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Entries in White Tea (13)

Tuesday
May042010

California Tea House Silver Needle Tea - Time For Depends

California Tea House Silver NeedleDax: California Tea House seems to be hitting a key demographic of tea drinkers with their Silver Neede White Tea. Actually, before I get into this California Tea House review, big ups to those folks for their samples. Silver Needle tea is wholesome, and it's hard to find a better term. The white tea base, and all subsidiaries, are quite elderly to say the least. Ok I'll stop beating around the rooibos and just come out with it, it takes like a tea in its golden years. The Golden Girls probably sipped it on the air. I'm not saying the Silver Needle tea is bad, it just has that geezer in it. Extra points for the shimmering tea leaf presentation.

Rating: B

Mike: California Tea House Silver Needle White Tea is the kind of white tea that causes multiple impressions. I first steeped the beast and was a little confused. It didn't taste as fresh as it smelled or looked. I consulted my teasan Amigo Dax over his thought. Perhaps my white teasanability was giving out and I needed some Distinguished Teasan opinion.
2 teasans are better than one. Dax and I agreed that this California Tea House Tea tasted geriatric, like something you'd find being served at a nursing home. I come back an hour later and try this white tea brew cold. Totally different experience. A complete turnaround full of flavor and steepability. Give this California Tea House White tea a try just let it sit idle for a bit.

Rating: A-

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Tuesday
Mar162010

Organic and Pure White Tea with Peppermint - It's Got Pop

Organic and Pure White Peppermint TeaMike: Mystery shrouds Organic and Pure White Tea with Peppermint. It tastes and looks like a black tea but the packaging clearly labels it as white tea. Whose side is this Organic and Pure Tea working for?
Again, Organic & Pure brings home daily drinker hard. It's not that their teas are any worse than the premium brands, it's that they're loose leaf quality in a teabag and readily accessible. If you like mint tea you're going to love this one because it's got a healthy dose, not to mention a some quality Bai Mu Dan white tea to set the teasan mood.

Rating: A-

Dax: Organic and Pure white tea with peppermint is a tasty and interesting blend from this underground tea brand. Mike was dead set on this being a black tea, yet I confide in the abilities of the Bai Mu Dan leaves to perplex even the most gifted teasans. Organic and Pure tea is one of my favorite brands, and they do not let me down with this white tea. The color is dark, yet it retains maximum steepability by means of a crisp texture. I took the oversteep challenge and by the end of the cup, it did indeed taste like it had some soul.. Grab this guy while you can.

Rating: A

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Monday
Jan252010

Octavia Ginger Peach White Tea - The Return of the Mack

Octavia Ginger Peach TeaDax: Octavia ginger peach white tea was such a blessing. Octavia tea is clearly a winner in the loose tea genre, and they've proven their prowess with ginger tea as well. Ginger tea sometimes tastes ways too Traditionals Medicinals for me, like my grandma made it to cure cancer or something. This ginger white tea had the perfect blend of ginger and peach. The best part was this sweet aftertaste that is lke the gatorade at the end of a 400K marathon. Definitely a best tea nominee fo shizzle.

Rating: A+

Mike: Octavia Ginger Peach White Tea has the flavor pop necessary to proudly strut with or without music in the background, and I'm not talking about Dax's tea beats here. I'm talking about some 70's groove track, like Goldie from The Mack. When this Octavia tea opens the door to his chambers the other teas look down. A sweet white tea slaps your taste buds across the face if they talk out of turn and a nice ginger spiciness then comforts them. Cry on the ginger's shoulder. It'll be you father, lover, advisor, protector, and boss. This ginger tea has them tastebuds on lockdown.

Rating: A

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Thursday
Nov192009

Tazo BerryBlossom White Tea - Potent Flower Power

Tazo BerryblossomMike: Tazo Berryblossom White tea is a rare find when you're on the teasan grind. Never seent a tea flavored with blueberry and white cranberry before. Just like everything else, there's a first time for everything in the tea game, even for veteran tea G's like Dax and I. We've been keeping the tea orchards on lock down since the dawn of time, but I digress.
Tazo tea does a good job crafting this fruit tea with a smell that can shock the senses senseless of even the most sensible teasan whos's head is otherwise on straight. Blueberry rhythms hit you nose harder than a pimp hits his hos. Careful not to oversteep because this white tea can have a bitter mean streak but if you steep it right, you'll get what you desire. A tinge of sweetness, a drop of twang, and you're steeping fly. Not as smooth as some other Tazo teas but more potent than any. Run with it.

