Tea Type: White Tea
Where To Buy: eTeaket
Product Description:
Silver Needle is the most famous of all white teas, and for good reason. The delicate downy buds (packed with antioxidants and very low in caffeine) give a delicate but complex flavour with a hint of melon, fresh citrus notes and a lingering finish. Forget silver, this tea deserves a gold medal.
Tasters Review:
I can smell the melon in this prior to infusing! Sliver Needle White Tea from eTeaket is very clean and pretty smelling! Once it has time to infuse a little I can pick up more of the floral and sweet grass aromas underneath too!
It’s also VERY Clean and Smooth on the tongue. The aftertaste is sweet-grass, citrus-melon, and fresh spring bouquet all wrapped up into one! This is Nice! One of the better and more memorable Sliver Needles I have tried!
White Vanilla Grapefruit from Harney & Sons
Leaf Type: White
Where To Buy: Harney & Sons
Company Description:
White teas enriched by vanilla and brightened by grapefruit bring forth the cleansing White Vanilla Grapefruit tea. Each refreshing brew reveals light and smooth citrus tones. The indulgent vanilla aroma, pleasantly surprising and suggestive of chocolate, engulfs the white tea in its sweet embrace. The whimsical fusion of white teas, vanilla, and fresh citrus makes for a complex yet wonderful equation.
Taster Review:
Recently I tried Harney & Sons White Vanilla Grapefruit Tea. I have heard mixed reviews on it and wanted to try it out for myself. I LOVE Grapefruit! I’m not a vanilla freak but am getting to where I appreciate it more when done right – in a tea, that is. I generally enjoy white teas and flavored whites. So, I figured I would at least find this one acceptable.
But, I will tell you – if was more than acceptable in my book! I actually really liked it. The scent is pretty and delicate yet refreshing. It infuses darker than I anticipated for it being a white.
I could smell and taste both the vanilla AND the grapefruit. This is a good flavored white if you don’t mind grapefruit or if you are one of those people who try anything with vanilla in it. I really did find the grapefruit and vanilla partnership to be a winning combination.
You’ve heard the saying…”You don’t know unless you try”…and I’m glad that Harney and Sons did.