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December 21, 2004
Spring Cherry Green Tea
Name: Spring Cherry Tea
Kathy's Rating: 4.5/10.0
Company: The Republic of Tea
Origin of tea: Japan
Price: ~$10/3 oz (85g)
Tea form: Loose tea with Japanese sencha leaves, rose petals, and paklum flowers.
What they say: Beginner"s Mind Tea--The fresh essence of cherries and sweet taste of sencha leaves is welcoming introduction to green tea. Rose petals and white paklum (rare, white tea buds) add a sweet, floral note.
Preparation method: Steep 2-4 minutes at water temperature slightly below boiling.
Review: This tea blend smells faintly of cherry preserves, and evokes a feeling of hanami - the Japanese word for cherry blossom viewing. I knew this was going to be a pleasant tea. This tea is acceptable if you are looking for a simple green tea taste with something extra. I disagree that this is a beginner's tea - try a plain green tea first so you can fully appreciate the moderately floral tones of this tea. This is not a very high quality enhanced (scented) green tea. To me, this tea tasted like there's flavoring added in to cut the costs of relying solely on fruit and flowers to scent the tea. Although added flavoring brings the cost of production down, it really cheapens the taste of the tea. If you are interested in some references, I have a couple of high quality enhanced green tea reviews here, and here. This tea was still fun to drink, though. I drank it while reading a book.
Posted by Kathy at December 21, 2004 08:32 PM