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Green Tea Sweet Lemon from The Tea Emporium

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79/100

Green Tea Sweet Lemon

Fruit Green Blend by The Tea Emporium

Delicate Japanese green tea with lemon peel and lemongrass. Light and grassy with a hint of lemon.
Tip: Use 1 tsp per 6 oz cup; heat fresh water to 80C; let steep 1-3 minutes. Makes an unbelievable iced tea!

6 Tasting Notes

Indigobloom
87
Indigobloom 2 tasting notes

Hmmm. I’m not sure about this one!
Hot, it’s quite tasty. It reminds me very much of Tea Emporium’s Sunshine Mate. In fact, I’m almost positive it’s the same blend of lemon additions.
Maybe a little more sour because of the green tea astringency. More sour lemony than candy lemony. I’ll rate it next time when I have a better idea of it’s potential.
I think I may have slightly burned the leaves to. I was in a rush!! and I had forgotten to time when I poured the water… in retrospect, probably two min prior. So I have no idea how hot it was. Next time, I’ll try this at home. Maybe then I can get more than two steeps. ha!
Also, this might possibly be the first time I’ve ever been tempting to add sugar. I think it would compliment the lemon really well. not all the time, but for a treat.

Oh and something else!! I like to drink my tea HOT. Not like my friends who let it cool down until it’s practically iced tea. This leaves a teeny window for me to drink my greens. and whites! At least my black teas used to stay hot for more than three minutes. Hmph.

okay so I tried this with a lower temp and steep. The lemon is alot stronger this way!! but then, so are the polyphenols and after some research, it seems that it’s those nasty little p-phenols that cause nausea. Apparently, oxidization, hot (piping) water etc changes the composition of the phenols into benign tasty things.
I guess I’m doomed to stay away from greens then huh. Too bad, I really quite enjoyed the tea, just not the side effects. and those are normal, nothing to do with my own issues!
So maybe burning the leaves wasn’t such a bad idea huh :)
I wonder if some mint would cut the nausea for me? mint and lemon go together right?
Anyhow, if you have no issues with greens, I highly recommend this one… I’m sure you’d love it. I do, so much that I’ve given it a high rating despite my concerns above!!

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Tina S.

Oh man what a delicate tea. My first attempt at this one I steeped it for 3 minutes, and the leaves were definitely burnt. So the next time I didn’t even let the water come anywhere near a boil and did two minutes of a steep. My cup is still burnt! Sorry Sweet Lemon, but I don’t think you are for me.

Sil
Sil 3 tasting notes

I keep meaning to try this tea cold but I guess that will have to come another day! I’m not a great fan of this tea. It’s not a terrible tea but there’s something about this blend that just doesn’t quite tickle my fancy. I’m sure it has a home with someone out there who will appreciate it, but I won’t be picking it up again unless I manage to get around to brewing it cold and love it heh

Backlog -

Made some of this for dad tonight as he wanted to try something different. It was a pretty decent cup but I’m ok to leave it to my other half as this is the only tea in the house he’ll claim as his own lol

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Amanda
83

Nice lemon flavour, with a hint of sweetness. Enjoyed it for sure.