Strawberry Zest

I really wanted to join in on the Nina’s Japon excitement (I, too, recieved a sample from the lovely VariaTEA) but since I’ve felt a little uneasy today I thought I’d wait until my stomach was more settled so as to have a better experience.

So, that’s where this comes in. It’s still a green which I was semi-oddly craving (very out of character, I know), with ginger to maybe calm my stomach? I’m sad to say I’ve kind of forgotten I even had this, and so haven’t been drinking it often which I really should because I do enjoy it a lot. I think part of why I neglect it is because it’s A) Green and B) Has ginger, which are two of my least favourite tea things right up there with raisins.

Anyway, I drank it hot today when I normally drink it cold instead. It was pretty good – lots of ginger/spearmint/vegetal green taste and not a ton of strawberry, but then again I forgot to shake up the tin and don’t recall seeing many (if any) strawberry pieces in the leaf I used, so they’ve probably just all sunk to the bottom of the tin.

I should drink this more often.

kittenna if you don’t like this one, i’ll have more please haha! This could be just a little more strawberry like and a little more ginger-y BUT that might just be my inability to have brewed it right the first time. But i like this. It’s fresh and fruity and minty and fun! but not overly minty… yay!

Random tea pick for the day, as I poked through a bin of teas from various companies. This tea presumably has lost some flavour, and I unfortunately can’t really taste any strawberry at all – but there’s a hint of ginger, and a light spearmint. I can see why I was interested in picking it up when I did, and it has all the makings of a tasty blend, if only it actually tasted like strawberry! I don’t usually like mint in teas, but I think it’s done well here, making it all the more disappointing that there’s no strawberry.

Have I made my point yet? Ahaha.

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml

Little to no strawberry flavour. Spearmint is the most predominant taste. Green tea flavour is very matcha-like in the background.

Very enjoyable cup. It didn’t impress me though. I was looking forward to a more robust strawberry flavor, which I didn’t get in this cup. I did get the ginger taste though, which I surprisingly didn’t mind. I am usually not a fan of ginger. I did steep the full three minutes and the packaging says 1-3 minutes. Maybe next time I’ll try it on the shorter end. I will likely get through this sample with no problem, I just don’t feel that I will order more of it with so many teas to try yet.