391 Tasting Notes
I got this in my 12 HoliDays off Tea set and my family seems to like it. It has a festive red/pink color when steeped, it smells strongly of fruit. The ingredient list also says it has hibiscus and you can really tell, on the first steep the tartness made me think I’d accidentally done the Merry Cranberry tea. No need for sugar in this herbal infusion.
Another Hawaiian flavored tea bag from Lupicia. At first when I opened the packet and took out the sachet, there looked like there wasn’t enough in there. Lo and behold… after steeping the bag was full, the leaves really plumped up and unfolded nicely. The tea has a light fruity scent both before and after steeping. The taste is mildly fruity too, it is nice in this tea I get the tea taste and its not over powered by fruit. It doesn’t need sugar to make it taste good but with sugar added, the fruitiness comes out more. When I looked at the dry bag, it looked like there was a couple konpeito candy pieces too so added sugar is not necessary.
Oddly, with milk and sugar it tasted better and I could taste more spices than just the mango. Of course it could just be also that im getting to the bottom of the sample and thats why the flavor is different too. Still is not something I would buy more of though.
