The packaging of this one didn\u2019t give much away \u2013 only the name (Mango Party), and the fact that it\u2019s a test flavour. It\u2019s a bagged tea, but in an unbleached, sizeable bag so there\u2019s plenty of room for leaf expansion. No complaints there. I did a little digging around, and discovered that this is, in fact, a coffee leaf tea. This isn\u2019t something I\u2019ve ever tried before, so it piqued my interest straight off. From what I managed to find out, coffee leaf tea is pretty much exactly what you\u2019d think \u2013 a herbal tea made from the shredded leaves of the coffee plant. It contains less caffeine than either tea or coffee, and is described as being similar in flavour to green tea. I added the bag to a cup of boiling water, and gave it 3 minutes. The resulting liquor is a medium golden-brown, and the scent immediately put me in mind of guayusa.<\/p>\n

To taste, guayusa is again probably the best comparison I can come up with. It\u2019s quite prominently earthy in the initial sip, but in a good way \u2013 anyone that enjoys guayusa would be quite at home here. The flavouring emerges in the mid sip, and adds a creamy, mildly peppery, mango flavour. It\u2019s juicy and fruity, but it\u2019s a little milder and more fleeting than I really would have liked. There\u2019s maybe a second or two in the mid sip where I can really taste it, and then it\u2019s gone and the earthiness returns. For those who were wondering \u2013 this doesn\u2019t taste of coffee at all.<\/p>\n

This was a new experience for me, and I\u2019m going to say that I liked it. I\u2019d seek out more coffee leaf teas on the strength of this one, that\u2019s for sure. When a tea is flavoured, I like the flavour to be strong and prominent, so this one lost a couple of points for me there. The flavouring is nice, but it\u2019s a little milder and more fleeting than I\u2019d hoped \u2013 more of a mango flash than a mango party. Either way, it\u2019s a pleasing, fruity cup with a lovely, smooth creaminess. Definitely worth a try if you\u2019re a mango fan, or if you\u2019ve not tried coffee leaf tea before and are looking for a new tea experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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