Sun and Cloud Mist

I used 1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml of water.

The dry leaf smell reminds me of lemon meringue pie. The brewed tea has a lemon mixed with smoky aroma which I’m guessing comes from the lemon and green tea. There is a sweetness to the aroma which, I think, is coming from the marshmallow root.

On the sip I’m getting a bitter-celery-metallic flavour at the front which turns into a more lemony flavour.

As the tea cools, I’m getting a more smoky-lemon flavour and the bitterness is faded. I’m also detecting an enjoyable green tea aftertaste in the aftertaste of the tea.

Rating: 57

I will try to keep my infusion time closer to 2 minutes in the future.

This is from way back on Day 3 of the twelve teas of X-mas.

Everyone else seems to love this tea but I only found it to be okay. The green tea/lemon combination was a bit too harsh in this instance and together with the marshmallow (which is rather faint) gave the tea an odd, slightly chemical taste that doesn’t do to much for me, I’m afraid. I’ll mess around with the steeping parameters a bit with what’s left of my sample to see if matters improve.

“Day three” of 52teas advent. This note seems to be malfunctioning on multiple levels. Sorry!

the dry leaves are like a cross between delicious lemon meringue pie and fabric softener.

The liquor has more of a sanitized leafy scent but the taste is all lemon dessert for me. It’s a multiple part tasting experience: sweet and soft (marshmallow), lemon, sugar, then tart astringent green leaves. Aftertaste is very sour, as if I had just bitten into a lemon. I’ve had many kinds of citrus teas but I’ve never actually had one that seems to channel lemon flavour. By default this is the best lemon dessert tea I’ve ever had…

The downsides are that the sanitizer/freshener quality gives it a chemical funky taste on some notes. The multiple flavours may be jarring and the green tea brisker than what some may ideally want.

I don’t know, but this tea makes me want to embrace a soft white kitten, while eating lemon meringue pie and walking on fluffy plump clouds. At least, I think it’s the tea that makes me want to do that. It could be the lack of sleep. Possibly.

KITTEN!! I want to squish it and love it. That is all.

This blend smells delicious! I am smacked in the face with lemony goodness upon opening the packet. There is a sweetness to it as well, which reminds me of lemon drops or lollipops.

Flavoured greens are really hit or miss for me, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I think I oversteeped my cup though, at 3 min. Sigh. It’s a sliiiiight bit bitter, but thankfully it didn’t kill my cup. The bright, fresh lemon is the first flavour I get, followed by a bit of grassiness, and then finally rounded out by the marshmallow creaminess at the end. I love that it’s something a little different than your standard lemon/citrus green. The marshmallow root really makes it special.

On the 3rd day of Christmas…

Okay, so my friend Kim and I are a day behind. Hoping to catch up this evening with Earl Black.

At first sip, this reminded me of Adagio Teas Lemon Cloud Rooibos. It has a very similar flavor. I can definitely taste the lemongrass. Green tea is not my favorite, but this was enjoyable. The more I sipped it, the more I could taste the grassy flavor of the green tea.

I had meant to do this review ages ago, but I am a procrastinator…..lol. This tea was not what I expected. Even though I try to avoid expectations, I couldn’t help but form them with this tea. One reason why I generally prefer to avoid reading reviews for something til after I’ve tried it. I expected it to be light fluffy lemon flavored clouds that was just over the border of sweet. Not quite. I don’t know maybe it has to do with my Sugar taste buds gauge, but I needed a lot of sweetener. It isn’t terrible tea, and maybe it was the wrong choice considering my lack of experience with green tea, not to mention I’m alittle bit weird when it comes to lemons and lemon flavored things anyways. At any rate, I liked enough that I will have no trouble finishing it, and would probably order it again, to have for times when I want something that is quiet and uncomplicated. (No not intended as a backhanded compliment!)
Grrrr. I tried editing the tasting note I added a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t really access the bottom portion…luckly I thought to copy and paste this.

Yummy! It’s as good as all the reviews say. I did 3 minutes on my first steeping and 2.5 on the second. I think I’ll lower it by 30 seconds next time to cut out the tiny bit of bitterness I got from it. It’s so much more than a lemon green tea. It’s just as fluffy and sweet as the little kitten on the label.

I’ve put the used leaves in a pitcher to cold brew over night and will report back on how it does.

I’ve been getting annoyed all day that fellow steepsterites haven’t been posting enough to aid my procrastination! But I guess I should be critical of myself since I need to blog all the delicious tea I tried over the holidays.

I adore this blend. I finally got to try 52 teas on Christmas when my hubby “surprised” me with the 12 days of christmas sampler that I told him to get me, and this is one of my favorites in it. I really really like the green teas in the box overall, but this one is so light and delicious. I expected to like graveyard mist better but the lemony flavour of this one is addicting. It’s so nice on its own, even better with a touch of honey. I have more coming on the way with my first 52 teas order, along with some Browncoat Genmaicha, some caramel pumpkin cheesecake, and some boo-berry cotton candy.

On the third day of Christmas, 52Teas gave to me…Sun and Cloud Mist!

I’d actually been looking at this on here earlier today, wishing I’d had the chance to try some. So you’ll understand exactly how delighted I was to open the sachet and find this.

It smells, as I’m coming to discover is normal for 52Teas, A-MA-ZING. Sweetly lemony, and so fresh. I can tell this is going to be a good one.

I’m not disappointed. Ohh, this is nice. It’s no secret that I’ve never been the biggest green tea fan, but this tea is perfect. I can’t imagine it working as well with any other base, and I could happily sit and drink it all day. Most green tea makes me wrinkle my nose a bit, but not this one. It’s not at all bitter or astringent, it just tastes of pure, sweet lemon cream.

I have no idea how Frank does it, but the man is clearly a genius and this tea is simply divine. Love at first sip.

3 min too long a steep for me. Try 2.5 min next time. Still, not ruined but prefer less bitter tea. I do love the additives in this. The flavors stay with you for a while after you drink it.

Not really a huge fan of lemon flavors, so wasn’t incredibly excited to taste this, but it’s decent. VERY lemony. I don’t really notice the marshmallow flavor, but there is certainly a very smooth flavor to this tea. The lemon overpowers it though. Kind of like a slap of lemon to the face. Drinkable, but not something I would ever buy for myself.

This is another purr-fect creation from 52teas. The Yun Wu green tea base is an excellent launch pad for the sweet lemony notes of this tea. Lemon and green tea naturally pair well but the use of Yun Wu combined with the marshmallow root adds the perfect touch of creamy sweetness that avoids any bitterness in the brew.

This tea was not an overwhelming in your face lemon flavor, but more of a sweet mellow creamy citrus taste. So mellow that I had to break out in song: Have you never been mellow? Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?

Yep, it was that mellow…:)

hmmm not my favorite. I’m fairly picky when it comes to lemon flavored things but I was hoping the marshmallow root would make it ok as I absolutely love marshmallow root in tea. Unfortunately, the lemon flavor was just too strong for me. I might have steeped it for too long though. I’m going to try again with a shorter steep time and see what happens.