Enjoy Summer

I’m back home! Kiki won’t make tea for herself haha. Here we go.

Kiki:

“Maybe it’s got a little lemongrass in there. I’m just jumping right in, aren’t I? hehehe I can smell the spiciness. It’s got a little fruity, some kinda fruity like cherry. Is that what it is, cherries? It’s good, I like it. Got a little hibiscus maybe? because it’s got a little of that because lip smacking. It goes down easy. What is it?”

I read the short description: Vegetal and fruity, combining the tang of melon and wild strawberry and the refreshing taste of mint with the sweetness of green tea. An irresistible blend of summer scents.

“Huh. Very nice. That’s exactly it.”

derk:

I maybe have oversteeped it because it’s too drying. Otherwise, it’s tangy-fruity and juicy, thick and glassy. The green tea seems both spicy and subtly grassy-vegetal and sweet. Subtle fruit flavor, I can see how it’s melon and strawberry, both candylike. The mint I wouldn’t have known was in it. It’s very quiet. Thanks for sharing, Cameron B.! This one’s very good but not standout enough keep in my current doomcart (40 teas haha – it’s going to be torture paring it down).

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This is a nice enough tea, but I find I don’t really love fruit and mint together. I mean, I do enjoy a melon salad with some honey, a squeeze of lemon, and a bit of fresh mint, but I don’t seem to love it in tea form. Maybe because the mint comes on much stronger? Also the green tea here is fairly strong and grassy, so maybe that’s emphasizing the mint for me. It’s also slightly astringent, even at a 2-minute steep.

Not a favorite from Dammann. I don’t find myself reaching much for flavored greens these days, though there are a few that I really love. This is not one of them. I think if they had included a bit of citrus, I would’ve liked this a lot more.