“Tea of the afternoon….. (SRP #20) Yes, new tea samples from a new company for me. New Mexico Tea Company is currently having a free shipping offer until May 31, 2012. I decided to jump on that...” Read full tasting note
“After the success I had with Casablanca, I was excited to try this one. Jasmine, like mint, tends to be quite overpowering but the bergamot worked so so well in Casablanca, how could I not be...” Read full tasting note
“Not really sure what to think about this one. I asked for it as a free sample and holy cow, is the sample ever huge! I’m impressed. It seems at first taste like there is too much going on. But I...” Read full tasting note
“The tea blender for NM Tea Company must be a genius, every tea I’ve tried has been just right. Perfectly balanced bergamot and jasmine, a delicate green tea. The scent is almost as good as Casablanca.” Read full tasting note
For bergamot lovers, jasmine lovers, and green tea lovers, this tea tops the list. An intriguing combination of flavors and aromas that can pull you right out of a boring afternoon while you read the exciting story of the Monkey King in the Chinese legend “Journey to the West” written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Chen-En.
EXTRA INFO:
The Monkey King legend from 1500s China holds that Monkey was born of rock and was a mischievous fellow who demanded immortality from the gods. The story is a pseudo-historical account of a monk (Xuanzang) who went to India in the 7th century to seek Buddhist scriptures to bring back to China. The principle story consists of eighty-one calamities suffered by Monkey and his guardians Tripitaka and Sandy, who are monks, and Pigsy, a pig.
INGREDIENTS:
China green tea, jasmine flowers, and bergamot oil
ORIGIN:
China
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