Peach & Elderflower Bellini

I prepared this sample coldbrew, and of the Bird & Blend coldbrews I’ve had recently, I think this one has been my favorite after “Peach Soda.”

The oolong base appears to be more present in this tea than I experienced in “Pink Prosecco.” It has a nice silky texture with a sweet and smooth floral note. I’m not getting any of the vegetal undertones from the Tie Guan Yin; likely the florality is really popping due to the elderflower. This is actually my first tea with elderflower in it, so I admittedly am not quite sure how it tastes, but I really do love the florality of this blend so I guess I’m a fan? The peach in this is present but not super strong; it has just enough of a citrusy tang to not taste like candy peach flavor, but it is still sweet and delicate rather than punchy. I actually wouldn’t mind if it were a little stronger, but it melds with the florality really well.

Nice and relaxing… more suited as a spring tea, but maybe that’s just me projecting being over this frigid winter.

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This one is just sort of bland IMO…

There’s a bit of peach and a bit of elderflower, and I can taste a little of the green tea. And I think some tart apple?

But overall, it’s watery. I guess it’s just a symptom of too many mix-ins and not enough tea or flavoring… It’s like half of a tea and half of a fruit tisane, but it doesn’t quite add up to a full-flavored cuppa.

Meh!