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drank Organic Peachy Green by Tazo
303 tasting notes

I did score some tea when I was in NOLA. Two kinds of Tazo from Whole Foods, three loose leafs from a local tea shop, and one bag of Intelligentsia’s jasmine (at O’Hare, but it counts). This is the first Tazo – I figured it would be nice to have some easily drunk bagged greens for travel, so this was an experiment.

These are not so ideal for travel, though – the little envelopes are paper, which always irks me. Paper is fine as long as there’s also an outer layer of plastic – however pointless and wasteful – but I do prefer just plastic. (Kusmi have it down for sure; great, pretty plastic envelopes, and really lovely tea bags inside.) In addition, with a recommended steeping temperature of 80 degrees C, this is a little too finicky for travel water.

In the bag, this smells of nothing. Steeped, this also smells of nothing. Possibly a slight whiff of cucumber, but it’s more reminiscent of zucchini, seeing as I so rarely come across warm cucumber. Flavour wise, I don’t get any peach whatsoever, only a somewhat fishy vegetal flavour presence that doesn’t really linger. I assumed this would be a plain green (you know, with a name like ‘Peachy Green’, but clearly I’m just not paranoid enough) but it is, in fact a green-black blend. This would explain the slight fishiness, if nothing else.

This isn’t unpalatable, but mostly because it just doesn’t have enough flavour to have personality. It’s fairly unoffensive and definitely something I will try to cold steep, or drink with food. However, it’s quite far from the perfect, peachy green travel tea I was looking for.

ETA: When it cools, it acquires a round sweetness that is quite pleasing and does carry some small peachy note. +5

[Picked up at Whole Foods in NOLA, March 2014.]

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Courtney

Were you specifically looking for a straight green? I love Bangkok from H&S, and I’ve had the bagged version too, and I found it great. It even held up to a resteep. It’s also called “Green Tea with Coconut & Ginger” for the bagged form on their website. :)

Anna

No, a straight peachy green! Because PEACH.

I’ve only had one tea from H&S so far (the loathsome Queen) but Kat_Maria included at least one for me to try in our swap, and I’m excited to learn more about their products. I honestly have no idea where to find them around here, but I will keep my eyes open, in case that coconut & ginger is lurking somewhere – thanks for the suggestion!

Courtney

Haha of course. Peach. Peach is not my forte for teas. I do really enjoy H&S flavoured greens. More so than any of their other teas I’ve tried. I know here, Chapters carries some flavours. Maybe something similar there?

TeaBrat

I don’t mind paper tea bags. you can put them in a reusable ziploc bag.

Anna

They only seem to have the one distributore esclusivo and what they offer is this: http://www.luiespresso.com/en/our-tea/harney-sons-tea/

But hey – that’s a jasmine! (Also, ‘pomograte’, hehe.)

Anna

TB: Yeah, but that means an additional bag in my bag in my bag, and all this… to hold a bag. Not for travel.

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Courtney

Were you specifically looking for a straight green? I love Bangkok from H&S, and I’ve had the bagged version too, and I found it great. It even held up to a resteep. It’s also called “Green Tea with Coconut & Ginger” for the bagged form on their website. :)

Anna

No, a straight peachy green! Because PEACH.

I’ve only had one tea from H&S so far (the loathsome Queen) but Kat_Maria included at least one for me to try in our swap, and I’m excited to learn more about their products. I honestly have no idea where to find them around here, but I will keep my eyes open, in case that coconut & ginger is lurking somewhere – thanks for the suggestion!

Courtney

Haha of course. Peach. Peach is not my forte for teas. I do really enjoy H&S flavoured greens. More so than any of their other teas I’ve tried. I know here, Chapters carries some flavours. Maybe something similar there?

TeaBrat

I don’t mind paper tea bags. you can put them in a reusable ziploc bag.

Anna

They only seem to have the one distributore esclusivo and what they offer is this: http://www.luiespresso.com/en/our-tea/harney-sons-tea/

But hey – that’s a jasmine! (Also, ‘pomograte’, hehe.)

Anna

TB: Yeah, but that means an additional bag in my bag in my bag, and all this… to hold a bag. Not for travel.

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I’m going to try all the teas.

Then I will choose a lucky few perfect specimens, and we will live happily together in my tea cupboard.

Forever.

* *

2015

This will be a year of in-betweenness and logistics. Where to put the teas. How to arrange the teas. Which teas to replenish – which ones to say goodbye to.

Still doing Project Green.
Still doing Project Jasmine.
Still doing Project Peach.

Dr. Tea is the name, I’m ahead of my game
still, steeping my leafs, still f*ck with the temps
still not loving Assam (uh-huh)
still rock my Bosch kettle with its high-pitched shriek
still got love for the greens, repping Lupicia
still the cup steams, still doing my thang
since I left, ain’t too much changed, still

(With apologies to Mr. Young.)

2014

This year, all bets are off. I am going to drink both peppermint and chamomile and possibly suffer a little. But it’s okay – it’s for science.

I’m doing Project Jasmine, Project Peach and Project Unflavoured Green.

In terms of flavoured teas, Lupicia and Mariage Frères have become my massive favourites, and I have learned that Dammann Frères/Fauchon/Hédiard and Butiki aren’t really for me.

The O Dor, Adagio and Comptoir des thés et des épices are all on this year’s I’d like to get to know you better list.

2013

Getting back into tea drinking last fall, I was all about rooibos. This past spring has been all green tea, all the time, with some white additions over the summer. Currently attempting a slow, autumnal graduation to black teas. Oolongs are always appropriate.

The constant for me, flavour wise, is the strong presence of fruity and floral notes. Vanilla is lush, as long as it’s not artificial. Peach, berries, mango. Cornflower, rose, lavender.

No peppermint.

No chamomile.

No cinnamon.

Ever.

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My ratings don’t reflect the ‘What does this tea do for me?’ standard, but rather my own ‘What would I do for this tea?’ scale.

100-90
My absolute favourites. Teas I would travel for – or, in any case, pay exuberant postage for, because they simply have to be in my cupboard. Generally multi-faceted teas with complex scents and flavours. Teas with personality. Tricky teas.

89-80
Teas I wouldn’t hesitate to buy again if and when I came across them. Tea purchases I would surreptitiously weave into a travel itinerary (Oh! A Lupicia store! Here?! My word!).

79-70
Teas I enjoyed, but don’t necessarily need to make any kind of effort to buy again.

69-0
Varying degrees of disinterest and contempt.

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