Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sweet Dreams Tea's Mango Teaser

A bit stale mango green tea from Sweet Dreams. First, second and third infusions. Actually this picture is mostly to show off the pretty teacups sets. XD (it's a set of 6, but I broke one TT.TT )

The next picture will show the colours of each infusion better.


First Infusion:
Tea: 1 tsp
Water: 1/2 cup
Water Temperature: 75 degrees Celcius
Brew Time: 30 seconds
Review: Can taste the staleness quite obviously, overrides the mango smell. Very Slightly astringent.

Second Infusion:
Tea: 1 tsp
Water: 1/2 cup
Water Temperature: 70 degrees Celcius
Brew Time: 30 seconds
Review: Staleness smell is gone, but the mango aroma in this can be easily distinguished as artificial. If one were to not mind that too much, it's not a bad cup of tea. No astringency or bad aftertaste.

Third Infusion:
Tea: 1 tsp
Water: 1/2 cup
Water Temperature: 85 degrees Celcius
Brew Time: 25 seconds
Review: Comparable to the second brew with less of the fake mango smell. The green tea base on its own is just so-so. 

To sum it up: too stale, too fake, and nothing special

1 comment:

  1. Yeah personally I've noticed that mango flavored teas lack a certain expectation that I usually have.

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