Citrus Punch - Organic
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Commercial Description
The dark oolong base is a perfect compliment to the citrus essences added to this high-grade tea. An earthy but bright infusion with an mouth-watering flavor profile that may catapult this Oolong blend to the top of your favourites.
Brewing Instructions: (from Shanti Tea)
1 tsp., 75-85°C, 2-3 minutes.
Ratings & Reviews
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43 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5Sylvia (215 reviews) on Aug. 12th, 2012
This tea tastes kind of weird, but maybe that's because I added cream and sugar. I can't get it to brew strong enough for my taste, and I think the oolong is overpowered by the orange flavor. I thought it smelled pretty good when the leaves were brewing, though. It smelled kind of like Apple Jacks.
67 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on May. 30th, 2012
I am very skeptical of flavored teas in general, but this is a flavored tea done well. It is not only completely unlike any orange-flavored tea I have tried up until this point, but it was impressive.
The base tea shows a large-leafed, dark oolong, and the aroma is of both tea and orange.
Upon brewing, there is a lot of orange in the aroma, and the orange character is more like orange peel, with a more spicy character than fruity, perhaps a few undertones of candied orange as well. The orange is strong but without being overpowering. The base tea really shows through in the flavor and aroma.
The base tea is a smooth but relatively dark-roast oolong. It is a lot like a classic Wuyi oolong, and somewhat like some of the traditional, darker-roast Anxi oolongs.
Both the base tea and citrus flavoring persist through multiple infusions. Quite rare in a blend like this, I found that the citrus flavoring actually persists longer than the tea itself, in contrast to most flavored blends where, after a couple infusions, the cup usually just tastes like a bland tea. Although I still would prefer pure teas, especially in this price range, I think this is a very well-executed blend; I find it takes great skill to produce a flavored tea that retains a balanced character through many infusions like this one.
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