Summertime

Had this both iced and hot and it was tasty both ways. Unfortunately, it fulfills it’s namesake, which means I drank it lazing around outside and can no longer recall the greater finesse of this tea. It was good though, and will be missed!

I had a sample of this from Kittenna for months now and for some reason it dawned on me today that I have yet to try it. This one is nice, citrusy and vanilla, though I don’ think I am getting the same creamsicle flavor that others have had. Though this definitely nods towards that, it is more citrusy than orange and the citrus borders a little on the side of chemical. I can see why people enjoy this but for me, the sample was enough. Thank you Kittenna!

My summertime white tea has no citrus pieces in it, so I hope this is the right listing?

Delicious bai mu dan base that tastes like dried leaves/slightly vegetal. I would describe it as “crisp” and clean, perfect for a cold brew.

I taste fruit, but more blackberry and raspberry than citrus. It is fairly crisp, so maybe that’s the lemon/citrus. The white base really comes through, the fruit is present but in the background. This is a perfect flavoured white tea because you can really taste the high quality base.

kittenna gave me a small sample of this one and it was pretty tasty. It’s not as intensely creamy orange as i’d like but it was really enjoyable.

Final Count: 92

Sipdown (in the middle of winter) Purchased Aug 2016
Western – 12 oz. 3min/170F & 3min/160F
Orange, lemon, hay, smooth. & Orange and vanilla. The cooler water brought out the vanilla flavor, but I lost the white tea base. I liked the combination of the vanilla and orange.

This tea is pretty great. More or less an orange creamsicle in a mug, which is what I was hoping for. Nice light base, lovely vanilla-orange flavour. A hint of sweetness.

This is an all-new VIT that I crafted for (interestingly enough) summertime.

I had a pound of Bai Mu Dan in stock and decided that this was the time to use it since Bai Mu Dan has always been like a summertime type of tea. It’s light, refreshing and is naturally cooling. Even when I drink it hot, I find it to be very cooling and much more refreshing than a cold soda. (Then again, I may be biased?)

To that pound of Bai Mu Dan, I added orange blossoms, dried orange segments and then I diced up some vanilla bean and added some natural flavors to create a creamsicle type of experience. It’s sweet, refreshing and really, really good!

I’ll be adding this to the website by Sunday evening.