C+ Swiss

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 8.4 fl. oz paper can
BevNET Review: Billed as “The Original Hemp Ice Tea” (shouldn’t that be “iced tea”?), C+ Swiss is a mixture of black tea, sugar, hemp seed extract, lemon juice, ascorbic acid, and natural flavor. As far as mainstream RTD iced tea goes, this stuff is quite drinkable, with a decent amount of black tea flavor and plenty of sugar to please the palate. The lemon juice adds a nice note of citrus to the finish, but it does not overpower the other flavors as it does in other competing products. The cardboard can (made by Cartocan) is very nice-looking, with colors and text that are sharper and more vibrant than if they were painted on an aluminum can. It’s quite easy to drink from and feels nice in the hand – so we’re definitely fans of their packaging choice. However, there’s one thing that we’re really not fans of: the green leaf image that will undoubtedly be referred to as a “marijuana leaf.” For us, this severely undermines the intentions and potentially healthy attributes that this product might otherwise have. And visually, the leaf in the ice cube feels at odds with the clean and modern look of the C+ Swiss logo and graphic design. Plus, it in no way whets the appetite. Overall, we really like the flavor and the cardboard can, but the artwork leaves us scratching our heads.Reviewed on: 8/2/2011