Tea: Snowflake Gyokuro
A Flavored Green Tea from 52 Teas
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | 52 Teas |
| Style: | Flavored Green Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 23 of Flavored Green Tea
✓ 102 of Flavored Tea
✓ 7 of 52 Teas
✓ 85 of blends
Review of Snowflake Gyokuro
December 20th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 6 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 70 of 100 |
| Good | Good | Reasonable |
So from the aroma, all I am getting is mint and marshmallow, it is very sweet and the mint clears my sinuses, wintry indeed! I can certainly see snow being represented by the cleanness of mint and the gentle sweetness of marshmallow, but I wonder where the aroma of the Gyokuro is?
This tea is hard to describe, and it might win the award for one of the weirdest teas I have reviewed (that is only because I have not reviewed any of 52Teas bacon themed teas on the blog yet, I have the notes though!) Like with the aroma, the combination of things going on in my mouth is not off putting, it is just something I never thought I would mix together. First is mild mint with a cooling sensation that fills up my nose, you can definitely tell it is spearmint and peppermint, then there is the Gyokuro. It is savory, a blend of sea air, kelp, spinach, and mown grass. It is so bizarre, but it actually works really well together. I went for another steep and this time I only got hints of mint and marshmallow and much stronger Gyokuro. If there is any of my stash left come summer time, I might have to try this cold brewed.
