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Island Mango & Peach White Tea Review

7 October, 2013 by Giselle Rochford 7 Comments

Day 6

The Tea:

I haven’t had a chance to hit up Teavana or David’s tea yet so I’m still relying on my supply of bagged teas. Tonight I decided to try Lipton’s Island Mango & Peach tea, one of their pyramid teas. According to the box it’s made with real orange leaves and lemongrass.

The Preparation:

This is a new one! Use one bag per cup and steep for 7 – 10 minutes in ~71°C water.

The Experience:

Today’s tea also reminded me of home. Although I didn’t really like the smell, the taste of the mangoes brought back a lot of memories of home and Trinidad in general…and also a craving for real mangoes!

The Smell:

This tea had an almost sickeningly sweet scent that made me hesitate to drink it. After having a couple cookies, the last thing I wanted was to drink a super sweet tea 😕

The Taste:

Fortunately, the overly sweet smell wasn’t an indicator of the taste. Though it was easy to identify the mango in the tea, it was pleasantly fruity and not overly sweet 🙂

The Benefits:

White tea is supposed to facilitate healthy teeth, gums and skin. I’ve only had one cup so I can’t be the judge of these side effects, but if I suddenly wake up with extra smooth skin and ridiculously shiny teeth, I’ll be sure to let you know 😉

Thanks for reading!

~Giselle

#stepbystep

p.s. I’ve never had white before tonight, and honestly never new it existed! Glad I learned something new 🙂
 

What are you’re thoughts on white teas?

 

Filed Under: Favourite Things, Tea Reviews Tagged With: 31Days

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Comments

  1. Chantal says

    7 October, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    Ah, nice! I’ve found white teas to have a mellow or rather soft approach. Notorious for its medicinal effects and a charmer in my books. It’s one of those, “damp, winter, Sunday afternoon” type drinks.

    Reply
    • GiselleR says

      8 October, 2013 at 8:16 am

      Well it was a damp, fall night last night so that’s close enough I guess 🙂

      Reply
  2. incrediblechai says

    5 July, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    Your reviewed made me ti try this white tea, specially the benefits you have listed, I was totally unaware of it. I also have a question on caffeine content of white tea, if you can write some article on it in near future. Thanks

    Reply
  3. driving directions says

    21 June, 2023 at 4:37 am

    Thankfully, the extremely sugary aroma did not translate to the flavour. The mango flavour was really noticeable, but the tea overall had a delightful fruitiness and was not too sweet.

    Reply
  4. bitlife says

    13 October, 2024 at 11:13 pm

    Notorious for its therapeutic powers and a charmer in my books.

    Reply
  5. run 3 says

    16 December, 2024 at 9:33 am

    Gaze up at the twinkling stars in the vast expanse of space.

    Reply

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