A Nice Cuppa

Tea can truly function at the junction of the cooler aisles, now with Swiss precision! Rehydrate in a hurry or get your quick daily dose with the Venga functional infusions. May sound a little like the popular “Vitamin Waters” made here in the states? Vitamin infused airy aqua with a dose of nutrients? Venga tea drinks are not airy and aqueous, rather, they are quite lush yet complex. They don’t pretend to be an uncoiled rare oolong dragon leaf, oh so chilled fresh from a tea temple clad in plastic in your local cooler case. I may like to sip the finest fresh plucked Darjeeling! Fresh from the pristine cloud clad Himalayas in perfect sculptured cups, with just the right depth to assure concentration of its floral melodic fragrance. We may see images of the adventurous explorer climbing up an infinity of exotic steps seeking the answer to the mystery of royal camellia sinensis tea leaves. The magical curative tea properties in a bottle. Wispy steam of its tactile aroma and dreams of nutritive calming cuppa. Does the bottled flavor have to be subliminal too? My take is that usually plain unflavored teas in plastic do not live up to the urge.

Living in a big city or not? Unless you can carry a portmandeau filled with chintz delicate vessels and a super sonic thermos… Truth is ? At least for myself, I get awfully thirsty stomping about on my errands or getting a quick break from work where I pop into a kiosk seeking just a moment of peace, refreshment, as well as vital energizing. There is a dizzy kaleidescope of energy drinks and ready to go iced teas. Instead of substituting an emerald green tea best served properly, I took a chance on the sleek Venga Functional Infusions,grabbing a light lunch in a city park. Designers of Volkswagon and Audi designed Venga’s packaging.

Once again, Nordic precision proves a gold watch makers sensibility with concocting a healthful flavory melange of passion fruits and botanicals such as roi boss, white tea, green tea or mate with unique delicious power packed with nutrients like aloe vera, seabuckthorn, gingko,vitamins A & D, water soluble grape seed extract which fights off scavenging free radicals with far too many nutraceuticals too mention. Venga science claims precise amounts of functional health energizers will keep your glycemic index in optimal balance after a work out.

They are intricate layers of flavors which are delightful and I feel really good after drinking them infused with pure Swiss water. I hope we will see more of them around the quick sips zipped in a deli. Look for “Brainstorm,” “Health and Zen,” “Daily Dose,” “Calorie Burn,” “Energize” and “Rehydrate” all without unhealthy additives with flavor that remains intact with measured curative results. They are manufactured in Switzerland just outside of Zurich with pure Alpine water. They tasted pretty good for a quick deli grab and go. The FDA may not grant Itoen nor Venga anytime soon. Yet? there is evidence of beneficial efficacy, and I must admit I did not feel as though I were eating gobs of sugar or that odd taurine funky chemical flavor which may resemble the flavor of a sports cars paint gloss. Tastes pretty good and thats a start for me. Europe has been onto jazzy tea ensembles of botanical flavors for some time and may be a bit ahead of the game… At least with this round of Swiss functional rich flavored seabuckthorn to the rescue! Quite a big dipper of a sip at 18 oz. Warning! Not calorie free!

All the details here, of what they are calling “The Albert Einstien of functional drinks.” Will I become a genius? I hope by my next sipping - maybe my next life!