Yogi Tea

Smell 4/5:  I can smell strong peppermint after opening a sachet. Strong peppermint with light liquorice when a tea bag is infused in water

Flavour 5/5: Fresh peppermint with liquorice undertones. There was another unreconcilable flavour. I suggest that it might be eucalyptus. It leaves a wonderful long long-lasting breath in aftertaste.

 Colour 5/5: Golden, like honey

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 6 minutes

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: Minty and refreshing. It is for everyone who needs to re-energise their mind. This delicious tea with ginseng, eucalyptus and fresh mint gives you a moment to take a breath – a little break to nurture mental clarity to focus on what matters. 

A few ingredients – eucalyptus (4%), ginger, lemon balm (15%), lemon grass, liquorice, orange oil, peppermint (18%), peppermint oil, spearmint (12%).

The tea has a Soil Association symbol meaning it is organic as well as a leaf symbol on it which means EU Agriculture approves it.

Debio okologisk approved organic and sustainable productions in Norway.

KRAV symbol or the standards to IFOAM Basic Standards in Sweden.

Manufacturer's advice: 250ml water100˚C, brew for 6 minutes.

Storage: Not explained.

 Price (£): 2.79/17 bags

Price per bag (£): 0.16

Weight: (g): 32.2

Price per kg (£): 86.65

Bags 4/5: Almost excellent in packaging tea bags if they would use foil sachets then it would reduce the possibility of being accidentally wettened and damaged. Tea bags have a string and a red tag at the end. Beautifully represented tea bags.

Package 5/5: It is beautifully designed.

Purchased: Paul’s Natural Foods, Elescar Heritage Centre, Wath Rd, Elescar, Barnsley, England.

Manufacturer: Yogi Tea GmbH, Germany

Additional notes: This tea is wonderful indeed. I loved the peppermint and liquorice blend of flavours.

I found an inexperienced ingredient – orange and peppermint oil.

Also, a new thing was a word – Ayurvedic. It made me search online for an explanation.  Ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India, which uses a range of treatments, including panchakarma, yoga, massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine, to encourage health and well-being.

Additionally, I noticed that the manufacturer has recommended brewing it at least for 6 minutes, which seems unusual as normal brewing time is 3 – 5 minutes at least.

Interestingly the manufacturer does not warn about liquorice presence in the tea. People suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption because it contains liquorice.

Besides there are only 17 bags which made me wonder why is that and the weight is 32.2g.

I learned that the manufacturer has used paper that is glossy from the inside to make sachets. It makes me conclude that this is a pretty good attempt to protect tea from a wet environment because it is a thicker and stronger material.  Though, it is hard to say whether it is equal quality of the foil. 

Tested: Bradford, England

Date: 14/05/24