Rating: B+

Dax: I was hyped on Tazo Berryblossom right when I steeped it. What started as a lightly colored brew evolved into a very potent and invigorating white tea. Flavored with white cranberry and blueberries, this Tazo white tea gave off an unusually strong palate push. There indeed was hints of this fruit that I've never seen before plus a herb kick that made me think of a Chinese green tea. An interesting Tazo tea to say the least, experience this if you're at Starbucks and don't feel like the usual Snickerdoodle Latte that you always get.

Rating: A

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Tuesday
Nov032009

Allegro Ancient Forest Fusion - Magic in the Making

Allegro Tea ReviewMike: Allegro Ancient Forest Fusion is one of the more interesting teas the Amigos have tasted and certainly the most interesting from Allegro tea. This organic concoction features a unique mix of black tea, green tea, and white tea. The most dominant of the three is black tea which provides the base while the other ones serve as flavoring. Nevertheless, this is my favorite selection from Allegro. Smooth opening, strong dry finish with enough nuance and even some hickory smokiness to make you grab the 2nd and 3rd cups. Nice.

Rating: A-

Dax: I enjoyed trying Allegro Ancient Forest Fusion, featuring the green, black, and white teas from a mysterious patch of herbal habitat.  Allegro Tea so far has done a good job of leaving an impact on the TeaAmigos, and Allegro Fusion Tea did just as much justice.  At first, this fusion tea seems like a collage of different herbal teas, but later in the steep, ends up being a great experience.  I tasted the mesquiteability of a seasoned black tea, mixed with the grassiness of your favorite green tea, ending with that semi-sweet, almost soothing white tea finish.  This tea isn't the freshest or most crisp, but I does deliver a taste experience that all aspiring teasans should check out.

Rating: A-

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Thursday
Oct082009

Mighty Leaf White Orchard Tea - Immersed in Freshness

Mighty Leaf White Orchard TeaDax: Okay right from the get go i knew that this Mighty Leaf White Orchard was going to be magical.  I tore open the package all nonchalantly was blasted by the fragrant aroma of melon and something else that was sweet as apple pie.  Taken aback, I quickly put some hot water to this Mighty Leaf tea.  There is something about these Mighty Leaf sachets that brings the lovin out of these leaves, because once gain they got that flavor poppin once again!  This white tea blend is amazing, boasting bold fruity notes out the yin yang.  It is smooth, silky, and even gives an assist to easy steeping.  Mighty Leaf, you earned Tea of the Month by a longshot.

Rating: A+

Mike: Mighty Leaf White Orchard Tea is a white tea whose freshness is unrivaled, taste unbridled, and balance unstifled. The preceding sentence features parallel construction unparalleled. The most popular additive to white tea is melon, and this Mighty Leaf Tea is no different except that it also comes strong with the peach. The symbiosis of these three ingredients is a pursuasive argument for consumption. Lightly sweet and proudly aromatic, Mighty Leaf white tea brings it on home. Drinks up to your health, son.

Rating: A

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Thursday
Sep242009

Revolution White Tea with Pomegranate - One of the Homies

Revolution White Tea with PomegranateDax: Revolution tea threw me a curveball this afternoon with their white tea with pomegranate.  Pomegranate tea usually ends up being the offspring of a white tea and pink lemonade.  Revolution hit me with that goody good, developing a perfect combination of tea and that mystical fruit that seems to have been discovered only recently.  The white tea flavor is graciously smooth, while the pomegranate love comes in shortly thereafter.  Even after maximum steepage there was no crazy tart twang.  This one tastes like some more, awesome job Revolution.

Rating: A+


Mike: Revolution White tea with Pomegranate is my homey. He never has anything bad to say about anyone and when we go out he always buys several rounds for the crowd. When I'm bored we go shoot some pool at the local saloon. Sometimes we'll play darts instead. The point is, Revolution Pomegranate White Tea is good to have around. The infuser bag is second to none and the leaves inside are HUGE wif large dried pomegranate chunks. The smell is intense. Revolution tea freshness is noteworthy and steepability is premier. Super solid performer this one is.

