Fruit explosion is what I thought when I first smelt this tea in the store. I was so smitten that I bought much more than I anticipated (think cash register shock), but it smells so good. I store it in an airtight can from an old white tea, and when I do open the container my nose is in heaven. The pineapple + mango aromas are STRONG in the dry tea.
Once I pour in water though, the aromas are muted down, and as its brewing, I can smell more of the berries in the blend. Ripe berries come to mind.
The liquid packs a strong fruit punch to the nose, less so to the tongue. Its more of a candied / overripe fruit note rather than fresh fruit note.
It brews as a dark pink liquid, so not everyone’s cup of tea (ha!), some may prefer to ‘hide’ this in a ceramic mug instead.
Flavors: Black Currant, Mango, Orange Zest, Pineapple, Raspberry
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They always have samples of this blended with Wild Orange Blossom and sugar in store. I always sample it and I always love it, but I’m so leery of buying white fruit blends from Teavana, since the few that I have tried have been a total flop for me, no matter how I tried making them. It pulls at me so much, but it’s pricey.
I wish Teavana sold smaller quantities – 50g is a bit commitment :P
i’ve read somewhere that Teavana uses A LOT more tea than their directions to make their samples so that they taste extra good…I don’t know how true this is though! but it would make sense. The sugar also helps for sure to make it taste so good :)
Yes 50g is a lot, another reason for my sticker shock as I had only bought from David’s Tea before who don’t seem to care how small of a sample I ask for :)
They always have samples of this blended with Wild Orange Blossom and sugar in store. I always sample it and I always love it, but I’m so leery of buying white fruit blends from Teavana, since the few that I have tried have been a total flop for me, no matter how I tried making them. It pulls at me so much, but it’s pricey.
I wish Teavana sold smaller quantities – 50g is a bit commitment :P
i’ve read somewhere that Teavana uses A LOT more tea than their directions to make their samples so that they taste extra good…I don’t know how true this is though! but it would make sense. The sugar also helps for sure to make it taste so good :)
Yes 50g is a lot, another reason for my sticker shock as I had only bought from David’s Tea before who don’t seem to care how small of a sample I ask for :)