Tea Information:
Leaf Type: White
Where to Buy: 52Teas
Tea Description:
Premium shou mei white tea with cornflowers and organic flavors.
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Taster’s Review:
I LOVE this Cotton Candy White Tea from 52Teas! Oh my goodness! It is so good!
Of course, I had no doubt whatsoever that I would … after all, I loved the Cotton Candy Black Tea that 52Teas created way back when, as well as the Cotton Candy Black Iced Tea from the Southern Boy Teas collection, so I was confident that I’d like this one too, and part of me was thinking that I’d probably even like this one better, because the delicate quality of the white tea will allow for more of the delicious cotton candy flavor to come through … and YES it definitely does just that.
The aroma of the dry leaf is interesting. I smell notes of bubble gum, flowers, and an earthy essence. It smells a bit like the cotton candy cart at the fairgrounds … imagine that the fairgrounds is downwind from a flowery field, and a gust of gentle wind rustles over the flowers and brings that fragrance to your nostrils, and you also notice hints of hay from the fairgrounds … and of course the cotton candy as it’s spinning!
The cotton candy flavor comes through so nicely here. The white tea tastes very light, and yes, I can still taste it. In fact, it isn’t at all overpowered by the flavors, instead, the flavors and the sweet, hay-like notes of the white tea meld beautifully together … like they were made for each other. This tastes just like a freshly spun puff of cotton candy at the county fair, where the scent of hay fragrances the air. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum! There is an aftertaste that is vaguely reminiscent of a berry-like taste, and I find that quite enjoyable too, it’s sweet with a hint of tart, and I like the way it adds a different element for the palate to enjoy.
It is sweet but not cloying. Don’t get me wrong, if you’re not a fan of sweeter beverages, this is probably not going to be to your liking, but, it’s not as sickeningly sweet as a fountain soda. The earthiness of the white tea cuts through the sweetness just enough so that this doesn’t feel like a mouthful of sticky cotton candy (and really, that’s all that this is lacking is the sticky texture of the cotton candy … otherwise, this is like liquefied cotton candy that has been added to a cup of Shou Mei!)
It has that slightly caramelized note of the cooked and spun sugar floss, and just a hint of bubble-gummy kind of flavor that I guess kind of is interchangeable with “cotton candy” flavor. I mean, really, how does one distinguish one from another. They’re both sweet and candy-like, right?
Absolutely delicious – and a perfect tea for someone with a sweet tooth!
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