RUNA Organic Clean Energy Loose Leaf Guayusa Tea, Hibiscus Berry, 1 Pound

I love this tea so much. I first bought an unflavored version from somewhere else but turned to Amazon for a better price.The Sage Lavender lends itself nicely to the already wonderful flavoring this has. The energy I get is something else. When people say it has replaced coffee it is so true. I had to pull an all nighter for a high level university course final and it was better than coffee or any energy drink I had done this with previously.A few notes on how I brew this. I use a gravity loose leaf tea brewer and a programmable tea kettle set to 208 (its highest temp setting) and put a couple heaping tablespoons in. Then I let it steep while I am in the shower and once out drain it over ice or into a mug then sweeten with stevia. Immediately afterwards I add more hot water to the brewer and continue to get ready then use the new batch for my trip to school or work. No need to use a timer because it doesn't get bitter!I just ordered my second pound and am thinking of a third in a different flavor. I love this one so much that I'm not sure if I will though.**UPDATE**After using the Citrus Ginger flavor for a whole quarter at University, I really do not recommend that flavor. I LOVE the Sage Lavender as I can boil the water and let it set in my gravity draining tea maker from a different seller. With this flavor I have to watch the temp and how long it steeps for as it becomes very bitter and "peppery" from the ginger. If I do everything right it is a great tea. I will continue to order the Sage Lavender as it lets me be lazy and packs a big punch! I do not even need sweetener. This has helped me with more than a few all nighters and I don't feel like I am crawling out of my skin.

This is just awful. Tastes just disgusting and leaves a weird after taste and strange sensation in the back of your throat. DO NOT waste your money because if you buy it that is what you will be doing. Amazon was just wonderful is giving me a full refund for the tea.

I loved the delicious flavor and very pleasant, lingering after-taste. Since I don't use sugar or dairy that is a plus. I give it 5 stars for flavor but I subtracted 2 stars since what I got was not the kind of loose leaves I expected and that I get with other teas. Rather, I got a bag of ground up leaves the size one would find in a small jar of oregano that you could shake onto your food recipe -- which means very smallish flakes. When I used my very expensive stainless steel infusers that work well with yerba mate they completely failed by leaving a teaspoon of fine leafy material on the bottom of the cup and a whole slew of floating leaves that needed to be further strained. I bought a very fine mesh tea strainer that did the job -- mostly -- but the very small 'grains' couldn't be contained either and wound up on the bottom of the tea cup. The very small ground up leaves comprise at least half of the 1 lb bag so what I got was 1/2 pound of powder rather than LOOSE LEAF TEA. It's as if the tea as meant to fill tea bags rather than sold as loose leaf. Sure, I'll still make the tea and drink it because it is delicious but I'm disappointed that I have to do a lot more work which is time consuming and annoying. Don't expect to impress your guests when you serve them a cup of tea with unsightly debris swirling around in it. They'll just think that you're inept at making proper tea...

I tried this tea based on a story I saw on Nightline about it. I had been going through 2 recent chemo treatments a month apart, and was so tired and lethargic it was all I could do to get out of bed each day. I began drinking this each day and my energy level kept getting better each day. I am still amazed at the energy level it brought me up to, and I immediately noticed the difference. It is so flavorful and mild tasting. I got the Hibiscus and Berry flavor, it is wonderful. I did notice a little more dehydration after drinking though, so I have to make sure I drink plenty of water too. I have seen some of the reviews saying they have given up their coffee and replaced it with this tea. I was unable to do that, as it doesn't work as well as coffee does for me, but I still drink both.

This flavor makes an exquisite cold tea.Once I brewed this, I knew it would taste amazing cold. The "greenish" taste of Guayusa is well-hidden by the hibiscus and that's what I like.It also tastes great made into a hibiscus lemonade. I mean really great.So glad I bought the large-sized loose tea. The value is exquisite, since all you need is a decent tea leaf steeper. And, as always, that reliable "clean" guayusa energy is the best.

I haven't given up coffee yet, but I drink a lot of this tea at work during the swingshift. Love it with the hibiscus. I share it with my co-workers and they love it too. I like that it doesn't upset your stomach like too much coffee can. Instead of feeling wired, I feel more alert. Little goes a long way.

Not bat tea.

Addition of hibiscus and berries is very welcome over the original guayusa. As opposed to Yerba Mate I find Guayusa smoother, better tasting and easier on the stomach (no gastro discomfort vs yerba occasional pain)