This is a very subtle tea and as the description mentioned, each sip highlighted a different note. Unfortunately the only notes that ever surfaced were the mint and vanilla. I could smell the grapefruit in the leaves but could never taste it. Disappointing.

In the mid-1990s there was a body-products store that let you create your own scent blend for your products. After testing every scent on the bar, I decided on an unorthodox mix of vanilla, mint, and pink grapefruit. The staffer asked me three times if I was sure. I said yes, and I loved that scent until those products were all used up. The store discontinued the custom-blending option shortly after and I never got that scent again.

When I opened the package on this tea, I got that EXACT SAME SCENT: a blend of warm sweetness from the vanilla, soothing freshness from the mint, and bright energizing citrus from the grapefruit. It sounds like it won't work, but it totally does--each note layering on the other for that complex blend of taste and feeling, with the rooibos serving as a gently woody base for all of it. It's dreamy and lush and full of complex notes, just like the music of the band that inspired this name. I love this tea and I love that it takes me back to a different sensory experience that I also loved.

The smell and taste of this tea is delicious and fresh but then it gets lost in all the mint-

When I opened the package I smelled bitter grapefruit and thought, oh no. But the taste of the brewed tea was very pleasant. I love mint tea and that was what I tasted first then a mellow vanilla flavor. It left me with a lingering sweet grapefruit aftertaste. It seems this would make a refreshing iced tea and can’t wait to try it. Thanks for a wonderful tea combo!

Zingy, citrusy yet mellow with the satisfying hint of vanilla. Great refreshing taste and odor profile, and I cannot wait to turn it into an iced jug this summer!