Mango Black Tea-- Naturally Flavoured

Discovery TTB #2

There was only a teaspoon left of this one, so I finished it off. It was a very light black tea with a mild, fairly natural mango flavor and an unfortunately sharp aftertaste. Not a huge fan of this one.

Discovery tea box – Tea #5
I feel like I might have had this tea under a different name before? Or some mango teas have the same not-quite-mango flavor. It seems more like a generic fruit flavor to me. It’s not bad, but a bit disappointing. If a tea was just called ‘generic fruit’ flavor or something, I would probably be less disappointed in what to expect. I would love an authentic mango tea that really has that particular flavor of a mango… kind of like Lupicia can nail that melon flavor. Or maybe NO TEA can compete with eating actual fresh fruit!! I think I just found the answer to my fruity tea problems.

A tea from the TTB

The dry leaf has a weird scent, but the tea itself was pretty tasty. I drank it hot, but I think it would do well iced. The mango flavour is quite natural, similar to dried mango. It was a nice cup, but not something I need in my cupboard.

Sample from Evolvingness

I have to say that this is a pretty tasty black tea. I’m not quite sure i’m getting exactly mango…there are a few notes in this that remind me of peach teas, but it’s NOT peach. What it is though, is a lovely light, refreshing black tea. I think a little sweetner in this would really make the flavour pop. I’d also be interested in seeing how this brews cold. Nice cup for this late morning. :) thanks evol!

The worst of my cold possibly has dissipated, but I am still spending time in my flannel pyjamas close to the vitamin C and tissue dispenser. My tastebuds are still dulled.

Sadly, the tea festival is out for me today and possibly tomorrow too. Having a cold and bustling around, sweaty and overheated, in crowds, lugging shopping bags of teas that I don’t quite need at the moment is not the ideal scenario. Visiting with tea frens is a drag when you are sick and possibly spreading your joy. And grumpy, sick me is a grumpy me. My sense of smell and taste are not to be trusted in trying out new teas today, so there will be no tea festival for me. Wise choice, but boo!

My throat is raspy and needed soothing. This tea is doing the trick. The natural mango is coming through my dulled senses as well. Deliciousness.