Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Mountain Witch Tea Company
Tea Description:
Our Maui Mango black tea will wow you with amazing mango flavor and real dried mango chunks. This tropical delight is great hot or iced.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Wow is it hot today. Like crazy smoldering hot. The kind of hot that makes you feel icky and gross as soon as you step outside. So today is a stay inside and catch up on projects sort of day. Oh and drink lots of tea. So that is my new plan. Drink lots of tea and do some reviews.
I thought this would be a good one to start with. The dry leaves had a nice sweet mango fragrance that just called to be made up like an iced tea. So that is exactly what I did. Brewed this up like I would a traditional black tea (212F-3 min) and then allowed it to cool. Added ice and took a sip.
Yum! Sweet tropical paradise. This brewed as an iced tea had such a nice subtle sweet taste. You could still taste the fantastic black tea base but there was a sweet mango flavor in there too. This is a great simple mango black tea. Not a knock you in the face sort of mango, just hints of mango. So nice. I was very pleased. This is exactly want I was wanting today. I can’t wait to take the rest of the loose leaf I have and try this as a cold brew. That is exactly what is accompanying me on my way to work tomorrow. Can’t wait!
Another fantastic tea from Mountain Witch Tea Company.
Mojave Desert Prickly Pear Tea by Mountain Witch Tea Company
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Mountain Witch Tea Company
Tea Description:
Quench your thirst with our special prickly pear tea blend. We infused our finest black tea with the flavor of Mojave Desert prickly pear for a delicious & unusual tea. Made with our best black tea, natural & artificial flavors, marigold & safflower petals, citric acid.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
I can’t say that I’ve ever had anything like this one before. I’m not sure what Prickly Pear is supposed to taste like so I did some research and it from what I can gather it is supposed to taste similar to watermelon with a slight bite like kiwi fruit. I’m not sure if that is what I’m tasting but this is really good!
Another offering from the Mountain Witch tea Company and I am impressed. So far I’ve had three or four of their teas and they all seem to have a nice fresh crisp taste to them without having the artificial flavoring chemical taste. I can’t say this is one of my favorites of theirs but it makes an amazing cup of iced tea!
The tea itself has a sweet yet tangy flavor to it. I don’t pick up any kind of black tea base. I do pick up a melon like flavor that has hints of a peach or apricot flavor with a side note of honey. I know, it sounds really different but the flavors work. The description says that it is a unusual tea and I agree with that. This is a great light tea for the spring/summer months. The dry leaves have a peach and honey like aroma to them. I would love a candle that smells exactly like these tea leaves.