52teas 12 Days of Christmas Sampler 2011 – Day 3
Mmm, much softer and lighter than I expected. This tastes great! I was worried it was going to taste like the Kiwi Strawberry Margarita Bai Mu Dan. It must have been the tequila flavoring in that one that was so weird and not to my liking. This is much better.
The dry leaf smells really appetizing! Pure strawberry delight! The brewed aroma is where the lemon showed up for the first time. The white tea base lends a nectar-like sweetness. This is a very nice balance of flavors. It reminds me of when I first discovered 52teas. This is every bit as worth the money and more!
I agree with others that it’s not very tart. I get lemon, just not lemonade. The second steep was 100% lemon and 0% strawberry. But I’m used to 52teas blends only having one good steep in them. Actually, the lemon in the second steep tastes almost like lemon-flavored icing on a lemon cake. It’s quite tasty. I’ll use the second half of the sampler to make it iced later.
I think this might be my second flavored white tea. Overall, I like unflavored whites better, so that’s why I’m rating this one a little lower than it may seem like I should from the glowing review. Don’t get me wrong; this is a really pleasant cup of tea! So, if you’d like to enjoy a flavored white tea, this would be a safe bet.
