I enjoy a good flavored tea from time to time. One of my favorite fruit teas is a green tea based mango tea from Teavana.

When I write my tea reviews, I tend to follow a formula. You can read all about my method and what each taste means in this post.

• Scent of the brewed tea: Fresh, very fragrant mango.

• Taste in the Front: The initial taste is definitely the mango. This particular mango is very true to the taste of the fruit. I’m not big on fake fruit flavors, this tastes very much like a bit of mango juice right in the tea. Delish.

• Taste in the Sides: There is only a slight hint of tingle along the sides of my tongue. The sweetness of the mango seems to override the astringency of the green tea.

• Taste in the Back: I’m left with a lingering mango aftertaste and a little extra sweet punch from the tea. While I didn’t feel that green tea astringency along the sides of my tongue, I do feel it afterward. Very nice.

This is a delicious tea to serve both hot or iced.

Note: I just searched the Teavana site to add a link to buy this tea and found that it’s discontinued. Though I’m saddened by the loss, I was assured that they are bringing in new teas that will be just as delicious. I’ll post about it when they post more details.

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Love wholly,
Eat well.

MiLady Carol
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I’m excited to review a brand new tea to me! My International student this year is from Shanghai and he brought me High Mountain Green Tea from China. It came in a beautiful box with two sealed containers of tea nested in celadon colored satin.

I opened one of the containers and was immediately assailed by the scent of green fields. Have you ever walked through a farm before the plants begin to fruit and the smell of chlorophyll and leaves pervade the air? Bingo.

Since my ability to read kanji is limited to about six characters, I made an educated guess and brought the water to 85°C (185°F) and steeped it for 2.5 minutes. Because the leaves were freshly picked this season, I needed to add half a teaspoon more tea to my pot before the taste was just right.

When I write my tea reviews, I tend to follow a formula. You can read all about my method and what each taste means in my post on the art of sipping tea.

• Scent of the brewed tea: Fresh, slightly nutty, very green.

• Taste in the Front: Smooth, with a fresh green flavor somewhere between just picked basil or spinach. It’s not overly astringent, which accounts for the smoothness.

• Taste in the Sides: There is only a slight hint of tingle along the sides of my tongue.

• Taste in the Back: My whole mouth feels quite satiny. Despite that I am drinking the tea hot, as soon as the thermal heat dissipates, my mouth feels cool and there is sweetness at the front and back of my tongue. Refreshing – especially since I made a Thai eggplant stir-fry for lunch with lots of garlic in it. *grin*

Overall, I find this a yummy and refreshing tea. I’d love to hear more opinions, though. If any locals want to give this tea a try, please let me know and I’ll arrange a tea party.

Breathe deeply,
Laugh with abandon,
Love wholly,
Eat well.

MiLady Carol
www.GreenTeaLady.com
http://miladycarol.com
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