. After sitting for only two days, the tea tasted awful. That said, it was my fault for not sealing the bottle. Don’t let this happen to you, make sure the lids are on tight.

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marTEA

marTEA's blog was posted on Thursday, August 9th, 2007 at 12:20 am and is filed under Black Tea, Lipton, Ready-to-drink. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.