Product Review: Teavana

I love tea, and you should too. Okay, perhaps you don't currently love tea, but you should after reading about my favorite product below. Teavana tea offers a unique beverage "experience." After trying Teavana tea, you won't ever be able to drink regular tea bags again. I'm almost a full convert; I only drink tea bags when on vacation.

Teavana recently expanded their line of loose-leaf teas. Teavana, only a decade old, sells a seemingly endless list of loose leaf teas, and that's probably what I love best about them: their endless variety of tea. They carry everything from black tea to herbal tea and everything in between. Teavana sells varieties of tea that I had never even heard of prior to becoming a devoted patron. Below you'll learn about some of the new flavors Teavana recently introduced.

Some of Teavana's new rooibos, or red tea, varieties include Blueberry Bliss, Banana Kiwi Karma, and Pistaschio Apple Pie. The new herbal varieties Teavana recently introduced include Peach Tranquility, Sweet Fruit Garden, and Vermont Maple. New varieties of white tea include Lavender Dreams, Queen of Babylon, and Sweet Lily White.

Teavana's sales clerks usually provide expert suggestions about what flavors can successfully be combined; however it is usually a good idea to get individual flavors packaged separately, which will expand the range of flavors you can create at home. If they recommend a red tea that pairs well with a particular herbal tea, such as Rooibos Peach and Strawberry Kiwi, it is best to purchase each tea separately and mix during preparation.

The only disclaimer is that when you enter a Teavana store the prices you see listed are for two ounces only. Two ounces of tea in any of the varieties is expected to brew between twenty-five and thirty cups of tea. Price can be a prohibitive factor for many customers, but I have found the cost to be well worth it. Their tea tastes extremely fresh, and you just can't get the same flavor from a tea bag even it is an organic or gourmet tea bag.