Lost Maples Medium Roast Yaupon Tea, 2 oz. Loose Leaf, Naturally Caffeinated, Sustainable and Wild-Harvested, Smooth, Non-Bitter, Antioxidant Rich with Caramel Notes, Made in USA

I was curious to see what the people who lived here before colonization used for caffeine and it's really fortunate that it's actually the best kind of tea that I've ever had and since trying yaupon, i've stopped drinking coffee. It's completely changed my opinion on what tea can be and I'm really lucky to be living in a place that Yaupon grows naturally. Catspring is roasted perfectly and grown wild. It grows in Austin so if you're anywhere on the south or west coasts, you literally cannot get caffeinated products that are sourced closer. I find it a bit hypocritical that people complain about plastic straws at starbucks, but they ship their coffee beans from the other side of the world. I would suggest getting their sampler pack to start with. It was like 15 bucks for 3 different boxes so you can find what you like the most.

I bought this because we have a yaupon holly in our front yard. When I found out tea is made from the leaves, I was curious. It is a little expensive, but I think worth the price for an unusual, nice tasting tea. I plan to share with my nature group.

Internally there were two plastic bags and one was not fully sealed and tea was loose in the box and in the shipping box. I do think this was a problem at the factory and not from shipping. Not sure if the product in the unsealed bag is usable, but likely is okay because it was recently produced. Tea itself is very mild, I think a darker blend might be more flavorful.

This was my first foray into the world of Yaupon. The flavor is not like other Holly teas such as Yerba Mate and Guayusa. I do not like those other ones very much. I did not expect much but I was very interested anyway. Upon trying out this product I was pleasantly surprised. The flavor is kind of phenolic but also woodsy and aromatic. The one that I tried is the Medium-roast. I will probably try the Dark-roast next but I will most likely buy the Medium-roast again unless the Dark-roast is very much better. I do not see much Medium-roast available online so this product might be a good place to start if you want a middle-ground between Light-roast and Dark-roast. Product recommended.

Great flavor. Really comparable to a roasted green tea and I think would also go great with milk and sugar if that’s how you take your tea. It brews relatively weak so you need more tea than you might normally use. Overall loved it and it’s definitely cool that it comes from North America!

Tastes great. Reminds me of a caffeinated roobois. Very good. We used 5g for a mason jar and steeped with boiling water for about ten minutes.

Bought all 3 Great tea hot or cold

The flavor didn’t do much for me.