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Yum yum yum yum yum!
This is incredibly refreshing. I am sipping it hot right now, but I already know that this will be amazing iced too… in fact, I may just be making a batch of it in a bit to put in the fridge for tomorrow’s iced tea sipping. The tartness of the berry is mellowed just slightly by the cool cucumber notes. Sweet, savory, tart … delicious. I like this one a lot!
I brewed up a nice big jug of iced tea out of this blend, which this tea is totally suited for, I might add. The white tea base doesn’t hide the fruitiness of the strawberries and the cucumber is a fresh background note (and thankfully not the least bit dill pickle-y). The boyfriend-creature likes it too and he’s not generally a tea fan.
I have no idea what cucumber in tea taste like, so I’m not sure if what I’m tasting is cucumber-ish. I do know that the white base is delicate and delicious, the strawberry is sweet and aromatic, and there IS something there, toning down the tartness a little. Is that the cucumber?
And the fusion of these flavors makes this tea very yummy!
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cucumber, vegetal, hint of perfumy strawberry
Steeped Tea Smell: cucumber, vegetal, sweet, hint berry if you try
Flavor: crisp cool (but its hot!?!) Cucumber, then a hint of sweetness that might be strawberry
Body: Light
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: translucent honey yellow brown
Post-Steep Additives: German rock sugar
not an improvement
Resteep: 500ml 185°F 2 minutes
more vegetal, and cucumber no berry, slight bitter tang
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/12/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-cucumber.html
