New Tasting Notes
Dry leaf: green tips with whitish fuzz over many, and accumulated in the package, much like white tips.
Aroma: vegetal, slightly sweet, mild.
Liquor: medium-light golden, like a moderate white tea.
Body: medium-full
Flavor: sweet, smooth. Faint vegetal undertones, but very satisfying. Not astringent.
Conclusion: why is this labeled “China Green Tea” when it basically seems like white tips? Distinguished, if anything, by creamy/fuller body.
Really interesting combination. The kiwi provides a nice fruity sweet taste, but the sourness of the lemon comes in and cuts it in half, keeping it from being overwhelmingly sweet. Ordered it with strawberry jellies too, great sugary sweet addition to the bottom of the cup. The different flavors create a visually stimulating color contrast, the lighter green liquor on the top with the pinkish red jellies swirling at the bottom. Pleasant cold drink on a sunny day, just tropical enough but not too strong with the fruit. If you like fruity drinks, give this combo a shot.
Nice solid Black Tea Scent. Typical Color for a black tea. Has a hint of floral taste but just a hint…if you weren’t looking (or tasting) for it you might miss it. Plus a tad of citrus undertone is a nice touch. I really like this tea.
Got this when I was out of town in a place with barely any good tea available. It was pretty good, but maybe it was due to my weekend long lacking of connoisseur grade teas. Had this after a big breakfast and it was brewed in an insulated paper cup with an espresso steamer. After a solid 4 minute steep I decided based on smell that it was ready. Has a smooth finish and very sweet smells. I would like to try this loose leaf next time.
after first pouring water over it – it had a very strong grassy/herb scent, but after a few moments it toned down into a very light and sweet scent. The flavor was much stronger than I’d anticipated after the light scent, but the sweetness of the honey/peach really rounds out the flavors nicely – overall it’s a very enjoyable green!
An instant classic. As with many of Zen Tara’s blends, the nose has a prominant ‘candy’ note, which mellows in steeping. There is still definitely an overtone of cherry jolly rancher, but it is subdued and blends gently into the white tea. An office favorite here at MetaSpring!
Steep 2 – interesting, I’m picking up sort of a salt & pepper scent that I think might be coming from the orange peel. The flavor is MUCH more citrus-y and less floral-y this time around. And the smokiness from the 1st steep is almost non-existent, but seems to highlight the marigold more. Very nice 2nd cup!
