Peach

(I want to apologize for my absence. My password seemed to have changed and when I asked for a re set it didn’t work. Long 2 month story short, error with Steepster, password regenerator not working, my account locked. But today I tried my luck and it worked.)

I have been drinking a lot of tea recently as I am on a new diet and I need to fill up on something as the food as thin as air that Diet Chef makes does not fill me.

This has a very pleasant aroma and reminds me of a peach pie…but that may be my hunger talking.
Looks wise this is dark in colour and looks similar to a black coffee.

This is nice, light and airy with a notable taste of Ceylon and slightly sour peach behind it. As with all of the Dilmah tea’s that I have encountered, this one contains artificial flavours (which is a shame) but I believe you can taste the difference. Still a nice tea but I have had better Peach tea (Bigelow being much nicer).

An average Ceylon with a hint of peach is more like it. But still a nice drink to have when you want something light and fruity.

Distinct peach aroma supported by the stable malty base.
Warming flavour with peach being only a part of the experience, not dominating, nicely blending with the base black Ceylon tea.
Fruity Dilmah teas are quite stable and reliable. They’re not extraordinary in any way, but also don’t fall below a certain level.

I drank this with a splash of vanilla soy milk. The black tea is fairly plain, a bit tannic, but the peach flavouring is decent. It is quite flavourful. I got this teabag for free from a breakfast buffet, so I’m not complaining. I knew a bagged flavoured ceylon wouldn’t be amazing. xD It makes for an interesting cup and now I can say I’ve tried it.

A sample from KittyLovesTea. I’m naturally suspicious of peach tea. I’ve tried a few, and almost all of them have been unbearably fake-tasting. The kind of peach a kid’s lipgloss might be flavoured with. The smell of this one dry concerns me. It’s exactly the kind of over sweet, cloying, thick artificial peach that I dislike most. I’ve never had a real peach that tasted anything remotely like this (and other peach teas) smell.

As ever, though, I’m up for giving it a chance. Brewed, it’s not actually so bad. There is quite a thick, artificial peach taste, but the base tea is nice and smooth, and it peeks through in just the right places. I actually added milk to this, based on how dark it brewed up after only a couple of minutes, and I think that’s helped to give it a creaminess that it maybe wouldn’t have had otherwise. The suggestion on the sachet this bag came in was to ice it, and I think it might be very refreshing like that. Unfortunately, this doesn’t have quite the natural, fresh peach taste I was really hoping for, so it’s probably not one I’d seek out again. It’s just a little too far on the wrong side of cloying for my tastes. My search for the perfect peach tea continues.