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Thursday, June 10, 2010

rishi tea company Loose Leaf White Tea 'Peach Blossom'

Tea Information:
Tea: Peach Blossom, Organic White Tea
Type: White Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: rishi tea company
Purchase: Here
Description: White teas hand blended with the natural essences of succulent peaches and tangerines. The flavor of sweet peaches is well balanced with accents of fresh citrus and white tea character.
Ingredients: Organic white tea, natural peach flavor, Organic osthmanthus flowers, natural essential oils of orange and tangerine, Organic jasmine flowers.

Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml filtered 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL (White, Custom)
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: light white peaches
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet peach, a little vegetal
Flavor: peachy, orange? citrus, light, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: a little citrus tart, but not in a bad way
Liquor: translucent honey yellow-brown

Gift from the loverly SoccerMom I had it on my shopping list so she sent me some.

It's yummy, but very light, luckily this, my first cup of tea for the day, was around lunch time. This is not a kick you awake tea, it's more a sip while nibbing something and relaxing tea.

Rating: 3/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing



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