Review: Dr Stuarts Energy Plus
As its been a while since I’ve done a review I thought I’d give one of my more established teas a try. Its been in the back of my cupboard for some time as my first experience with it was a little…..difficult.
Its Dr Stuarts Energy Plus and you can see the box to the left there. Now I’ve generally been a big fan of caffeine as I used to be a heavy c*ffee drinker back in the day but I aslo hate the fact I’m hooked so after weening my way off it and returning my caffeine-addled brain to some equllibrium I decided to give this caffeine free tea a try. It contains “a revitalising blend of rooibos, ginseng and ginger”. Now I know a little something about herbs and their properties (although please do email me if I’m wrong) but only ginseng has a reputation for energy inducing effects albeit in a much milder form than caffeine. Ginger is good for digestive problems and rooibos is a tea with a very high anti-oxidant content.
Taste
Now enough of the introduction, how about the taste. In a word? Mouthwash.
It tasted absolutely foul and smelt even worse. Although entirely natural it had all the attributes of a cup of chemical waste. I did persevere though and after a few ‘tries’ with the tea I did begin to notice my taste buds were being battered into submission and I was ‘aquiring a taste’ for this caustic brew.
Give up
Alas I eventually gave up on it as I was expending more energy in making it than I got from it. Incidentally there was absolutely no energy benifit even after a week of drinking it. This is why it has been languishing in the back of my cupboard ever since. I’m sure if I ever feel sick I’ll have some in the hopes the ginger in it will help me over the nausea but I have a sneeking suspicion it may make it worse.
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