This is quite nice. The Sencha is sweet and light, and the lemon is a bright, uplifting flavor. It doesn’t overpower the Sencha. It’s mellow yet refreshing. The delivery is very smooth, and it is not overly astringent. The lemon has a tartness to it but it isn’t pucker-y sour.
4 Tasting Notes
I’ve got this in the loose leaf version. The dry leaves of this smell just like homemade lemonade! Unfortunately, it doesn’t smell quite as nice brewed. It just smells like lemongrass and bitter lemon. Nice lemony yellow color though.
This tea tastes fine, but I feel like I was overcharged. I could get the same flavor by squeezing half a lemon into a cup of generic bagged green tea. This tea isn’t bitter, or astringent, or fake-tasting. Someone who likes Arnold Palmers would enjoy this. Adding some stevia did bring out more of a sorbet flavor, but if I’m looking for a lemony dessert tea I think lemon chiffon is still my go-to.
I’d recommend this to people who want to drink green tea but dislike the taste of green tea. The lemon flavor is more prominent, although I can certainly taste the sencha in the background. Quite good for a bagged tea.
I go to Bliss Spa in DC frequently and they serve Tea Forte in their relaxation lounge. I have tried the company’s fancier-packaged teas, however, this one is a plain paper tea bag. I agree with a previous reviewer; this tea is a good introduction to green teas if you typically dislike them. You can taste the sencha, but the lemon is more prominent. It doesn’t clash with the tea. I felt like it tasted like green tea with a squeeze of lemon juice, versus citrus zest. I probably would not purchase this for myself.
