Greetings, Libationers!  Today it is my pleasure to break open a fresh new category – Sweet Leaf teas!  Let’s see how these guys measure up.

Right off the bat, I notice there are 30 g of sugar in this 16 oz bottle, which is a little sweeter than Honest Tea’s “Just a Tad Sweet” beverages.  As a company, Sweet Leaf caught my interest because they are one of those business that really started out of somebody’s garage and grew organically.  Here’s an interesting article Inc. did on their start-up phase.

I crack open the bottle and take a whiff.  It smells like (drumroll please): minty green tea.  Big surprise there.  I notice they use spearmint, which has a sharper flavor that will be interesting with the green tea’s unique bite.  Time to try a sip.

Wow.  This is some delicious stuff – it’s definitely sweeter than Honest Tea, but they use the extra sugar grams well.  The green tea and honey are surprisingly smooth, and it finishes with a nice minty coolness.  It’s immediately addicting.  Normally I take a small sip or two when I’m initially reviewing a drink – with this one, I downed a third of the bottle before even realizing it.  Given, the green tea is rather subtle in this, so if you’re a tea purist you’d probably do better with an unsweetened or lightly sweetened Honest Tea.

I like this flavor, though, it is appropriate for a company called “Sweet Leaf” that prides itself on using granny’s recipes.  Compared to typical soft drinks, it still comes in low on the sugar scale – you could do a lot worse with a single 12 oz. can of soda.

Rating – 4.5/5 – a wonderful refreshing flavor that you can chug without feeling guilty about.

-Danithius-

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