Tea: Citron Green
A Fruit Green Tea from Adagio Teas
| Brand: | Adagio Teas |
| Style: | Fruit Green Tea |
| Region: | China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 4 View All |
| Product page: | Citron Green |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 12 of Fruit Green Tea
✓ 52 of Flavored Green Tea
✓ 30 of Adagio Teas
✓ 382 from China
Review of Citron Green
November 7th, 2012
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 7 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 77 of 100 |
| Very Good | Good | Good Value |
This tea impressed me, and I'll say it is not only the only citrus-flavored green tea that I have really enjoyed, but it is also my favorite flavored tea from Adagio yet!
The dry leaf has a strong aroma of lime and citronella, but upon brewing, the citrus aroma is more subdued.
The aroma has a pleasing, grassy and corn-like aroma which follows the initial citrus. Flavor is subtle, relatively smooth. Although Adagio's description says that the base tea is from China, the base tea tastes to me a lot more like Bancha, a Japanese green tea, than like any Chinese green teas that I know. The leaf, with large, flat pieces of leaf, also looked a little like bancha to me, so I don't know if this has to do with production method?
Either way I liked this tea...the citrus blends well, and the citrus quality is more of lime than lemon, which I like both because I like lime, and because I think lemon tends to be a little over-used as a tea flavoring.
I tend to be hard to please when it comes to flavored teas, so I want to give Adagio props on this one. It is also quite inexpensive!
