Mango Green Tea (Decaffeinated) from Spice & Tea Exchange

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Green (Decaffeinated)

Where to Buy:  Spice & Tea Exchange

Tea Description:

Chinese green tea leaves are combined with flowers & natural mango for a nice fruity flavor. This is a naturally decaffeinated green tea that is great hot or iced. Contains: organic green tea, safflower & marigold petals, natural mango and citrus pieces & flavoring.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

From the moment that I took a sip, there was something a little different about this.  I could tell it was decaffeinated, although I did not put my finger on that right away.  It wasn’t until I read the above description that I said “ah… that’s it, it’s decaffeinated.”

That’s not to say that it tastes bad.  It doesn’t even have the chemical-y taste that some decaffeinated teas have, nor is it terribly thin the way some decaffeinated teas can be.  It is slightly thinner than a typical Chinese green, but, it is not an obvious thinness.

But I do notice a slight metallic twinge toward the end of the sip, a twinge that lingers into the aftertaste.  It isn’t a disturbing twinge, but it’s there, and it tells me that this is, indeed, a decaffeinated green.

It is still a tasty tea, though.  The green tea is sweet and vegetative, and the mango has a sweet, tropical flavor that evokes thoughts of warm summer breezes which is kind of a nice thought as it is very cold outside!  I like the level of flavor here, it isn’t strong or artificial tasting, it tastes like real mango.  I can also taste a very subtle note of citrus, which brightens the cup, but I think it also accentuates the metallic tone.

A tasty decaffeinated tea, nice for when you’ve had more than enough caffeine for one day but you’re not ready to switch to a caffeine free tisane, a decaffeinated tea like this one makes a nice alternative.

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