Frutto Bianco Pearls

Many thanks to Tegan for this sample! what a day! Running around doing errands and irritating my fibromyalgia (back and core hurt) but I was able to go 7 hours on my feet in a marathon of gettin stuff done…so I could come home and flop an (yes an) have some tea. (tomorrow I’m going to pay for what I did to my body today arrrrr). Anyhoose (did your grandma or grandpa say anyhoose?) I had this tea from Tegan that is low caffeine from Teavana and thought what the hay…some white tea, coconut, apples and kiwi, papaya, lemongrass and lemon peel and pineapple. Sounds good. I was really into wanting a good cuppa. I steeped 6 minutes and did a test sip…nah…watery…went longer and poured. Very watery still. I had put in enough tea. But, I added some more and kept brewing. Still not very flavorful. I added sweetening. Not good. Added more, and more. Still really no coconut, no flavor standing out and saying “Hello there, I’m Pineapple” or “Papaya” or even “Lemon”. If it was more acidic and stronger it would have been a cleaner. Sorry folks but it was dull and uh…dull. Think I’ll try something else. I’ve not had much luck with Teavana for some reason.

Definitely one of my favorites from Teavana… for a while this was my favorite white tea. I’ve had this tea for a while now, but it is still very flavorful. I came across it as I was sorting through some of my stash (an ill-attempt at getting my stash into some semblance of control).

You can read my full-length review of this tea on The Tea Review Blog: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=2784

This is a difficult tea to rate for me. I like the flavor a lot but I find myself over-steeping to get just a bit more body out of it. Obviously, that turns a bit too bitter. I just don’t know that the cost to enjoyment ratio is there for me.

Sure, it’s a beautiful white, but a bit too light for my taste buds.

Used up one last serving to make room in a tea tin. I forgot how nice this tea is. Even though this isn’t the freshest of teas, it’s still nicely fruity while still tasting like a quality white tea. I love the unfurling of the pearls. Sweet, light aroma propels me to higher places (or something like that). Might have to purchase again sometime.

This tea is beautiful. I Love the white tea that I find very soothing (just what I need tonight). This tea will be kept for Special times when I want to sit and relax with a wonderful tea.
The pearls were fun ofcourse.

This is one of my favorite teas. It’s light and fruity and doesn’t need sweetener…although I do add some sometimes to give it a bit more.

I resteep the leaves at least three times and still get good flavor. And then there are the steeped pieces of pineapple to eat afterward!

Good. Maybe I just don’t go for the really fruity, blended teas. I like them, just not as much. This one was almost too much.

Quite nice.

Almost ended up with burnt white tea thanks to the Teavana bag. Be sure to go by the booklet at the store not the bag. They told me on the bag to steep it for 5 minutes! 2 was just enough to give a delicate taste and subtle pineapple flavor, which is key in my opinion to a good white tea. Although I must add that if you want the pineapple flavor more pronounced let the finished tea sit after brewing for about 10 minutes before drinking. The pineapple seems to develop with time. I may need to try this iced soon for that very reason. Very good. I would repurchase.

I re-brewed the leaves from earlier.

Wonderfully fruity. Mild and sweet. I also resteeped it since the brew time was so short.

1 packet of stevia and it’s like vacation in a cup. Brewed in a Teavana Perfect Teamaker.

I love this tea. Pearl teas are always fun regardless, but the fruit choice helps compliment the naturally delicate white tea perfectly.