 - Contains 24 individually wrapped tea bags
- Caffeine free
Lowest Price: $5.95 
Product Description: Hand blended in small batches, Tazo Tea delivers a steaming brew unlike anything you've ever tasted. Wild Sweet Orange is an herbal infusion of lemongrass, blackberry leaves, rosehips, spearmint, orange essence -- and other herbs, spices and natural flavors. The flavor is, as its name suggests, a bit wild and sweet, and very orange. Caffeine free. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-02-17
My all-time favorite tea
It's wintertime and there's nothing better than a hot cup of tea on a cold winter's day. Tazo's "Wild Sweet Orange" has been a favorite tea of mine for almost 10 years now. I first got a sip of Tazo when we lived in Portland, OR and I learned from the natives that a hot cup of tea from a local vendor was better than a pair of gloves to keep you warm. I still love "Wild Sweet Orange" especially with just a hint of cinnamon to pick up the flavor. Rating:
Date: 2007-12-18
Delicious
This is a very delicious, fruity, juicy tea that is unlike any other "orange tea" (most of which are gross) and will put all to shame.
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Date: 2007-06-23
A great invigorating tea with citrus accents.....
I am simply wild about Tazo Wild Sweet Orange Tea. This herbal tea is so good. Granted, you don't have the seeds to spit out afterwards (like you would if you were eating an actual orange) but details, details, details! This is a great tea to have on hand for guests and is great when served with biscuits. I am thinking any plain butter cookie, so it compliments the flavor of the tea. The ingredients, for the discriminating tea sipper are: lemongrass, blackberry leaves, rosehips, spearmint, orange essence -- and other herbs, spices and natural flavors. All of these flavors go so well together. You won't be disappointed. Rating: 
Date: 2007-01-15
Not for everyone, especially me.
The product description says that this tea is 'slightly sweet' as well as a bunch of other descriptors, but I didn't get any sweetness at all. I was very optimistic because I normally love everything Tazo offers, but this time I had my hopes dashed.
I brewed up a mug of this tea and was immediately alarmed at the bouquet. The teabag smelled different, but once the hot water hit it the smell seemed to really magnify. But I scooped in a few teaspoons of sugar and hoped for the best. I managed to choke down about a third of the cup before I called it a day. Life is too short to drink something you don't like.
However, I had read a review that mentioned how good and palatable this tea was when combined with the Tazo Lotus. I figured it was worth a shot, otherwise I'd have to throw out this tea altogether.
The Lotus smelled great, so I was excited. I blended the two bags (one Lotus and one Wild Sweet Orange) in a large mug, then removed the Wild Sweet Orange after a minute. I left the Lotus in for another minute or two (yeah, definitely two).
The result was a very unusual, but not unappealing, beverage. Would I drink this more than once a day? No. Was it very interesting and something that I'll try again? Yes.
Live and learn, I guess. Rating: 
Date: 2006-09-15
Basic Orange Herb Tea
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Tazo's Wild Sweet Orange Herbal Infusion is a nice orange herbal tea. It contains lemongrass, blackberry leaves, citric acid, rose hips, spearmint leaves, natural flavors, orange peel, safflowers, hibiscus flowers, rose petals, natural orange essence, ginger root and licorice root. It is not sweet, very fruity, and not subtle at all, a wonderful tea if you enjoy orangey teas.
Tazo is an interesting company that makes only super premium teas. They are socially responsible, based in Portland, and have the motto, "The Reincarnation of Tea". Tazo is owned by Starbucks. Their web site is fun and quirky, with a Zen-type focus, definitely worth checking out. It is unclear, though, from their web site, how many of their ingredients are organic or kosher, and they do use some "natural flavors" in their teas--this wording seems a little vague for a super premium tea.
On the paper tea packet, Tazo writes, "a lively blend of sweet citrus herbs and orange essences. Sweet, yet tart, this is a cup of liquid sunshine, radiating multi-layered orange flavors with exotic hints of spice and a distinctive floral finish. Wild, indeed." On their web site, Tazo describes the flavor profile of Wild Sweet Orange as "tart, sweet, smooth, licorice". Tazo describes the aroma as "oranges, roses, lime". This is pretty accurate, although the words give hope that the taste of the tea never quite approaches.
I would rate this tea, and Tazo in general, as good---better than premium teas like Stash or Celestial Seasonings---but not as good as Numi. I'm soooooo spoiled by Numi teas, which is why Tazo Wild Sweet Orange gets only four stars.
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