Hide

Welcome to Steepster, an online tea community.

Write a tea journal, see what others are drinking and get recommendations from people you trust. or Learn More

Shanghai Lichee Jasmine from The Tea Table
74

Yet another that has come to me thanks to Alphakitty! This one was high on my list of wants because lychee and jasmine? Sounds like heaven to me. I meant to drink this one yesterday when I was doing all my lychee teas, but I forgot. But today I remembered! It seems like forever since I’ve had a green tea.

I admit I have become pretty skeptical about blends that appear in among many retailers, acquired from some unknown wholesaler, and this seems to be one of those blends. However, this one is still pretty well done. It is floral but not perfumy, and the lychee is juicy and delicious. It goes well with the green tea and makes me wonder why you don’t see many lychee green teas. It’s a light and refreshing tea, and my only criticism is that the flavors are a tinge artificial. Like, not chemically, but the lychee is a bit candy-ish instead of being all fruit, and I would like more floral notes from it, actually. Still, this is a pretty tasty blend. Thanks for sharing it with me, Alphakitty!

People who liked this

Amy oh
Ysaurella
CrowKettle
Veronica
Donna A
Alphakitty
momo
Matt
LiberTEAS
K S
RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas
gmathis
Ninavampi
ashmanra
Terri HarpLady
Angrboda
QueenOfTarts
Kittenna
charab
Invader Zim
JC
Claire
CHAroma

Comments

Invader Zim
Invader Zim 2012-11-29 09:56:53 -0500

This sounds interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever had a tea with lychee in it.

JC
JC 2012-11-29 11:34:15 -0500

Sounds nice. I’ve had black tea with Lychee. Just great either hot or cold. Never had it with Jasmine as well.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

I’m a grad student and in my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

I have an Adagio Teas UtiliTEA kettle and a Tea Forté Kati cup for brewing. I also have a Chinese Ru Kiln tea set for gongfu brewing.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: These teas are mind-blowingly good to me.
89-80: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
79-70: Tasty teas that I enjoy, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
69-65: Teas that I would probably drink again, but wouldn’t seek out. They don’t quite do it for me in one aspect or another; often just not quite my style
64-60: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
59-50: Bleh. I usually choose not to finish the cup because life’s too short to drink tea I dislike.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.

Location

Ohio, US

Following These People

LiberTEAS
LiberTEAS

I am obsessed with t...

JacquelineM
JacquelineM

I love to cook, bake...

__Morgana__
__Morgana__

I thought I should p...

ashmanra
ashmanra

I am a music teacher...

TeaEqualsBliss
TeaEqualsBliss

Near Vegan. Tea Lov...

Jillian
Jillian

I'm a university stu...

Meghann M
Meghann M

Live in the cornfiel...

Kristen
Kristen

Always been a tea dr...

Angrboda
Angrboda

Angrboda felt her bi...

Nichole
Nichole

I am a huge fan of a...

Uniquity
Uniquity

I am a lover of many...

KeenTeaThyme
KeenTeaThyme

Hello fellow tea fan...

SimplyJenW
SimplyJenW

Tea enthusiast, tryi...

AmazonV
AmazonV

I love caffeine! I p...

Fairyfli
Fairyfli

I have been wanting ...

QuiltGuppy
QuiltGuppy

I'm a middle school ...

Paul M Tracy
Paul M Tracy

avid reader and fitn...

twiggles
twiggles

busy, full time work...

See More