13 Tasting Notes
Horrible, much too strong Bergamot flavoring on top of bitter tea leaves that tastes as though they’ve been salted. It honestly tastes like Tibetan Yak Butter tea(without the redeeming quality that Yak butter tea is in fact supposed to taste like that), but with the low quality taste of lipton’s brewed at too strong of a strength. I’ve tried brewing at all different temperates and times, and I honestly hate this tea. It is organic though, so that’s good. If I could stand the extreme bergamot and salty taste, I might enjoy this. Perhaps I just got a bad tin of it, but I generally trust my whole foods with tea quality for mainstream brands.
Preparation
One of my favorite white teas. Nice and subtle, unlike many by this company. A little bitter if oversteeped, but that can be carefully managed. If it’s steeped for longer than 2-3 minutes it becomes quite bitter and tastes just as bad as the cheap bagged stuff out there. I like that it is organic and easily accessed.
Preparation
Quite good for a bagged tea. The UK import version is better, less bergamot, and more delicate. The US one is one of my favorite earl grays, beating out the extremely strong Rishi. A local importer has better tea, but for bagged tea in a morning when I don’t want to fuzt with a tea ball, it works quite well. The tastes is really good, not too strong. If you brew it for too long, it can take on a bitter taste.
