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Review: Rishi - Organic Green Tea Mint
This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market.
Upon opening the double sealed canister (pretty neat container) one is greeted with a wonderfully aromatic toasty green scent with only a hint of peppermint. The loose leaves appear disappointingly small and broken, but what a fresh scent! Water 170 degrees, or as near as I can manage. One heaping teaspoon per 6 oz. Steep for three minutes. The leaves unfurl some in the water, but do not appear to increase in volume as normally desired in a green tea. As the tea steeps, it takes on a golden brown, much darker than expected - well, it could be from the peppermint... Upon tasting, it is rich smooth and mellows the entire mouth. There is a roasty, toasty flavor with clear notes that chime of... cocoa (?) and a foresty flavor - but not grassy. The peppermint doesn't overwhelm, but lingers nicely like a breath of mountain air. mmm, very good. Not too sweet, but could pass as a desert tea, still quite good alone or beside a meal. Interestingly, it is very forgiving on the steep time. I consider three minutes ideal, but at five (oops! got away from me) there was still no astringency and no bitterness. I think I have the good fortune of having found a very good and very fresh tea. Produces excellent tea for four infusions (I haven't tried five, it doesn't seem right). It's good enough to drink all the time, though I don't think I would... maybe. -elgoog |
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"elgoog" > wrote: > This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market. always nice to find a tea that really floats your boat. whole foods carries some nice teas, but i've wondered about freshness with them - particularly with greens, which don't have much of a shelf life in the best of circs....p* |
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In article om>,
"elgoog" > wrote: > This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market. always nice to find a tea that really floats your boat. whole foods carries some nice teas, but i've wondered about freshness with them - particularly with greens, which don't have much of a shelf life in the best of circs....p* |
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pilo_ wrote: > In article om>, > "elgoog" > wrote: > > > This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market. > > > always nice to find a tea that really > floats your boat. whole foods carries > some nice teas, but i've wondered about > freshness with them - particularly > with greens, which don't have much > of a shelf life in the best of circs....p* I pass by those bins of loose leaf tea at the Whole Food Market, and I am tempted, but I haven't bought any yet. I've never seen anyone buying it, and it just looks like it has been there for so long. I am aware that other people have tried Rishi teas and not been impressed. I think I was lucky in terms of freshness. You may think me too generous in my reviews. My hope is to express what I see, smell, feel and taste - hopefully, this will help people to decide on their own, whether it is for them or not. I enjoy reading other people's reviews of their teas too [hint]. -elgoog |
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pilo_ wrote: > In article om>, > "elgoog" > wrote: > > > This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market. > > > always nice to find a tea that really > floats your boat. whole foods carries > some nice teas, but i've wondered about > freshness with them - particularly > with greens, which don't have much > of a shelf life in the best of circs....p* I pass by those bins of loose leaf tea at the Whole Food Market, and I am tempted, but I haven't bought any yet. I've never seen anyone buying it, and it just looks like it has been there for so long. I am aware that other people have tried Rishi teas and not been impressed. I think I was lucky in terms of freshness. You may think me too generous in my reviews. My hope is to express what I see, smell, feel and taste - hopefully, this will help people to decide on their own, whether it is for them or not. I enjoy reading other people's reviews of their teas too [hint]. -elgoog |
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"pilo_" > wrote in message ... > In article om>, > "elgoog" > wrote: > > > This was a spur of the moment buy in the whole foods market. > > > always nice to find a tea that really > floats your boat. whole foods carries > some nice teas, but i've wondered about > freshness with them - particularly > with greens, which don't have much > of a shelf life in the best of circs....p* I recently bought a few ounces of Rishi's Organic golden Yunnan from WF. I chose a black tea precisely because I was not sanguine about their storage, and black tea in my experience is generally more forgiving of storage indiscretions than green or oolong. I found the tea adequate, but not exciting - about what I was expecting. Regards, Dean |
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