Della Terra Description:
When
it’s time to relax and “mellow out” it’s time for our Mellow Mango Peach.
Perfect for summertime, the real pieces of mango and peach along with the rose
petals also make this perfect for anytime.
Price
$8.50/2oz
My Review:
This is my first Della Terra tea, thanks to the sharing of a tea friend. I don’t have a list of ingredients during the tasting so I am not sure
what all is in this one. This smells very peachy. I do see some kind of flower
petals. They look like rose. This is an aromatic tea that I imagine would leech
in to nearby leaf. I store my powerful blends far removed from the unflavored
teas and each other. I used about 2.5g of leaf. This is small broken pieces and
definitely not dust. I used 12oz of boiling water and steeped about 4 minutes.
The resulting brew is light for a black and orange in color.
As peach as this smells, the taste is unexpectedly
muted. Normally I expect one of two things with peach tea. I expect to taste
the fuzz on the peach with the deliciously outrageous blends, or for it to
taste artificial like most bagged versions. This is neither. The mango and
other ingredients seem to be offsetting the peach rendering this super mellow.
The peach taste does come back and linger long and hard in the aftertaste.
Hmmm. Possibly this sample is old and has lost its flavor. I
need to check other reviews to get a better idea on this tea. If it is intended
to be this mellow, it is too mellow for me. I might be ok with it if I could
taste the tea base.
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Update:
Update:
So here is the skinny. Others tell me this tea is best cold
brewed or iced. They agree the flavor of this served hot is less than
spectacular.
I let the cup set and reach room temperature. I can now say
this is pretty tasty. The flavor pops more in the cold cup. Interesting. I
often find teas taste better to me once they cool off. This one is a leading
example. Peach tea makes an awesome iced tea so it’s all good.
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