Cusa Green Tea

I'm a tea snob...while I do often settle for bagged tea due to its convenience, I take pride in enjoying loose leaf tea whenever possible. This tea, however, is making me rethink tea. Seriously.I was already hooked on the convenience of powdered tea thanks to my favorite ginger tea and longed for more teas to be available in powder form. It was hard to find any other varieties, though. Then I discovered Cusa.With Cusa, you literally can make a PERFECT cup of tea in a matter of seconds. The tea tastes absolutely natural. Not one bit fake or artificial. It's absolutely amazing.Here are my opinions on the five flavors of the variety pack:English Breakfast - I don't generally like black tea, but I actually enjoyed this one. It was "gentler" than other black teas I've tried. There was not one hint of bitterness, and yet the flavor was bold. It was also easy on my stomach, which black tea often is not (for me).Green - On it's own, I wouldn't buy this one again. It didn't taste bad, but it wasn't robust enough. I would prefer for it to taste "greenier." Perhaps a different type of green would be better like Sencha or Gun Powder. Of course, that's just a matter of opinion. The quality of the tea was still high.Oolong - This was my favorite in the pack. It was just delicious.Lemon Black - Excellent. The lemon did not taste or smell like lemon flavoring. I kid you not, it was as if I had just squeezed a fresh lemon into the tea. I can say this for a certainty because I actually squeezed a fresh lemon into the English Breakfast tea and it was nearly indistinguishable.Mango Green - Very impressed with the aroma of this one. The tea itself was exquisite.I have to say, I'm very excited about Cusa tea. It's a bit pricey, but they are also delivering very high value. My expectations were exceeded by quite a bit. And I'm so glad it's organic. I would love if they started making other teas as well. I would love a Kukicha, Lemon Grass, and Roiboos for sure. I'm sure many others would enjoy a Mint as well. Hopefully Cusa will continue to expand it's offerings because if this variety pack is any indication, we can only expect very high quality from their products.

YOUR QUESTION: "What do you think of Cusa Tea?"SHORT ANSWER:I love it.NOT SO SHORT ANSWER - THIS IS MY REAL, TRUE HEARTFELT ANSWER: I absolutely love this tea. I learned about it through the Cairn box subscription that my husband purchased for me. I am not a coffee drinker but live tea. Not only do I enjoy camping and backpacking, (where this product is ideal), but I also go on a lot of service/ mission projects to remote countries. In these locations the water has to be filtered and purified. No other drinks are wise since the locals most often prepare them with unfiltered water, (which they are accustomed to). Liquid refreshment on these trips is neither heated nor chilled. Still I have found no difficulty in dissolving this product. Having my Cusa tea with me is a real luxury. It provides me with a different flavor other than just filtered water. I really, really love it! OTHER UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK:It would be nice if Irish Breakfast tea was available as well as perhaps some decaffeinated varieties. Perhaps they already are and I am just not aware of them yet. Thanks for asking! (Do you wish you hadn't?)~ marye

I am a Nature's Guru Instant Sweetened Masala Chai addict, but I wanted to move towards all organic at home, so I thought I would try this instant tea and add my own stevia and my own milk. I have tried making this two ways, first by adding powdered milk after the fact, second by doing 2/3 water 1/3 milk then heating it, I always add the powdered tea last as that is how it dissolves best. The flavor is pretty decent though not my favorite. I think I need to try to sweeten it with sugar once like the Nature's Guru to more closely compare apples to apples flavor wise. I like that this Cusa chai has black pepper in it and that it is not overly ginger flavored like Rishi. I also like that the cinnamon used is real cinnamon and not the non-cinnamon species from Vietnam or Indonesia and the seller was very prompt in answering my question on that. I also like that this is brewed then dried as opposed to just being dried powdered whole tea leaves which don't dissolve/mix well and don't taste well/like real brewed tea since you get the whole leaf. The package says to mix with 12 to 14 ounces, there is no way that would work, it would be way too weak, I have been using 8 ounces and that is just right. I find it a little spendy at a buck a cup since I wasn't willing to buy in bulk, but I can enter a camelcamelcamel alert to watch out for price drops. So, anyway, for now it is a strong "like" or four stars.

Ok so these are great! I bought the sampler package to kind of try them before committing to any certain flavor, but I was bummed out to see mine did not come with the advertised Chai Tea, and instead came with 2 of each of the other 5.Also for anyone looking to "try before you buy", turns out on the company's website you can get a sampler package of all 6 flavors for just the cost of S&H, which is like $2.65 (Just an FYI) wish I knew that before I bought here...Anyway they are all really good, some required me to want to add 2-3 honey sticks to a 12oz mug of tea. The Mango Green was probably the best tasting by itself, it also had a nice aroma. I'm also a fan of the Lemon Black, but would definitely add some honey and maybe some cloves and shaved cinnamon. Now i'm very curious about the Chai.The tea dissolved in perfectly in seconds and was delicious. A great addition to my hiking daypack.(Update) So I emailed Cusa Tea about the issue and they mailed me 2 variety packs for free! So 5 stars, all the way.