Zest Energy Black Tea - Spicy Masala Chai - High Caffeine Cardamom Ginger Tea with Cinnamon, Cloves & Vanilla Chai - Caffeinated Coffee Alternative - Natural, Non-GMO & Keto - 20Ct Pack - 150mg Caf

I've been looking for an alternative to energy drinks, and my favorite ones tend to be tea flavored/based. I stumbled on this product and decided to give it a shot, and the pomegranate mojito sounded HEAVENLY. On my first taste, I steeped it and then put it over ice, and it was.....underwhelming. I felt like the taste just wasn't there, and the ice watered it down significantly. After about a week of being on energy drinks again, I gave it another chance. This time I drank it hot and added a teaspoon on sugar and WOW. This is more like it!! The taste was exactly what I was looking for, and I think tampering my expectations that this is not a mango green tea Celsius, but a home made cup of tea with an extra kick, is saving me so much money! I love how this makes me feel, its very energizing in the same way my favorite drinks are, and I like the slightly diminished caffeine amount more than a 200mg can. I'm glad I gave this another chance and now I want to try all the other flavors

Love Zest tea and their flavors. Great energy boost without the consequences of comparable caffeine products.

I love the flavor of this tea! I also like that it gives energy without shakiness or jitters.

Great taste A lot of energy The best tea 🍵 And good price

UPDATED REVIEW* Original post, 2 stars - I have been a long time consumer of Hi Caf Teas by Republic of Tea. I decided to try Zest because they offer flavors Hi Caf does not. Hi Caf sells 50 tea bags for about the same price as 20 tea bags from Zest, but I figured adding some variety to my morning tea would be worth it. I was excited to order the Spicy Marsala Chai, as chai tea is one of my absolute favorites. As soon as I opened the pouch I noticed that the tea had a very subtle aroma, which is unchataristic of a good chai. I steeped the tea as instructed, using 8 oz of water which I consider a typical amount for any tea. Once I tasted it I was able to conclude that it didn't smell like much because it doesn't taste like much. It was a very watered down version of the spicy, bold, earthiness that you expect from a chai tea. This is not a tea I would use 2 tea bags for a stronger taste due to the caffeine, nor should I have to. I am giving it 2 stars because the caffeine did deliver and the taste, although it was watered down, was not gross. Overall I am disappointed in it and would be hesitant to try other flavors from Zest since they could not deliver anything close to a flavor as classic as spicy chai. Update - Zest tea responded to my review by offering to send me a sample pack of their other flavors. This included Apple Cinnamon, Earl Grey, Blue Lady, and Mojito Mint. Extra star just for the customer service. As far as the other flavors go: Apple cinnamon was yet another weak, watered down flavor. Not gross but not worth buying in my opinion. Earl grey was good but didn't remind me of a traditional earl grey... it actually strangely reminded me of Fruity Pebbles. But hey no complaints here because I love that cereal. Blue lady was my favorite. Light, a little fruity and super aromatic. Super good. Mojito mint definitely delivered on the mint flavor and was perfectly fine but I didn't get any lime-y notes like you might imagine since it suggests "mojito." All in all I've updated the review to 4 stars. I'd say steer clear of the chai and apple cinnamon flavors but other than that they were tasty and most definitely deliver on the clean energy that you should expect from a highly caffeinated tea.

Put your sneakers on BEFORE you drink your first cup or you'll run out the door barefoot! Lol! What a surprise I've had within the last 24 hrs! During the last 3 years I became hooked on coffee, ending up grinders, subscriptions, higher prices, a 24 hr day of sipping black coffee habit and decided to give tea a try again. I laughed to myself thinking, I'll never wake up again, how could tea beat strong black coffee? I received this bag yesterday, and as I ripped open my expensive light little bag of tea bags, I thought surely, I got dooped by false claims, I know tea, well apparently I don't! I brewed my first tea bag, in 8 oz of water, in a glass jar that goes with me everywhere all day. Tasted great, from the start I thought this will be different, something about it. Let me tell you, not only did I wake up, I was super annoying I'm sure, get ready since your family or friends will be surprised! Even my little doggies were confused with the whirlwind of activity, worked through my list, completed big projects and had energy left to look at the stars till late. Wow, I want that same energy every day, who doesn't?? I ended up adding more water, 16 oz in total. NO jitters, or afternoon coffee crash, stayed sharp for 10 hrs. I was overwhelmed with my own list and needed to find that one tiny extra bit of energy to do it and found it? How about that! For now anyway, I am happy with that wonderful sense of accomplishment and looking forward to doing it again today. These tea bags are pricey but worth every penny. If you can relate, try it, you'll be smiling too!

I'm blown away by this tea! I was looking for a serious pick-me-up without the jitters or crash I get from coffee, and this is it. The Energy level is fantastic. It's a strong, clean, and focused energy that lasts for hours, making my mornings and afternoon slumps so much more productive. What really surprised me was the Smoothness. For a high-caffeine tea, I was expecting some bitterness, but the Blue Lady flavor is absolutely delicious and not bitter at all. It's strong in its effect but very smooth to drink. This has become my new daily driver. When it comes to Value for money, it's a 10/10 for me. Highly recommend!

As the title states, and as other customers have experienced, I found small pebbles in the tea. Bit down on them after drinking the tea wondering what they hell I was chewing on. It was the only thing I had drank and had not eaten anything. This wasn't the only issue with this tea, it had a horrible taste to it and the mint was pretty intense as well. There was no pomegranate or lime taste to it either. Those are two tastes that should stand out but didn't. I couldn't feel the caffeine either so it was really weak. I bought this for $18.98 and it is totally not worth it. I also purchased the Cinnamon Apple Black Tea, and while it smells amazing it is far from tasting like that. I could hardly taste the apple flavor and the cinnamon actually tasted like old bark and not cinnamon. I couldn't make it half way through the cup before I had to pour it our. I have a 15 year old box of Celestrial Cinnamon Apple Spice tea that blows this out of the water. Please avoid these products as much as possible.