Friday, January 11, 2008

Fuze Orange Blossom White Tea


Aroma : Sweetly orange with a hint of ginger, and the herby aroma of tea leaves. Very pleasant.

Taste : A mildly sweet burst of orange and ginger assails me, then—wow—tastes like actual leaves or flowers, but not in an unpleasant way. Kind of how I would expect an orange blossom sprinkled lightly with honey to taste. The soft white tea flavor mellows on your tastebuds, and the orangey sweetness kicks back and hangs out on the sides of your tongue like old friends on an old couch.

Price : $1.29 at your local grocer, or available online.

Ingredients : filtered water, crystalline fructose, honey, natural orange ginger flavor with other natural flavors, white tea solids, malic acid, ascorbic acid (C), white tea extract, niacin (B3), calcium pantothenate, vitamin E acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (B12) (dietary suplement)

Other Comments : This beverage comes in a keen looking bottle which is not covered in statements addressing how cool the company is for making such a product. Actually, over a quarter of the label space is devoted to additional nutritional information on the various antioxidants and vitamins contained within. Is it necessary? Probably not. Is it refreshing to see? Definitely.

Overall : With an aesthetically pleasing package and a smooth draught of vitamin rich, naturally sweetened teafuzion (yeah, I just made that up now), this beverage pleasantly surprised me, having tried other beverages of this nature before, and have been continually turned off by the taste of the artificial sweeteners used. However, this drink may not be to the liking of those adverse to the earthly, leafy taste.

Rating : 4/5 stars.

-WiseGuise

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