Limoncello

Sipping on this currently!

Now that I’m back from Europe I have the long but exciting challenge of sipping my way through all the teas that my coworkers and I brought back with us. This was the one blend I saw at Tea Gschwendner that really stood out to me – and that’s saying something because I am not a green tea person typically.

I don’t know if it’s a seasonal tea for Spring/Easter (all the companies we visited seemed to have large Easter displays with cute ornaments) or if it’s a “core” tea that they were just featuring for the season, but in person at the store the display shelf with the premeasured out bags was fully bought out and only had the small sniffer tin. I could see why because it was such a beautifully sweet smelling lemon aroma that really seemed to capture the name inspiration. It really took me in, and thankfully the staff still had a small amount in the wall tin that they were able to scoop out for me.

I totally forgot I was steeping this as I began writing tasting notes today, and so I was worried I’d over brewed it and would have an awful cup. However, even with a ten or so minute steep I’m finding this delightful tasting. It’s a very fresh, sherbet-y sort of lemon that does remind me a lot of limoncello except for the slightly creamy sort of finish that it has to it. Very lemon curd, I guess. Or even venturing a bit on a lemon meringue!? It’s so nice with the smooth, easy-going grassiness of the green tea. I’m actually quite impressed!