Rating: A

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Friday
Sep112009

Double Koi Pomegranate White Tea - Young Splinter Approved

Double Koi TeaMike: Double Koi presented us with this lovely white tea specimen to try and we dug in. I put some extra effort into steeping the Double Koi Pomegranate Blend, moving this spigot up and own on this loose leaf tea until all the tea juice was extracted. The steep fared better than our other Double Koi review, the Ginger Orange Peach Oolong Tea, coming soon. This time the potency was comparable to what happens when earth, wind, fire, water, and heart combine. A strong white tea flavor radiates very sweetly while the pomagrate splash adds some flavor strut. I'm not huge on white tea because it always has a melonesque flavor but this one was quality.

Rating: A-

Dax: Why is pomegranate white tea such a hit?  I must have missed the memo stating that white tea and pomegranate were the new ebony and ivory. Double Koi organic pomegranate white tea brings a bold roundhouse kick to this blend, offering robust flavor in an otherwise gentle society. Be sure to steep thoroughly, as Mike and I got to sippin a bit early. Loose tea must be the bringer of freshness and flavor.  Double Koi acepted the offering and delivered. Enjoy this bold blend as a joint snack with some crackers and have the pinnacle of snackage in your sights.

Rating: A

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Monday
Sep072009

Organic and Pure White Tea with Peppermint - Gentle and Nourishing

Organic and Pure TeaDax: Now Organic and Pure, by definition, is a no guilt organic tea the usually makes me feel on point no matter the circumstances.  I scooped up this Organic and Pure White Tea with Peppermint after a long skate session in the city.  Clearly I need a cool down white tea with rejuvenating anti-oxidants.  This peppermint white tea investment was a blue chip success.  Organic & Pure really makes some healthy tasting tea, and this is no exception.  The mint tea flavor was not very potent, but its lack of black tea already let me know what to expect.  The white tea is crisp, reminiscent of their white tea with lemongrass in our Best Teas devotionals.  Check this out and feel good about yourself for not choosing Faygo.

Rating: B+

Mike: Sometimes flavors clash.  That's what I feel with this Organic and Pure White Tea with Peppermint.  Since I've never been a big peppermint tea aficionado, I might have a bias against them.  In this white tea, the peppermint completely overpowers the flavor.  In general I'd think the white tea + peppermint blend would be a poor mixological choice because white tea is infamous for its weaker, more gentle flavor.  In order to make this flavored tea work, Organic and Pure should have reduced their peppermint content to a mere dash, just to add some spice.  Organic and Pure, you listening?  Hire me as your tea consultant!

Rating: C

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Thursday
May282009

Intelligentsia Melon White Tea - The Seductress

Dax: This is our first Intelligentsia tea review, and won't be the last by any means. My guy hooked me up with a couple packages of Intelligentsia loose tea, and Mike and I got to steeping their organic white melon tea. The scent of the loose tea is mellow, and upon steepage its gets a melony boost. This Intelligentsia tea put me in the way-back machine instantly. For most of my life I had a box turtle named Tut, he was the best. One of his favorite foods was cantaloupe, and after maxing his breath had a certain aroma. Long flashback short, this melon white tea smells like my turtle's breath, and it made me feel good inside. I miss you Tut. Before I get emo, great sweet taste, smooth as fudge finish. cop some.

Rating: A-

Mike: Intelligentsia white tea with melon is from this poppin' tea cafe around chi-town aptly named Intelligentsia. If you've ever been there give us a holler. I tried their melon white tea once before from a tea press and I was not impressed. That's because to truly appreciate this brew you gotta do the au naturale drop of the leaves into your cup, fill with hot water, and proceed to pick them out of your teeth. Sure, the convenience factor is diminshed but if you truly appreciate tea, a striving teasan if you will, you will be thankful for my advice. It truly is a poppin' tea if brewed with the correctness. A light hint of melon with the mellow white tea will seduce your taste buds and take them to bed. They will wake up in a bathtub full of ice with a note to call the hospital because their kidney was jacked. Delicious tea.

