This sample came from Roswell Strange. She was sending me a bunch of David’s teas that she purchased for me at a store (thanks again!) and I asked her if this one was any good, so she ended up sending me some! Aw, you shouldn’t have… I admit, a lot of the reason I was drawn to this tea is that the name is super adorable and makes me think of a kiwi (the bird, not the fruit) with a little suitcase going on a worldwide road trip. Lol! Visually, it looks like sencha or bancha leaves to me, and they’re combined with lemongrass and pieces of dehydrated kiwi and apple (I love that I can see the black seeds in the kiwi pieces). The dry scent is heavenly – it’s sweet and tart at the same time and very fruity, with just a bit of grassiness from the tea. I steeped mine for 3 minutes at 175 degrees.
Mm, the brewed aroma is also heavenly! That same sweet-tart juicy fruity aroma combined with grassy tea. At first, I was disappointed by the flavor. The beginning of the sip is mostly grassy green tea taste, but partially through that kiwi pokes its fuzzy little head out and then it dominates the rest of the sip. And then it leaves a lovely juicy kiwi aftertaste that lingers! I admit, the kiwi flavor here is somewhat candylike, but not in an artificial overly sweet way, it just has the most impossible level of juiciness and the sweet-tart combination is wonderful!
On a side note, I added a bit of sugar to see if it would make this even better, and I think it actually made it less enjoyable. So maybe I’m not sugar addicted anymore, lol!
Thanks Roswell, I love this one! :)
Flavors: Apple, Fruity, Grass, Sweet, Tart, Tropical
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Hooray! Glad you liked it :)
I’ve been curious about this one. Glad to hear it doesn’t taste artificial.
Tamarindel, there is something candy-like about it, but not necessarily glaringly artificial.
Candy I can live with :) Some of my favorite foods are candy.
Lupicia’s kiwi is THE BEST
Hooray! Glad you liked it :)
I’ve been curious about this one. Glad to hear it doesn’t taste artificial.
Tamarindel, there is something candy-like about it, but not necessarily glaringly artificial.
Candy I can live with :) Some of my favorite foods are candy.
Lupicia’s kiwi is THE BEST