Brand: David's Tea
Primary Type: Green
Dry Scent: The mango is very evident in this. It smells like those really tasty dried mango strips that I always covet but don't often end up buying because they're too expensive. There's a little bit of grassiness in the scent as well, from the green tea, but the strongest thing to come across is warm, summery mango.
Steeping Time: 3-4 min
Steeped Flavour: Whee! This is one spicy mama! The mango juicy sweetness is still evident, but this passes over the tongue like liquid fire! The green tea base keeps the tea light enough that it is like drinking the feeling of lying on the grass in a warm, summer meadow while the sun beats down overhead, sweet and innocent, but then...wow! It's like a really hot guy just happened to lie down next to you and start kissing you with abandon! >.> okay maybe that was a bit over-the-top but hey! I liked it.
Food/Drink Pairings: This would be amazing with an appy of nachos. Especially with my favourite summer salsa of diced fresh tomatillo, mango, lime and anaheim pepper. It's definitely a dinner tea, if you're drinking it with food, and it would probably blend very nicely with tequila or rum, or a mango liqueur. Hmm...or even lichee liqueur. Anything smooth and sweet, really. It would also probably be wonderful poured over ice cream or as a popsicle.
Rating out of Six Tails:
5/6
Buy/Don't Buy
I give out this "buy" with a caveat. If you are overly sensitive to spicy things, this is NOT the tea for you. It's very spicy! Like "my mouth is burning!" spicy! I love it, but not everyone might XD
An afterthought...I should really try blending this with the Lime Gelato tea... Hmm...
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