Teavana's Beach Bellini Herbal Tea

If they made a candle that smelled like this Beach Bellini tea, I would buy it in a heartbeat! I'm a sucker for any tea with pineapple or mango in it, and since this one had both, it jumped into my cart at Walmart last week and came home with me!

The pretty packaging caught my eye. It even *looks* beachy, and since I'm not traveling to the beach this summer (insert sigh here), Beach Bellini tea is a nice consolation prize.

I believe sachets are great at releasing the full flavor of a tea, and this one smells and tastes simply divine. If you're a pineapple and mango fan, too, you might want to give this one a try!

Teavana tea at Target

Since a trip to the grocery store continues to be the highlight of my biweekly retail shopping (especially with COVID-19 cases on the rise, alas), I am practically exuberant when I find a new tea at the grocery store. Over the weekend, I bought groceries at the Target in Carrollton, where I was happy to see social distancing measures being observed. And I was also happy to find a new Teavana bottled tea to try!

This one was the Peach Green Tea with Lemongrass & Mint. I tend to like most peach teas I've tried, and I was impressed by the bright, crisp, subtly minty taste of this one thanks to the added flavors of lemongrass and mint.

I didn't realize until I got home with it, though, that this tea was sweetened (I really *must* learn to read labels), but I did consume this bottle of tea in two servings, so there's that. This is only the second time I've come across this "craft iced tea" from Teavana, and the last time I found it was a year ago when I was in Texas. Have any of you tried any other flavors of this Teavana tea? I'd sure like to try them all!

More road trip teas from Teavana

I've been in Texas all week with my sister, and as we were arriving on Sunday, just outside of Fort Worth, we stopped at the convenience store to top all convenience stores, the incredible Buc-ee's.

I wondered whether they would have some more of those delicious Teavana teas like I got on my last road trip, and boy, did they — any flavor I could have wanted!

I had good luck with the unsweetened green tea I got on my last road trip, so this time, I got the Peach Nectarine Green Tea. Only, when we got to the car, I realized I had just purchased *sparkling* green tea! It was quite delicious, and although it wasn't exactly what I thought I was getting (because it was, frankly, even better), I was pleased. I sure wish I had a Buc-ee's near me so that I could try all the Teavana teas on their display! (And coming next week: a few places where I unexpectedly found tea in Texas.)

Taking "tea" on the road

Scrolling through my iPhone photos this week, I realized I'd taken a couple of tea photos on my recent trip to North Carolina that I meant to share here. First, I wasn't hungry for a full lunch while at the mall in Cary, North Carolina, one day, so instead I decided to just treat myself to a chai frappuccino, which I believe I got at Jet's Coffee. I wasn't sure about having cold chai, but this was delicious and definitely served as my sweet treat for the day!

Alex and I also like to check out the nice new gas station/convenience store centers along the way when we need a snack or drink. This time, I found a new Teavana bottled tea, this unsweetened Strawberry Apple Green Tea. I've tried lots of bottled teas over the years, and this one tasted like tea that I make for myself at home. I think it helped that there were no wonky-tasting sweeteners. Lesson learned, and I'll be looking for this tea again.

I know tea lovers like to try new tearooms when they travel, but do any of you like to try new teas and tea treats on road trips? I sure do, and I've got another road trip planned soon, so I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for more new teas along the way.