Energizing

I'm not entirely sure of the name of this tea, but I went with the words written in the largest font on the tea bag.  The company is Teekane ("tee-kah-neh"), and the title of the tea appears to be "Herbal Wellness Tea Energizing, Caffeinated Passionfruit Mango Flavor."

Flavor:  Initially, I got the taste of the mango, with a hint of the cooling sweetness of passionfruit as an aftertaste.  As time went by, the taste of the passionfruit got stronger.  However, at no point did I taste the "tart" flavor that real passionfruit has.  I believe that is a good thing, because although I like that taste when I'm eating real passionfruit, I don't know that it would necessarily lend itself well to a tea.  The taste of the caffeine is pleasantly hidden among the tropical flavors, and I detected none of that bitter caffeine taste.

Suggested Additions:  I added a bit more sugar than usual, since I was in the mood for something more closely resembling a fruit juice.  I probably should not have drunk tea at all, but should have just poured myself a glass of orange juice.  But the tea was warm, and I was cold.  It worked out, in the end, but flavor-wise it did not need all that sugar.  If you like a fruity flavor, try a spoonful of white or raw sugar.  For a more complex taste (spicy-fruity), add a spoonful of honey.

Ingredients:  Green tea, sweet blackberry leaves, lemongrass, Siberian ginseng, natural mango flavor, natural passionfruit flavor (contains soy lecithin), green mate, ginko leaf, spearmint.

Purpose:  The caffeine was an added bonus this morning, but I drank this tea today because it was warm and I needed a way to get some sugar into my body.  I am not sure why, but there are some days when I just wake up feeling the intense need to increase my blood sugar.  I hope this does not mean I will be prone to diabetes later on in my years.  Also a pleasant surprise- when I checked the ingredients and found it was green tea and not black tea.  I had assumed since it said "caffeinated" in large print on the box, that meant "big time caffeinated" with black tea, but it is actually green tea.  This is a bonus for me because I often feel that green tea is easier on my body and keeps me alert through the day without feeling the "sudden rush" of energy that I get from coffee or black tea.