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This is my favorite tea! I had it once at a Starbucks about 5 years ago when it was still in stores, and totally adored it. I didn’t rediscover it until last year at a local Target, and maybe it’s nostalgically driven, but I can’t drink enough of it. I buy 3 boxes at a time, which lasts about a month..
In terms of actual taste, it’s obviously a lighter tea, and I like that the vaguely berry flavor masks the hay taste of typical white tea (which I don’t particularly care for). It’s not a typical ‘fruit’ tea because it doesn’t feel saturated with sickly sweet flavor like most fruit teas I have had. The quality that some describe as bland can actually be a very comforting read (I mean drink?)! I usually steep it just below boiling and leave the teabag in for the duration, and it doesn’t get bitter for me. Enjoy!
Preparation
Pleasant and extremely drinkable. Classic honey scent and flavor dominates, with a lightly leafy middle and a slightly malty finish. This is nothing remarkable, but sometimes you just want to aimlessly drink some nice, sweet light tea. This is the sort of thing to sip on when otherwise engrossed in something else. Resteeps pretty well too.
The ball does need a little encouragement to break up, mind you. I hassle it briefly with a fork once it begins to expand.
Flavors: Green, Honey, Jasmine, Malt
Preparation
I had the Raspberry flavored Jasmine Green Iced Tea. A super fruity and sweet taste if you’re into strong tasting fruit teas. However, I have to say it’s not really tea. There is little to no hint of the green tea, maybe just a bit of the bitterness. If you like real tea, don’t go for any of the flavored teas…or bubble tea for that matter. I had the tapioca pearls in mine too, and after trying them for the second time, I don’t think they are that great. Interesting texture, but a little too slimy with a weird flavor. I prefer the flavored jellies. Either way, if you like super strong fruit flavored drinks, come try a flavored bubble tea. If you’re a tea purist, I’d stay away from it. I can do both, so it works for me.
I actually didn’t really like this much at all. I detected a bitter note after my first taste and was forced to add sweetener, which I hate doing. I believe a good tea should stand on its own. I’m hoping I will be able to salvage some of it by adding another tea mixed with it. Maybe a fruity herbal of some sort.
Preparation
Hmm nice I like this, I’m brewing with a 90ml Gaiwan gongfu cha:
It starts out sweet and spiced, with a bit of vegetality, and a hint of meat notes. It has a very thick mouthfeel, but very smooth and silky.
Second steep is thicker, sweeter, less meaty, almost a bit of cucumber, spinach, even hints of citrus.
Third steep is less complex, I definitely choked on this steep, so uh its sort of grassier and getting a slight astringency.
Fourth has less of the spices, a bit of carrotty notes, its very leafy, lettuce and spinach
Fifth is sweeter, peas, carrots, slightly bitter and moderately astringent now. it still has that very silky thick mouthfeel, which is really quite nice.
Sixth is a bit darker, its getting very astringent now, but still even sweeter and predominantly vegetal.
Seventh is a bit weaker, very astringent and bitter, a bit of rocky and earthy notes,
Eighth is getting overwhelmingly astringent, slightly metallic, vegetal and citrus
Ninth has much citrus, less sweet
Flavors: Astringent, Carrot, Citrus, Cucumber, Earth, Grass, Lettuce, Meat, Metallic, Peas, Spinach, Sweet, Vegetables, Vegetal, Wet Rocks
