Trying this out to see if I want to grow and harvest yaupon holly as a caffeine source. I enjoy it like i would enjoy green tea. Seems like something I will drink. Time will tell.
I like the medium roast one best, especially with a little honey
I am always on the lookout for new tea! The light/ocelot blend of yaupon has an earthy, mild, and sweet tea with an aftertaste of green tea. I get less jitters from it due to the lower caffeine, but it still helps me get moving when I need to. Or it can be just a pleasant cup to enjoy- it's starting to become my mid-morning habit! And when I'm wearing out in the afternoon, I can drink yaupon instead of my regular energy drink. I can't wait to try it with ice!
I am particularly fond of the Ocelot Light Roast! But all three are wonderful! Highly recommend!
Grow this stuff. Harvest this stuff. Steep this stuff. Drink this stuff. It's pleasant. Despite their opinion you can oversteep this stuff, but who cares? That's the way the cookie crumbles. We need to elevate this industry. Let's try shade grown next. 'Murica.
Thanks for the kind words on our yaupon, our mission, and the broader industry, David! That's a great suggestion on experimenting with shade-grown yaupon. Yaupon actually tends to favor shade beneath larger trees in the environments where it grows, so some of our yaupon is naturally shade-grown. But because yaupon is a younger/less standardized industry than coffee or tea, there's not currently a certified shade-grown yaupon product on the market. We'll look into it!
Meh. Tastes like an extremely dilute solution of water and some inidentifiable substance. Not unpleasant, mind you, just… well, nearly nothing.
Hey Kurt, thanks for giving us a try. Yaupon has a naturally lighter profile than black tea or coffee, which is part of what makes it smooth and easy on digestion. If you're looking for a bolder flavor, try steeping longer (we actually recommend 6-8 minutes), or using 2–3 bags (which will give you more energy as well). It's definitely a different experience than traditional tea, so it might just not be what you're looking for. Appreciate the honest feedback!
Yaupon tea has caffeine as well as Theacrine and theobromine for the most natural and balanced lift. And Goldholly roasts are delicious!
Thanks so much for your review, David. We're glad you're enjoying the taste and energy that yaupon provides and are grateful for your support!
I am a heavy coffee drinker, but I was delighted to try this tea! I love its sweet, floral, herby flavor. Perfect straight up or with honey. Each roast is unique and interesting in its own way and all are great. I also love that it's easy on my stomach unlike tea at times. True to description I find it gives me the perfect mood lift and mental clarity to start the day off easy before hitting the coffee. I will definitely be buying more of this!
Stephen, thank you for the positive feedback, and glad that it's easy on your stomach!
Rather anticlimactic. I'm going to finish drinking these, but I'm not certain I would buy more
Thanks for giving our bundle a try, Kevin. Yaupon has a lighter, smoother profile than traditional tea, which some folks love and others find too subtle. If you want to experiment with brewing it stronger, say with a longer steep time (we actually recommend 6-8 minutes) or multiple teabags, it can make a big difference in flavor and energy. Either way, we appreciate the honest feedback!
I had no idea what to expect when I bought this tea. It's my new favorite hot beverage!
Delicious Native American caffeinated tea that has a gentle smoky flavor. Gentle lift as its caffeine content is lower than most coffees. Can get two to three infusions out of one tea bag. I would give it five stars except that the tea bags are inserted close to the individual envelope’s margin, so if you tear open the envelope, you can easily rupture the tea bag, and filtering out the leaves from the cup is a pain, assuming you don’t spill it on the floor.
Thanks for the positive words Carter, and we appreciate your note on the envelope sometimes tearing the teabag - we are updating our next order of packaging to eliminate this issue, thanks to consumer feedback like yours!
Coffee makes me crash too hard, black tea upsets my stomach from all the tannins. But I really do enjoy that cup of something in the morning with a little kick. I tried the three pack of each roast, and while they're all good, I think the light is my favorite. If you're worried about it tasting weird or nasty it does not at all. It's very light. Easy to drink and has a great flavor. And the absolute perfect amount of caffeine with no crash. No jitters but still gets you that get up and go.
I never realized there was more to hot caffeinated drinks than coffee and tea, so was really excited to try this. Loved the taste and felt like the pick-me-up factor was on point. Highly recommend to all tea/coffee drinkers!
