Door County White Tea

Sample Sipdown! (52)

Continuing with more AQ2T samples! This one is a bai mudan with cherry and apple. I certainly wouldn’t think of those flavors in reference to Wisconsin, but I admit to being woefully ignorant on the subject.

I agree with Kittenna that this has some nice melon notes. I assume they’re coming from the base tea, since melon isn’t mentioned in the description. The white tea is light with characteristic oat-y flavor and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. There’s also a bit of cucumber alongside the cantaloupe notes.

I am not a fan of the added flavoring though. I have the same issue with it that I do with Paris from Harney & Sons – it tastes a bit chalky and reminds me of mixed berry Tums chewables. I’m not sure why I always have this odd reaction to berry flavoring… It’s unfortunate because I really do like the concept of this tea.

I think I’ll withhold a rating, because I seem to have a strange reaction and association when it comes to certain berry flavorings…

This tea has re-entered my cupboard due to panic-buying. I probably should have spent my $$ on something else, because although I like it and still taste melon, I’m not super crazy about it. Oh well. Maybe further down in the bag are some fruit pieces, to make it a little more interesting than a melon/cucumber white!