Tizane

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 12 fl oz
BevNET Review: Tizane's Lemongrass flavor is an organic beverage that's made with a slew of high quality ingredients, including blue agave, lemongrass, hibiscus, anise, lemon balm, eucalyptus, spearmint, and catmint. The resulting flavor is superb, with a complex flavor that's lightly sweet and extremely smooth. The main flavor of the drink is the hibiscus herbal tea, while lemongrass and mint provide a pleasant note to the finish. There's only a touch of sweetness to the drink, provided by blue agave, which also helps keep the drink's calories to 60 per bottle. They've gone with a 12 ounce glass bottle, which has been decorated with a label that's easy to understand and extremely pleasing to the eye. Definitely one of the best herbal teas that we've seen in a while.Reviewed on: 10/8/2008

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 12 fl oz
BevNET Review: Tizane's Hibiscus flavor should be a model for anyone else looking to create a hibiscus flavored drink. The flavor is smooth and mellow, allowing the light floral flavor of hibiscus to take center stage. They've sweetened it with a touch of blue agave nectar, which provides a light level of sweetness and adds balance to the drink's flavor. Like the other varieties, the packaging for Tizane's Hibiscus flavor is clean and appealing, although your eye is forced to refocus to read all the text on the logo. Less of a contrast might be easier on the eye. Otherwise, we like their use of the taller 12 ounce bottle, which feels cleaner and more sophisticated than the popular 16 ounce bottle that most competitors use. Overall, we really like this flavor.Reviewed on: 10/8/2008

Product Type:Tea: Sweetened; Container: 12 fl oz
BevNET Review: Despite having execution that surpasses many of the mainstream brands, this was our least favorite flavor of the brand. Our main issue is the pairing of jasmine and hibiscus (as opposed to the traditional approach of mixing it with tea leaves), which gives the product a flavor that's somewhat flat. The hibiscus flavor overpowers what little jasmine flavor you can taste, while the agave adds the mild sweetness that was cited in all of the flavors. Assuming Tizane wants to be a line of botanicals rather than tea, we'd probably suggest coming up with a new flavor that blends better. Otherwise, we'll stick with the other two varieties. Reviewed on: 10/8/2008