Cold Brew!
I’ve moved on from my kombucha now, and am onto what is possibly my last tea of the night. I liked the dry aroma of this white tea a lot, though the tea leaf itself looked quite broken up. It had the same citrus note that I get from chenpi blends, which is sort of a mix of the natural orange oils (which have a little sweetness to them) and a bit of a pithy “zest” or rind kind of note. Not anything tangy, sour or acidic – or “juicy”, but still a deeply natural type of orange…
Steeped up, it really is reminding me A LOT of the flavour of those white tea stuffed mandarin/tangerines – exactly the same type of citrus notes. It’s nice because it’s so clean tasting and finishing, with a highly refreshing element to it from the white tea. I’m also getting notes of flowering cucumber as well, both flesh and skin. I imagine this would probably also be good hot, but cold it’s really hitting the spot tonight. So natural, and a good sweetness level.