I have the iced version: Steep for 5 minutes or longer, 175°F. Flash chill by pouring over ice. (On the box they recommend making 24oz tea and chilling it, then serving cold over ice.)
Surprisingly I actually quite like this one! It’s very pear-y, which is a flavour I generally can’t stand. I mean, pear flavoured jelly beans? Ugh.
I didn’t completely follow the directions for this tea, as I tried a black iced tea the other night and found it to be extremely strong, almost unpleasantly so. I steeped this at about 180F for 5 minutes in 2 cups water, then poured it into a jug that had 4 cups of cold water in it. It’s pretty cool at this point, so I shrugged and poured myself a glass with some ice in it.
Tasty. The flavours are delicate and sweet this way. A bit of warmth from the ginger, I smell vanilla, the pear is actually very sweet and quite lovely. The white tea doesn’t seem horrible either, but I feel it mostly fades into the background.
It doesn’t need sweetener at all, but I decided to add a small spoon of lemony simple syrup. :) Not bad, but I think I’d prefer ginger simple syrup or no sweetener.
