Tea: Tangerine Blossom Red
A Flavored Black Tea from Shang Tea
| Brand: | Shang Tea |
| Style: | Flavored Black Tea |
| Region: | Fujian, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 2 View All |
| Product page: | Tangerine Blossom Red |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 42 of Flavored Black Tea
✓ 102 of Flavored Tea
✓ 2 of Shang Tea
✓ 26 from Fujian, China
✓ 100 from China
Review of Tangerine Blossom Red
March 15th, 2015
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 10 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 100 of 100 |
| Outstanding | Excellent | Outstanding |
The aroma of the leaves is nothing short of decadent, it blends rich cocoa, roasted peanut, and a tiny dried cherry note with intense heady tangerine blossoms. Me being me, I have spent a lot of time sniffing citrus flowers, tangerine flowers are one of my favorite because they are so heady, blending citrus notes with honeysuckle and gardenia, those combined into one slightly sharp heady flower makes me swoon. Honestly I have a hard time describing it because my brain goes all happy fuzzy while experiencing this tea.
First steep, oh man, it is so good! A perfect balance of sweetness, richness, and heady floral. Pardon me while I let out a contented sigh, because this tea is intense and lovely. It starts out with a cocoa and dried cherry sweetness and then moves to a heady rich tangerine blossom. It blends the taste of citrus with flower nectar sweetness reminiscent of honeysuckle. The finish is rich cocoa and roasted peanuts with a floral note that seems to linger on my tongue for an eternity.
