I received a sample of this tea and just had to try it. This tea utilizes a new process of pressing and extracting "tea essence" from the leaves, then putting them back once the tea is oxidized. It is said to offer a better, fresher tea flavor. To me, it has a similar taste to regular lipton black tea. There is also the "energy" part--additional amounts of caffeine and theanine. Regular lipton tea has 55 mg vs 75 mg in the natural energy blend. I didn't notice any effects from the marginal increase in caffeine. What I did notice was the increased astringency. I mean bitter, rough, sandpapery dry mouth kind of astringency that lasted a few hours. Quite uncomfortable. I don't know if it is just my sample, but I don't think I will be buying this product.
I received a sample of this tea and just had to try it. This tea utilizes a new process of pressing and extracting "tea essence" from the leaves, then putting them back once the tea is oxidized. It is said to offer a better, fresher tea flavor. To me, it has a similar taste to regular lipton black tea. There is also the "energy" part--additional amounts of caffeine and theanine. Regular lipton tea has 55 mg vs 75 mg in the natural energy blend. I didn't notice any effects from the marginal increase in caffeine. What I did notice was the increased astringency. I mean bitter, rough, sandpapery dry mouth kind of astringency that lasted a few hours. Quite uncomfortable. I don't know if it is just my sample, but I don't think I will be buying this product.