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I absolutely love all things grapefruit and of course green tea, but had doubts about how the two would go together. That and too many bad citrus flavored teas in the past gave me some trepidation. However, Lupicia has once again done a marvelous job with this blend and I enjoyed it more than any other citrus tea I’ve had before.

The tea has a delicious citrusy smell out of the bag. A powerful yet very pure and natural grapefruit aroma accented by orange and Meyer lemon. I chose to cold brew it at first as the idea of hot grapefruit wasn’t terribly appealing. It starts off herbaceous with lemon verbena and basil notes before settling into a mellow grapefruit flavor followed by a bright burst of meyer lemon peel in the aftertaste. The grapefruit flavor isn’t puckery or juicy like the flesh of the fruit but more like grapefruit rind. This one is like a way better version of the Tazo Mint Green tea I used to drink back in the dark ages.

I’ve brewed this a couple of times now and noticed towards the end of my cup, the flavoring starts tasting like lavender which I’m not crazy about. I finally hot steeped it recently and was quite pleased with the taste. Light but pleasant grapefruit flavor and there’s less of the lavender I was getting with the cold brew.