I was immediately excited about a caffeinated beverage native to the US, but I was hesitant after reading some reviews describe a sweet taste. I hate sweet tea with a passion, like not a single granule of sugar in my tea. I went for the Red Wolf Roast anyway, and it did not disappoint. Iced tea is my go-to beverage, and this is delicious iced. I love spearmint tea also, so I was pretty excited that this had a bite to it. The aftertaste was a hardly detectable flavor similar to wintermint/Birch, but enough to tickle my taste buds. I'll be buying the 3 flavor pack next, but I got this one because I follow the Red Wolf recovery program here in NC.
We're thrilled you enjoyed the Dark Roast, and we love the Red Wolf recovery mission in North Carolina as well!
Big fan of this tea to begin with (mostly collecting the leaves myself) but Goldholly made this so much simpler. I’d recommend for anyone who wants natural tea and a steady amount of energy for the day. I’ve had it replace my coffee in the morning and it’s made me feel a lot better! My favorite is the dark Holly. My only concern would be if they could make each tea bag 40mg. That would give the greatest spread of caffeine options without having to cook through a whole box of tea bags
Hey Dominic, thanks for the helpful feedback on caffeine content, and we're really happy you're enjoying yaupon as a coffee replacement!
This tea is clean, supports small farmers, and is local to my area. I love that I get to support this small brand instead of a massive corporation. I usually don’t drink tea straight because most taste bitter but no sugar required here - I find it delicious enough to drink as-is. I’ve enjoyed it hot and iced and doesn’t make me feel restless or jittery. I also had an issue with my order delivery and Liam was very responsive and gave me amazing customer service. I recommend the variety pack for first timers. I’ll definitely be ordering again when I run out.
We're so happy you enjoyed it, and thanks for your support, Casey!
tastes fine, theobromine boost for me is moderate and preferable to caffeine.
Tastes like tea, but I seemed to feel clear headed for quite a while. Surprisingly up lifting for a small amount of caffeine. I’m all in. My new beverage
We're so glad you liked it, Richard!
This is a phenomenal tea that I always look forward to drinking! And it's just a bonus to support a small business with a great mission. I've enjoyed both iced and hot and would highly recommend to anyone interested in giving it a try!
This is a phenomenal tea that I always look forward to drinking! And it's just a bonus to support a small business with a great mission. I've enjoyed both iced and hot and would highly recommend to anyone interested in giving it a try!
I'm a bit of a coffee and tea snob, though entirely by accident. My wife got into tea some years ago. I was never a tea person, but I got interested in it while helping her develop some blends. It turns out I like hard, smokey, fermented teas like pu'er and smoke Lapsang Souchong. I saw GoldHolly's advertisement on Facebook after buying a round of "my" teas from a Chinese sourcing company.
The thing is, I also love new things, and I love buying American. I'd never heard of a North American native alternative. There is only one tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation in the United States (in Charleston, SC) and they sell out very early in the harvest season. So I decided to give all three roasts a try.
Each one is impressive, and the brewed flavor actually has real range. There are definitive taste differences between each roast level, and I can find one that fits my mood for the moment. Don't be fooled by my comments earlier about liking "hard" tea -- these yaupon teas are not. They're low tannin, don't taste anything like fermented fish, and are downright enjoyable. It's actually quite nice to get full flavor out of something without getting beaten over the teeth with tannins.
These have become part of my normal tea/coffee rotation. If you like "normal" black tea, but find green tea too weak or uninteresting - I think this product line is an especially good fit. It has a familiarity, in the sense that is shares flavor profiles with oolong and black tea, but is also different.
When I'm looking for something lighter than my "heavy hitters," I reach for the GoldHolly now. Especially if you want a full-flavor tea but don't feel like dealing with the tannins.
Very happy customer.
Thanks for the excellent feedback, Wes! We're so glad you enjoyed it.
Love this tea and as mentioned, no jitters!
Love this tea and as mentioned, no jitters!
This was my first try of a yaupon tea. It tastes wonderful. It has a natural floral sweetness and zero bitterness. It was a very enjoyable cup of tea.
This was my first try of a yaupon tea. It tastes wonderful. It has a natural floral sweetness and zero bitterness. It was a very enjoyable cup of tea.