Teaware

Mint Exhilaration

Name: Mint Exhilaration
Kathy’s Rating: 8.5/10.0
Company: Ineeka
Origin of tea: The Himalayas.
Price: $11/14 tea bag infusers
Tea form: Loose leaf organic peppermint leaves in paper infusers.
What they say: A natural digestive, this herbal infusion is cool, refreshing, and rejuvenating.
Preparation method: Pour boiling water (212F) over tea and infuse for 5 minutes.
Review: I recently came across Ineeka’s teas. They looked interesting, so I picked up Mint Exhilaration. The flavor of this tea is very good, and definitely refreshing. Yes, it’s true that it’s peppermint, so therefore, it should be refreshing. However, there’s a bit more to it than just that. I noticed that the mint taste is very clean - lending the brew a very sweet aftertaste, and not muddled like some other mint teas I’ve tried in the past.

The paper tea infuser I mentioned above is quite unique, and I’ve never come across anything else like it. There are actually little wing-like paper handles on the side of each paper infuser. The idea is that the wing-like handles would gently be stretched out to cling onto the sides of the tea cup. This novel design allows water to be poured directly into the paper infuser, much like if a regular metal infuser is used.

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