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May 12, 2005
White Blueberry
Name: White Blueberry
Kathy's Rating: 7.0/10.0
Company: Adagio Teas
Origin of tea: China
Price: $7/1.5oz (~42.5g)
Tea form: Loose blueberry flavored white tea.
What they say: Premium white tea from Fujian region of China flavored with sweet blueberries. A wonderfully smooth and subtle treat, delectable both hot and cold. If you're new to white tea, this would be a good place to start.
Preparation method: Pour below boiling water (180F) over tea and steep for 7 minutes.
Review: This is a decent fruity white tea. I was a bit worried, since the smell of blueberries was quite strong. However, the taste of blueberries was much more subtle than the smell suggested, so that was good.
White tea itself has a very subtle taste, so the blueberry flavor dominates this infusion. Therefore, if you like blueberries, then I recommend this tea. Otherwise, if you're looking for a more robust underlying tea taste, then perhaps you can try a blueberry black tea instead. Adagio does sell one, but I haven't tried it.
Full-disclosure: Blueberry White was a gratuitous sample sent to me from Adagio Teas. My policy is to rate free tea samples with the same unbiased standards with which I rate personally purchased tea. To read more about my personal thoughts on tea review ethics, see this post.
Posted by Kathy at May 12, 2005 09:33 PM