I had the great opportunity to review a Libre Tea Glass. I had seen these “on-the-go” tea steeping glasses online and was very intrigued. I often find myself in a waiting room, wishing I had a nice cup of tea to sip on. But up until now, I had now way of taking a cup of hot tea with me.
I received a large Libre tea glass to try, along with a package of their Ming Mei green tea.
The first time I used my Libre glass, I brewed a flavored white tea. I heated the water to 175 degrees and filled the Libre glass with water. Then I twisted on the filter, put a teaspoon of tea in the top and twisted on the top. I was about 5 min away from my appointment, so when I got in the car, I turned the glass upside down to start steeping.
They are right! It does not leak! I found I could even safely carry it in my purse.
When I got to my appointment, I turned the glass right side up. I checked in and sat down to wait. I found that I could unscrew the lid, while keeping the tea and strainer attached to the lid and I had a lovely glass of tea to sip on.
I also found that the temperature of the tea stayed very consistent for more than an hour – and I didn’t have to worry about the tea oversteeping since I had turned it upright!
Now, if I was heading of to an office setting, this would also be a fantastic tea glass. You can put the tea directly into the glass, and when you’re ready, add hot water. The strainer keeps the tea in the glass and you can pour the tea into a cup – or drink right through the strainer!
The Ming Mei green tea, that you can also buy at Libre is a wonderful green tea. I used water at 165 degrees. When steeped for 4-5 minutes it is a lovely light, slightly sweet green tea. The long wiry leaves open fully to whole green tea leaves. They smell slightly fruity, slightly vegetal and very sweet. This is a great green tea!
Here is a video of how the Libre Tea Glass works:
I found the Libre tea glass easy to clean, and with glass, it never carries over a flavor from my last tea.
The only negative I found with the Libre Tea glass, is that when I have used the lid to brew the tea upside down, it often drips down my front when sipping. I balance this by being sure I have let it fully finish dripping after turning it right side up, and I “slurp” or lick the drips around the rim before sipping the tea directly from the tea glass.
I found that if I brewed the leaves in the cup and used the strainer lid to sip through, it’s much less drippy! However, I sip my tea very slow, and with most of my attempts the tea steeped too long and got bitter. Again, if I was in an office or somewhere I could pour the tea into a cup when it was done brewing, it would perfect!
You can read more about Libre on their website, and you can find a retailer that sells Libre Tea Glasses here. You can also “Like” Libre Tea on FB and share your favorite “Tea Moments”.
** I did NOT and will NOT receive any compensation related to this review. I received on large packet of Ling Mei tea to sample and one large poly glass Libre Tea Glass. I thank Libre Tea for allowing me to sample and write a review of their products.
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