Guys…. there is corn in this tea! I had to do a double-take and check the ingredient list, but yep it’s there! Of course, as I was just thinking about that, it occurred to me that this tea is not a white, but a white/green blend, and I very well may have used much too hot of water for it :( Hopefully it isn’t ruined.
Anyhow, in addition to the corn, there are sizeable crystallized pineapple chunks, which add to the sweet, fruity aroma from both the dry and steeped tea. The cup actually smells quite pineapple-y fruity, kind of like… Mango ‘n Friends?? Or some DavidsTea with pineapple pieces. I can’t really recall.
The flavour is definitely a bit astringent, which I’ll blame on myself for the time being, and quite fruity/pineappley as expected. Unfortunately, the pineapple seems to be overwhelming any nice “tea” flavour that I might get from this blend, so it’s really coming off as a fruity, astringent herbal to me, which is kind of unfortunate. I can’t taste anything at all from the corn… it’s a bit gimmicky in my opinion, but perhaps something will come of it in the second infusion. I’m also not picking up the jasmine at all, although it could easily be disguised by the pineapple.
For now, I’m fairly unimpressed – there’s nothing wrong with this tea, but it’s nothing special and I’ll admit that I’m happy to be splitting a Try Me pack of it with Sil, because although I once thought I was a big fan of pineapple in blends, I apparently no longer am.
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Uh oh, sorry Indigobloom! I’m pretty sure it’s only posted once?
And Sil – it’s not an icky tea. It’s pleasant and fruity…. but given the wide range of ingredients, I was definitely expecting more. According to my rating scale, a 50 means that it’s not for me, but I can see how others might like it, haha. I’m trying to readjust my ratings downwards, where they belong. So a 50 is pretty much a rating of indifference. I’m just happy that I don’t have to drink 4-5 cups of this, instead only 2-3! Or less if I share my portion with someone else, haha.
lol i see how it is…YAY i can make sil drink the rest of this icky tea :P
I’ve seen this note three times in the feed now. Oh Steepster…
Uh oh, sorry Indigobloom! I’m pretty sure it’s only posted once?
And Sil – it’s not an icky tea. It’s pleasant and fruity…. but given the wide range of ingredients, I was definitely expecting more. According to my rating scale, a 50 means that it’s not for me, but I can see how others might like it, haha. I’m trying to readjust my ratings downwards, where they belong. So a 50 is pretty much a rating of indifference. I’m just happy that I don’t have to drink 4-5 cups of this, instead only 2-3! Or less if I share my portion with someone else, haha.
bah. things show up double time on my feed, often (from everyone) but rarely in triplicate! this was new haha