Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: BourgeaTEA
Tea Description:
The light freshness of the Chinese Chinencha green tea pair well with the real citrus flavors of lemon and lime to make a fantastic lighter-bodied tea. Your taste buds and your nose will agree that the sensation of smelling and drinking Green Citrus is like a warm, blossoming spring day in which the flavors of winter still barely linger.
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Taster’s Review:
I like this tea a whole lot more than I expected to. At first, my thoughts were: another citrus flavored green tea, okay… I’ll try it. But I didn’t really expect a whole lot from it, and considered the combination to be boring, to be honest. But, even though the combination of lemon, lime and green tea seems rather ordinary, this is one citrus flavored green tea that’s worth trying.
The sip starts off with sweetness from the green tea, followed by hints of a slight grassy taste. The grassy flavor is very mellow – not at all sharp or bitter – a bit like sweet grass. The citrus tones are subtle but it is easy to distinguish the lemon-lime combination, especially when the tea is hot.
But here is where it gets interesting. As the tea cools, the sweetness intensifies. By the time the tea is warm (somewhere between piping hot and room temperature), it became so deliciously sweet that I found it difficult to put my cup down! And I also noticed that the citrus note changed somewhat. It was still a distinct citrus-y flavor, but, somehow, the lemon and lime notes seemed to morph into an almost grapefruit-like flavor, evoking images of eating a half a grapefruit that’s been lightly sprinkled with sugar. Sweet and absolutely refreshing.
As I said, I wasn’t expecting much when I first brewed this tea, but, I was very pleasantly surprised by just how much I enjoyed it. This one gets two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Feliz Cumpleaños Black Tea from BourgeaTea
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: BourgeaTea
Tea Description:
The specially selected Sri Lanka Black Tea is combined with the flavors of a creamy, soft vanilla and caramel birthday cake to remind you of birthday sweetness. The celebration will continue in your mouth bringing a tantalizing, moist sweetness to every birthday and un-birthday.
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Taster’s Review:
Today is not my birthday … but it is my un-birthday! And what a lovely tea to drink to celebrate my un-birthday!
The black tea base is strong and offers a robust flavor with hints of malt that emphasize a baked-bread, cake-y kind of flavor. There is some astringency to this tea, and it comes close to being just a tad bitter, so I would recommend not over-steeping this one. I steeped it for two and a half minutes in my Breville One-Touch and found that to produce a perfect cup without bitterness, however, there is just a hint there that suggests if I had steeped it longer, it might have been bitter.
The flavors are quite nice. There is an overtone of vanilla that is sweet and creamy and smooth, and undertones of caramel that are enhanced by the malty tones of the black tea. Together, they really create that sort of “birthday cake” (or un-birthday cake!) kind of flavor.
The sprinkles melt as this tea brews, adding a little bit of sweetness, but not a whole lot of flavor to the overall cup. There is some sweetness to this cup, but, if you want a sweet cake taste, try adding just a little sugar to bring out the flavors a little more. You won’t need a lot, just a pinch! Some milk or cream might be nice in this too.
A lovely, whimsical tea. I’m glad I got to try it!