February Sipdown Prompt – a flavored white tea
It absolutely blew my mind to look up this tea and see that there is not a single note for it from me. I have had this for a very long time. Anything with bergamot takes a long time to sip down because Ashman doesn’t care for it and neither did my tea party guest, so it was up to me to drink it all, and because I myself do not often reach for Earl Grey type teas. I like the ones with other interest like cream or berry flavors, and the ones on a smoky or Keemun base, but they still are not my go-to.
This is a very nice one and I actually have had it twice today. I flash chilled a bit to go with lunch, and thought I had enough leaf to account for the extra liquid from the ice but I didn’t. Honestly, my lunch glass tasted almost like pure white tea so that was a feat in itself.
Since I hadn’t made it well enough to truly taste it, I decided to have a hot cuppa after lunch with a few squares of a raspberry creme flavor Milka bar. This was much better and had more flavor. This is probably my oldest white tea other than one for aging, but the white tea part is still robust and the bergamot is very nice with no tartness or bitterness, no chemical or perfume taste.
It is a very nice tribute tea for David Bowie, indeed. And furthermore, I think Ashman would dig this one, so I will serve it to him soon and see.
