| | |  | Herbal Teas | Home » » » » Stash Premium Herbal Tea Sampler, Variety Pack of Nine Flavors, Tea Bags, 18-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | The Stash Tea Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1972, the company derives its name from an entertaining aspect of tea folklore. In earlier centuries, tea was a valuable commodity traditionally transported by clipper ship. The ship's captain often was presented with some of the finest teas for his personal use. This supply was his "stash," stowed carefully as his "private reserve." Today, the term still is used to denote anything put away carefully because of its preciousness. Stash Tea combines our most popular herbal teas in a sample pack for drinking enjoyment. Stash Tea has been committed to providing premium quality teas and an unsurpassed tea drinking experience. Stash begins with simply excellent tea leaves from the world's premier tea gardens and all natural botanical ingredients gathered from around the world. Meticulous blending and tasting of every tea ensures you will enjoy full flavor in every cup. | | | Features: | |
• Flavors include: Apple Cinnamon, Chamomile, Lemon Ginger, Licorice Spice, Peppermint, Orange Starfruit, Mango Passionfruit, Wild Raspberry and Blueberry
• All-natural ingredients
• Foil wrapped tea bags in each box
• Each pack contains nine flavors
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 108.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Sweet, calming, watch out for the licoriceMar 18, 2011
By Myra Schjelderup
"Ignolopi"
Caffeine Free Herbal Tea Sampler, 9 flavors, 2 prettily-colored bags of each. I've tried each flavor at least twice, I always like to put a little bit of sweetener in, the best way is to use about a half-teaspoon to a teaspoon of honey.
Purchased in 2010, the Best By date on the package is 2013.
I drink a lot of green tea, but I grew up on herbal teas such as Chamomile, Peppermint, and Sleepytime. This was my first time trying Stash herbal tea. I dislike Licorice tea and most of the time all licorice flavor. Be warned: most of these teas contain licorice powder... but -- thank goodness -- I could not taste it in most of the teas, and ended up liking most of them.
Wild Raspberry (Hibiscus flowers, orange peel, lemongrass, rosehips, raspberry flavor, licorice powder, and citric acid, contains soy). At first I found it rather weak, even after steeping for longer than 5 min, but adding honey really brought out the flavor. Nice aroma.
Cinnamon Apple Chamomile (Cinnamon, hibiscus, chamomile, and apple flavor). Really nice smell, the flavor was good and delicious with honey.
Lemon Ginger (Ginger root, lemongrass, lemon flavor, safflower, hibiscus, and citric acid, contains soy). I was not expecting anything, I haven't liked ginger teas in the past, but in this one the ginger is not so strong. It could still use more lemon but I found it a nice calming flavor. Really nice aroma. Good for at least 2 cups.
Blueberry Superfruit (Hibiscus, orange peel, lemongrass, rosehips, chicory root, blueberry flavor, blackcurrant powder, citric acid, and licorice powder). Don't be dissuaded by the smell! I thought the licorice in this would overpower me, but on tasting the tea I found it [the licorice] wasn't that strong. I don't really like blueberries or blueberry flavor, but I can enjoy this tea.
Mango Passionfruit (Rosehips, orange peel, safflower, hibiscus flowers, lemongrass, mango flavor, citric acid, passionfruit flavor and licorice powder). Nice flavor. Again, I can't taste the licorice powder, it may just add a sort of background flavor to make the teas stronger. Mango is yummy!
Acai Berry (Hibiscus, rosehips, lemongrass, orange peel, chicory root, blackberry flavor, blackcurrant flavor, ace flavor, ace fruit powder, and licorice powder, contains soy). Despite all the ingredients, to me this tasted like a watered down version of the wild raspberry. Boring.
Chamomile (hey -- chamomile flowers). I love chamomile tea. This is some of my favorite!
Peppermint (Northwest peppermint leaves). I suppose Northwest peppermint is just that much better *shrug*. I love peppermint tea. This tea was nice and strong, real lovely especially with honey. One bag didn't go as far as I thought it would but very good.
Licorice Spice (Licorice root, cinnamon, orange peel, Chinese star anise, vanilla flavor, sarsaparilla, orange, cinnamon, clove and cardamom flavors -- I guess it needs extra mention of the cinnamon :p). I do not like licorice, and did not like the smell when I opened this tea bag. I thought for sure I would hate it. Well, it's not so bad. I could stand about 2 cups before it made me feel sick. It doesn't help it's really sweet, I recommend drinking this without any added sweetening.
Before getting the Stash pack, I tried Celestial Seasonings Fruit Tea Sampler, and much, very much, preferred the Stash teas. I would like it even better if the Licorice and Acai flavors were swapped out, but I enjoyed trying the variety of teas.
**Update**:
I noticed that the picture of the packaging changed since I bought the tea -- and there's been a flavor change as well. Instead of the Acai Berry, according to the Product Information on this Amazon page there is now Orange Starfruit (chamomile, orange peel, starfruit flavor, orange oil, safflower and citric acid). Now that sounds good!
Also, the Peppermint now is said to be made with Oregon peppermint leaves (is there a difference or they are just being more specific?).
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Enjoyed most flavorsMay 06, 2007
By Don Diego de la Vega
We really enjoy Stash teas and saw the sampler as an excellent way to try new flavors, most of which are not available in any of our local stores. We enjoyed most of the flavors - and have found a new favorite, blueberry. The aroma and flavor is just like fresh blueberries! The flavor intensity varies greatly between flavors, which can be a good way to find a flavor to suit your mood. The ginger, however, was just too strong and burned my taste buds. I also enjoy Bigelow teas and would agree with another reviewer that some of the Stash flavors (little under half) are mild in comparison. However, there are times when a gentle chamomile is just what I need. I probably won't purchase another variety pack, but will purchase our new favorite flavors separately. I recommend this to anybody looking to experiment with new flavors; Stash has some wonderfully original tastes.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great varietySep 18, 2011
By Chemmom1
"Chemmom1"
This is a great standby for us. We each have our favorite teas, but like to mix it up. Having this on hand provides a great variety of flavors. The Stash flavors really come through.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Really PleasedNov 12, 2009
By M. E. Davis
I was highly pleased with this variety pack. I had tried the acai berry tea and really wanted more of that, but was hoping to try other flavors and not just buy 6 boxes of one tea. I was sad the herbal sampler didn't contain acai berry, but I ordered it anyway. Imagine my delight when it arrived and I realized the orange starfruit tea had been replaced in the sampler by acai berry! My happiness was complete. The teas are super flavorful, you just need to know they aren't overly strong, so a smaller serving size is necessary. They can easily be diluted. The flavors are fantastic when you steep it correctly. I had no idea I would love the apple cinnamon chamomile as much as I did. I've also really enjoyed the raspberry, blueberry, and licorice spice. It's a great way to get to try so many of the great caffeine-free herbal teas Stash has to offer.
5 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Half with licorice flavoring ruins it for meOct 17, 2010
By skacleve
"skacleve"
I hate licorice flavor. Half the teas in this pack include licorice powder in them, which ruins it for me. Why would you add it to the otherwise lovely, fruity flavors of blueberry, mango or raspberry tea? I'm surprised others find these teas to be weak. As one reviewer pointed out, maybe they were diluting it with too much water. I love ginger in cooking, and I even like eating pieces of it in dried form. But in a tea, you expect a hint of it's flavor, not the full strength of the spice. The ginger tea was just too overpowering to the point of being unpleasant. Although I like the other teas in this box without licorice flavoring, I would not bother buying this sampler box again to get them.
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