This is a review of our loose leaf green tea Jasmine With Flowers. It was reviewed by liber-teas of The Tea Review.

I do adore jasmine tea, and this is a delightful one! It smells almost as good as it tastes … almost!

Actually, one of the things I love most about jasmine tea is the act of inhaling deeply, meditatively, just before sipping and allowing that fragrance to permeate my senses. This not only is a pleasurable olfactory experience, but it intensifies the jasmine flavor as the tea washes over the palate.

This medium-bodied tea is so smooth and rich in texture. The flavor of the jasmine is sweet with sharp tones, and I like how that sharpness seems to cut through some of the mouthfeel just enough so that it doesn’t linger and end up feeling too heavy. Also cutting through the mouthfeel is a light drying astringency at the tail.

The green tea has a soft vegetative flavor that is not what I would call grassy. It is more like freshly steamed vegetables. It is fresh and mellow and melds nicely with the jasmine notes – giving this cup a very springtime taste.

Jasmine tea does not need sweetening, and while I don’t think it would harm a jasmine tea to sweeten it, I do suggest exercising some restraint so that the tender flavors of the jasmine are not overwhelmed by the sweetener. I love this tea served hot or iced, in fact, this is one of my favorite iced teas in the summertime! So flavorful and refreshing!

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Tea cocktails are guilt-free way to enjoy alcohol and tea. You're using a calorie-free and sugar-free mixer, and you get the added bonus of all the health benefits tea has to offer. Frenchie's Lemon Ginger is not only easy-to-make, it's delicious too!

Ingredients:
  6 oz Organic French Lemon Ginger Tea Cocktail
  1 oz Vodka
Splash of Ginger Ale (optional)

Use 2 heaped teaspoon of Organic French Lemon Ginger Tea per 8 oz cocktail glass. Brew tea with boiling water for 5 minutes. Pour over ice to chill, add vodka, and top off with a splash of ginger ale.

For more low calorie cocktail recipes, visit our Tea Cocktails page!

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Why Element Tea?
1. We’ve hand-picked and sampled thousands of teas so you don’t have to.
2. We sell high quality products at very low prices. How? By selling our products online, we greatly reduce our costs.
3. Our packaging is designed to keep your tea tasting great and smelling fresh time, and time, again.
4. We save you more money by offering you easy, affordable ways to sample our teas.
5. We promise to ship your order within 2 business days.

Our Story
When we discovered that tea drinkers had expanded beyond nibbling cucumber sandwiches and sipping on an oh-so-familiar Black tea, we tea lovers became curious. We familiarized ourselves with teas from around the globe, relished in new exotic flavors, and explored delectable, new food pairings. Yes, we tea fans had found ourselves in our element. Later, our passion for tea led us to holding tea tasting parties, traveling to conventions, attending seminars…and, soon after, we launched Element Tea.

At Element Tea we practice strict quality control and we follow strategic guidelines when purchasing our products. Those practices involve numerous samplings, improving formulations, buying tea from renowned tea estates and suppliers, and hand-selecting products with raw, natural ingredients. We also carry certified organic teas for every one of our categories.

Our goal is to introduce people to some of the world’s healthiest and most delicious teas, to expand tea palettes and tea knowledge, and to answer all tea-related questions. We want people to have fun exploring this popular beverage by learning about the origin of tea, the different flavor varieties, how tea is prepared, and understanding all the health benefits of this delicious drink. We also preach that tea is not in competition with coffee. In fact it is very much opposite to the ‘get up and go’ coffee buzz. Instead, the daily ritual of tea encourages people to take a break or steal a moment to themselves, or better still, to bond with close friends.

As part of our goal, we also believe it’s important to ensure that farm workers on tea estates are paid a fair, above-market price and that strict socioeconomic development criteria are being met in developing countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. That is why we have a Chari-TEA, a specific tea that, when purchased, will give a percentage of the profit to TransFair USA, a non-profit organization that issues Fair Trade Certifications.

Please enjoy your experience with us, share your thoughts with us, and, ultimately, be in your element.

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We often get asked, what exactly is a "decaffeinated" tea? Well, to make it simple, decaffeinated tea is any tea that has undergone a process to eliminate most of the caffeine content.

Our decaffeinated tea is produced via a chemical-free, “Supercritical CO2 Decaffeination” process, a method whereby caffeine is selectively removed from the tea leaf. Under high pressure, CO2 becomes liquid form and is able to flow freely through natural materials, like tea, where it can dissolve the caffeine. This is called its “supercritical state,” hence the process’ name. The tea leaves are left intact, and the caffeine-laden CO2 is filtered and recycled for further use in decaffeination.

This process is capable of extracting 97% of caffeine from the leaf. Therefore, decaffeinated tea is not completely caffeine-free and contains small traces of caffeine (between 5-10 mg). Carbon dioxide is a natural part of the air and physically harmless.

As with all teas, decaffeinated teas provide all the same benefits as those teas containing caffeine. They are loaded with cancer-fighting antioxidants, lower cholesterol, boost the immune system, prevent heart attacks and stoke, lower blood sugar, and help promote health skin, teeth and bones.

Check out our selection of Decaffeinated Teas here.

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This is a review of our loose leaf tea black tea, Lilac. It was reviewed by by liber-teas of The Tea Review Blog.

Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Element Tea

Product Description:
Smells just like the first blossoms of spring. Fresh, yet mild, real lilac petals bring this fragment flower right to your taste buds.

Taster’s Review:

Lilacs remind me of my gramma. She had a big, beautiful lilac bush in her backyard, and every spring as it came into bloom her yard became such a lovely, fragrant place to spend the afternoon. Since that time, lilacs have come to mean springtime to me, and the source of many happy memories.

This tea brings those memories to life right here in my teacup!

The dry leaf of this black tea is alive with color, thanks to a generous sprinkling of lilac petals. They add a beauty and a charm to this tea … not to mention a delightful fragrance!

The black tea base is a brisk, bright tasting black tea. It isn’t an overly aggressive black tea. There is a light, drying astringency to the tea. Overall, the tea is fairly mellow, and adds a smooth tranquility to the overall flavor of the cup, making this a pleasing afternoon tea.

The lilac flavor is rather unexpected! Of course, I knew that it was a “lilac” tea, but I don’t really recall ever having tasted lilac tea before, so, I didn’t know what to expect from it. It has an enchanting, sweet floral flavor to it. In trying to grasp for a way to describe the flavor … the word I come up with is serenity.

It is a very serene, relaxing tea, and I have enjoyed it immensely, as well as the memories it has evoked. Thank you, Element Tea, for this amazing trip down memory lane!

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Julia and Rachael, the owners of Element Tea, were recently featured on a local radio station to discuss tea, tea, and more tea. Topics included the health benefits of tea, loose leaf tea vs bagged tea, tea cocktails, and the overall experience associated with drinking tea.

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