Pineapple Mango

Thank you to Allie for sharing this sample with me!

I made sure not to mess this one up, even though Allie was generous and sent more more than enough for a few cups’ worth.

I taste more mango than anything when it’s straight and hot, however when I sweeten it, it’s all pineapple juiciness. Tasty and easy to drink, with zero astringency or bitterness. It’s all smooth at the finish too, likely due to the mango (which I can actually taste the granularity of the mango, how weird and awesome is that?!)

Thanks again Allie for letting me try this. I’ll definitely enjoy this to it’s fullest.

I received a sample of this from Allie in a “Mystery Swap”. Thank you!

I had just discovered Arbor Teas. I was searching for Thai Iced tea and they seem to have a pretty good one. Anyway, onto THIS tea. This was so nice! I definitely get the mango and the sweetness of the pineapple. This was a real treat hot. I need to make a cup cold and add a little bit of sugar.

Feeling tropical lately in the depths of winter, so beware I might have a string of tropical tea notes!  I already dug a bunch of tropical teas out of the “cupboard” so they are ready to go! This is from StarFevre a while ago. Thank you!  It’s even more aged now, since I received this years ago, so I wasn’t expecting much.  But I like that there are small fruit pieces here – supposedly pineapple and mango.  Sometimes mango teas are simply “sweet” but there is some fruit flavor here on a malty black tea. It’s actually a nice base for these flavors and makes me miss their Key Lime tea…  I imagine it was much better back when it was fresh, but this is enjoyable.  The second steep was even better.. the black tea melds great with the fruit.  I bet it would be a good iced tea.  I also drank Tiesta’s I Gotta Colada today.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 12 minutes after boiling // 1-2 minute steep
Steep #2 //   just boiled // 3 minute steep

Sipdown 84/393!

I’m bumping up my rating on this from 56 because I enjoyed it a lot more this time around. I like when teas and I part on good terms.

Sticking with the two-minute steep really is key here. This was a lovely, tropical, jammy cup even before I added any sugar, but even more so afterwards. No milk necessary, which is a good thing with these flavours. The mango seemed most prominent to me this time around, with the pineapple being more of a supporting flavour, but still discernible. The flavours are very natural and, despite the malty base which I suspect is a little too heavy for them, so clear and prominent that it took me aback. I woke up yesterday with a blocked nose and sinuses, a headache and my skin hurt to the touch. I assumed that I was coming down with something and wouldn’t be able to taste much, and was very pleasantly surprised by how much flavour was packed into this. Yummy yummy.