I got samples of this in the mail today from two different people (Darby and Angel from Teavivre), but this particular batch is from Darby’s sample.
Dry, this tea smells of both peach and jasmine. The peach is so sweet and gentle, almost like peach nectar, that I couldn’t wait to give this a sip. Even my mother, an avowed coffee drinker, was interested in trying some of this!
I steeped this twice, shared the first steep with my mother (who didn’t taste much, which I’m guessing is just because her tongue is so used to coffee that tea is too subtle for it) and had the second all to myself. The first steep was definitely the peachier of the two. It was soft and lovely, with the two flavours melding well, but with the peach flavour more noticeable on the back of the tongue and in the aftertaste.
The second steep was more astringent, and the jasmine flavour was definitely stronger. I could only taste a hint of the peach this time.
In scent and taste, this tea reminds me a lot of Bhudda’s Blend from David’s Tea. That one, oddly enough, smells more of peach than this one, but tastes more of jasmine than this one. On a per-gram basis, Buddha’s Blend costs almost twice as much as this variety. When I run out of BB, I may just order this instead!
