Review: Raw Honey & Lemon Tea

Now in its production ready format, Harmless Harvest’s 100% Raw Tea has been refined and given a packaging update. This flavor, Honey & Lemon, replaces the flavor previously called “Honey.” That’s unfortunate to the extent that we gave the prior iteration of this product a five star rating -- but this one tastes and looks even better. The combination of raw tea leaves (which are never dried or heated, transported cold and steeped cold), raw honey and lemon juice in a USDA Organic certified, high pressure processed formulation is, well, as close to perfection as you’ll probably ever see in the tea category. The taste of the tea is bold, but smooth, while the honey has depth of flavor that you don’t typically see in honey-sweetened beverages. The slim 10 oz. bottle has been given a big upgrade in the label design department, with a sharp green backdrop and a cleanly executed front panel that nicely sets the stage for this super premium product. Overall, this beverage has it all: it’s innovative, very marketable and timely and extremely enjoyable. And it’s definitely the most interesting product that we’ve seen in the tea category in a long time.