White Tea with a hint of Pomegranate

Opening the packet, it smells like ripe red fruits; steeping, it smells deliciously juicy. I can taste both the white tea and pomegranate, as well as a bitter/astringent edge that grows stronger as the tea cools. Reasonably good for what it is, but I wish it tasted more like it smells.

Another foilwrapped tea from my big bags. There are still many hidden to drink and try. Sadly, this tea is discontinued already, which is shame because it’s not that bad even being that old.

It’s a bit on the rough side of spectrum of white teas, but aged whites are delish and I noticed quite similar flavours here among common hay in old teas. It was a bit stonefruity and a little of autumn leaf pile. Of course, none of those were strong as a loose leaf (even when it was a dragonball). But they were somehow noticeable.

And the fruit line? It was truly a hint of Pomegranate. It was there. Some fruity undertone was there. Probably the flavouring was a bit flat than fresh, but it was there. I can imagine it being made in loose leaf. But as a tea bag, it wasn’t bad either.

I love this one, just be really careful with the steep time and temperature.

This is quite a delicate tea. The pomegranate in it is very minimal, not always noticeable, but quite nice nonetheless. I only ever steep it for a minute or less; too long seems to ruin the flavour a little, making it a bit too sweet.

This will probably become a spring-time tea for me, personally. The lightness of it would wonderfully suit a cool morning – this is a tea for relaxing, not for chugging. ♥

This was the first white tea I tried but it is still one of my favourite teas. It’s got a very mild flavour but it does taste really good. This has become my “standard” tea.

Odd. Really just tastes like a standard white tea with maybe an abstract hint of fruit.