TEAse

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 16 oz PET
BevNET Review: Despite the images of strawberries, cherries, raspberries, and blueberries, this product tastes just like raspberry iced tea (the exact same kind you can find in a ton of other brands). While labeling it as Honey, Pomegranate, and Acai probably makes for a more marketable product, it has neither pomegranate or acai flavor at all. Fortunately, it still tastes good, with a pleasant base of green tea, a note of honey (there is honey in the formulation), and a palate-pleasing raspberry flavor to finish things off. And, if you take this product for what it is (sugary iced tea), it's a good choice as far as mainstream RTD iced teas go. On the packaging front, the full wrap that they've put on the 16 oz. PET bottle looks nice. However, we'd like to see the images changed to raspberries (again, it's a good raspberry iced tea -- why not sell it that way) and we think they should eliminate the "A wellness drink" and "metabolism booster" claims (be honest -- this tea is 160 calories and 36g of sugar per bottle). Overall, it?s a good mainstream tea, but they need to either change or back up their positioning. Reviewed on: 9/15/2011

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 16 oz PET
BevNET Review: TEAse’s “Green Honey & Ginseng” variety is a blend of green tea, honey, natural flavors, citric acid, ginseng, and sugar. It’s a pretty standard -- and enjoyable -- tasting blend, especially with the use of actual honey. The green tea is quite smooth, while the sweetness of the sugar and the honey flavor help round things out. On the outside, the 16 oz. bottle has been given a full wrap, which makes it looks very colorful. However, calling the product “Green Honey and Ginseg” and having images of red berries (they are presumably ginseng berries) is confusing, especially since the product doesn’t have any added fruit flavor (and ginseng extract comes from the root, not the fruit). Furthermore, having “a wellness drink” and “natural metabolism booster” seems like a stretch for a product that is, in our opinion, ultimately about refreshment (it’s sugar and honey sweetened tea, after all). Overall, it’s a very nice tasting product and, if you take it for what it is, a solid choice when it comes to sugar sweetened green tea. Reviewed on: 9/9/2011