AriZona Fresh Choice

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 16 fl oz plastic
BevNET Review: Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey is definitely the best flavor of this brand, as the lack of preservatives helps create a fresh, just-made taste. The pure cane sugar and honey are subtle, but their presence remains noticeable. The green tea is good and has no grassy aftertaste, but it is too light and sweet to please tea purists. We also like the wrapped plastic packaging which, unlike most other AriZona products, doesn't have the SRP integrated into it. However, as with the other flavors, we're not quite sure what type of consumer will go for this product. Still, a solid entry into the RTD sweetened iced tea category. Reviewed on: 6/23/2005

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 16 fl oz plastic
BevNET Review: It's no surprise that the Fresh Choice version of AriZona includes the flagship AriZona Iced Tea with Lemon Flavor. This time around, they've spruced up the product with pure cane sugar, which cuts out the syrupy coating that the canned version leaves in your mouth. Beyond that, the product has no preservatives which might be a benefit to certain consumers. Still, we aren't quite sure what value this brand brings to AriZona -- or to the consumer. A non-shelf stabile tea is an unnecessary complication for a company that has had the success that AriZona has. Overall, the product tastes and looks great, but we feel that it is filling a niche that simply doesn't exist. Reviewed on: 6/23/2005

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 16 fl oz (473 ml) plastic
BevNET Review: Diet Green Tea with Ginseng was, in our opinion, the least enjoyable flavor of this brand. The blend of green tea and honey is grassy-tasting from start to finish and the addition of the artificial sweeteners gives the product a definite aftertaste. Of any of the three flavors, this variety sees absolutely no noticeable taste benefit from the lack of preservatives. Overall, this product needs some serious work before we'd want to try it again.Reviewed on: 6/23/2005