Review: Zhi Tea Cherry Sencha
Cherry Tea, Green Tea, Safflower Tea, Sencha Tea, Zhi Tea Add comments | "I wish the cherry flavor was a bit more developed... but it definitely grows on the palette with every sip. I give it a thumbs up."
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Zhi Tea’s Cherry Sencha is one of the few fruit-flavored green teas I have tried, as most of the flavored green teas I have tried have tended towards floral or sweet flavors. Zhi Tea describes their tea as “our smooth and lovely organic Sencha tea with natural cherry and safflower”. This tea is pretty simple in that it doesn’t appear to go overboard with ingredients so as to overwhelm the senses. The tea brews up just a shade or two darker than I am accustomed for green teas, but was still far lighter than a black tea. The cherry flavor was very subtle, and was almost more of an afterthought than the central theme of the tea. On the “sniff test” I could barely detect any cherry essence, and on the first few sips, I really couldn’t taste much cherry either. I must admit that I was a bit disappointed, although still appreciated the mellow sencha flavor. But as I continued to drink the tea, I noticed that the cherry was mostly evident in the aftertaste, in which I experienced a mildly acidic tanginess that is quite comparable to the tartness one feels when eating not-quite-ripe cherries. As for the safflowers added to the blend, I really don’t think they added much to the tea other than to make it more visually appealing (which, by the way, they did quite well). Although I do wish that the cherry flavor was a bit more developed, this tea was still very enjoyable, and I found myself immediately brewing a second cup. The sencha base appeared to be high quality and was a very mellow and not overly-vegetal green tea. This tea offers a nice mixture of naturally sweet and mild green tea with just a touch of cherry tartness to produce a cup of tea that, in my opinion, could be enjoyed by green tea fanatics, as well as those new to green tea. This tea gets a thumbs-up from me
— To purchase Zhi Tea Cherry Sencha, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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