Celestial Seasonings White Tea, Decaf China Pearl, Tea Bags, 20-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)

I had to update my review because I started making ice tea with these bags and the taste is awesome! with a little lemon. "Try it, you'll like it"

I visited Celestial Seasonsings plant near Boulder, CO. The factory tour let me see that the company's operation was clean/fine looking. They explained how all different types of teas and herbal infusions were prepared (it's slightly different for some types). Everything is automated. I later read an interesting research paper that showed Celestial Seasonsing's green tea had the highest antoxidants in a comparison. White teas have even more antixodiants (as they are basically young green tea leaves). I feel this tea was the perfectly choice for alternative to coffee in the AM.

For those who enjoy green tea but don't care for the grassy taste some can have, white tea is for you. It's light taste is subtle and mello without being boring. The lower acidity than black teas makes it easy on the stomach as well. This is the one tea I reach for over and over year round.

This tea is a wonderful, light flavored tea. With all the companies that mix different flavors with White tea, it's wonderful to taste the fresh, clean flavor of pure white tea. I drink a lot of tea, and white tea is my favorite. It's not as heavy as dark tea, but it is still flavorful and complex. I highly recommend this to everyone, and especailly those who may not like other teas. I think everyone will enjoy this refreshing drink.

The aroma of this tea in the box is a light woodsy tea scent. When brewed you experience the same woodsy scent but with a floral component. The taste is subtle. The flavor is woodsy and floral--a fantasy of bamboo and lilac.

If you are looking for an intense burst of flavor this tea is not for you. If you have time to savor a delicate, refreshing brew then try this!

Celestial Seasonings gets extra points for their packaging: they utilize 100% natural recycled paperboard in their boxes and they don't package each tea bag individually. Instead they use a system of a waxed paper bag inside the box that stays shut when you fold it. It keeps the bags fresh and utilizes less packaging than individually wrapping each bag. They put a caffeine meter on the box to compare this tea with cola and coffee beverages-this tea has 5 mg of caffeine compared to 90 in a cup of drip coffee. This tea is reported as having a high level of antioxidants-higher than green tea. The level of antioxidants and information about them would be a good addition. The art they use on each box is beautiful as are the quotes and information they put on every surface. Here is a poem they put on this box:

"Ten thousand flowers in the spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life."
Wu Men.