Clipper Fairtrade Tea - needs no substitute (Clipper Fairtrade Tea)

Member Name: msbreviews

Product:	Clipper Fairtrade Tea
Date:	11/08/09 (12 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: It's ethical origins and well balanced taste. Great quali-tea!

Disadvantages: Now that the price is level with branded alternatives there are none.

One of the greatest shopping revolutions since the Rochdale Pioneers set up their worker's cooperative, the concept of fairtrade is so truely incredible that it can't be understated. Not only has this emerging collective managed to convince shoppers to break with the addiction of buying the known, safe branded products which are forced towards us from the tv screen, and stacked unsubtly on shelves in our eyeline, but they have managed to uphold a truely promising principle of giving a fair share of the revenue back to the small-holding famers and workers who are growing and manufacturing these commodities.

Whilst there are some who would gallantly drink crumbled bricks to support this great cause and as an affront to multinationals, it was always necessary to eventually be producing a product which could rival other brands in its taste and quality. Thankfully that day has more than arrived. Fairly traded products are so ubiquitous now that supermarkets themselves are longing to be affilliated with this glory.

Clipper Fairtrade Tea is one of the more established of the fairtrade varieties available now and has all the hallmarks of a product that should have a prosperous future.
The boxes themselves (which differ from that pictured) are beautifully and lovingly styled and is so attractive as to be wasted hidden inside a dark cupboard.
Once opened, the tea has a fresh and thickly evocative aroma, without being smokey, and the bags have an off-white, archaic appearance from their lack of bleaching.

The tea itself is smooth, and strongly flavoured. It doesn't tickle your neck, nor choke you with bitter or smokey residues. The first few sips are refreshing and warm, and, rather than kick you awake with caffeine, this tea swells your senses assuringly.

Summary: Won't leave a bitter taste in your mouth...