Tea tasting: Teavana's Passion Tango

Teavana's Passion Tango herbal blend is one of the blends available through Starbucks these days.  It bills itself as "bright tropical notes of papaya and mango with bright citrus lemongrass with a hint of cinnamon."

Bright is a fair description of the tea.  A sharp and tangy citrus flavor dominates.  The cinnamon note is in the background, very lightly blended in.  It reminds me of a hot version of the plantation iced tea I had in Hawaii.  It's only very slightly sweet; adding honey or sugar would probably work nicely.

This tea does not have the over-engineered quality that many Teavana blends have.  Some reviewers have recommended that it be blended with Teavana's Youthberry or with it Wild Orange Blossom.  As I have both of those tisanes, I'm going to give that a try.