Rating: A

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Thursday
May212009

Numi White Rose Tea - High Expectations

Mike: Numi White Rose tea can best be described as floral. Seeing as I am a human being, not a bee, I did not enjoy this Numi tea very much. Look, flowers smell good, but at no point did I ever want to eat or drink one. The story is the same with this tea. First of all, this is a Numi white tea. White teas are notoriously weak in flavor. I’m not saying that white tea is bad, but merely that its taste is easy to overpower. This is precisely the diagnosis with this tea: the rose is to the tea as Germany was to Poland circa 1939, pure domination. Have fun drinking rose flavored water and learning German...you nazi.

Ratings: C-

Dax: Either I'm in 1963 rocking some fly bell-bottoms and a fro, or at Austin Powers' pad listening to him go on and on about how he shagged some British spy this past weekend. Either way, Numi White Rose tea is flower power. No one could deny the extreme floral presence that is witnessed in this white tea. Numi killed the game here, or thoroughly harvested every botanical garden from here to Osaka. Numi White Rose is my first Numi Tea review, and I am hyped. Mike is just being a complete hater right now. I'm not an insect, and I digg it, (shameless plug, DIGG US!). The smell, taste, aftertaste, and post tea drinking movement were all nice and organic. This teasan is pleased, and will jump right into another cup. Try this one cold with a tidbit of honey.

Rating: A

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Thursday
Apr302009

Organic and Pure White Tea with Lemongrass - Straight "A" Student

Mike: I’ve never heard of Organic & Pure Company before but they did not contemplate very long on the title. That’s like a lawyer naming his practice “Honest and expensive” or like a gynecologist naming hers “discrete and painless.” Boo on the name.


Yay on the taste! Organic and Pure’s white tea with lemongrass is simply delicious. The leaves are ripe with a satisfying flavor, like a fruit picked just before its ripest which gives it that slightly sour taste, only complimented by the hint of lemongrass. Like a fine wine, the bouquet of flavors lies dormant within this lemongrass tea and can only be awakened by the presence of a solid object in one’s mouth, such as bread, or fruit. This organic tea worked synergistically with my bagel breakfast to deliver one of the finest post-slumber experiences in recent memory.


Overall Rating: A+


Dax:  After an unprecedented 3 trial cups of Organic & Pure’s White Tea with Lemongrass, I came this astounding conclusion: this tea is fantabulous. Mike and I almost drank the entire box in two hours. Organic & Pure Tea is a new brand to TeaAmigos, and they came out shooting.  Lemongrass tea and white tea come together to form a cup of cooling, calming ambrosia. This antioxidant-rich 100% organic tea is such a great all day drinking tea, and the flavor is mild, yet remarkable. The white tea texture is a soft and smooth as silk, while a hint of sweetness is detected during the final rounds. It’s just so perfect that it is hard to explain. Please, do yourself a favor and try Organic & Pure’s White Tea with Lemongrass. Sip, reflect, repeat.


Overall Rating: A+

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Wednesday
Mar252009

Stash Fusion Green and White Tea

Mike: Dax and I work in marketing and as such have a keen eye for hilarious bogus advertising. First off, let me tell you that the Stash Tea box is one of the fanciest cardboard boxes around. I can tell you that the marketeers at Stash Tea thought about the color scheme and other such nuances for a while. The light green hue gives one a sense that they are receiving some sort of enlightening product, while the austere black at the top of the box gives this white tea, green tea blend an aura of importance. The compass rose around the "A" in Stash Premium lets you know that this tea is from abroad, brought over from the West Indies by English merchants on masted ships. The aura that they are trying to convey is one of premium snobishness, etc, and I love them for it. They even give you hilarious advice on the back to pour hot water in a "pre-heated cup." Haha! I love this stuff. Unfortunately, despite all the swagger of Stash Premium Tea, the emperor has no clothes. The green and white tea, even at full steep, tastes like water with flavoring, not like tea. It has the earthy, hay-like taste, typical of green teas without capturing the green tea essence. Nothing but lipstick on a pig. Take that Nailin' Palin.

Rating: C

Dax: "Is white tea there?"

"This is her, speaking?"

"Ummm, hey umm this is green tea, I was kinda sorta wondering if you wanted to, umm, go to the dance with me?"

And so begins the tell-tale romance between green tea and white tea. Stash tea adopted the offspring of these loving teas and named it Green and White Tea Fusion. Despite the story behind the music, Stash Fusion Green and White Tea is not worth saying much. It has a predominantly green tea base with minuscule hints of white tea. I detect some black tea as well... No matter who was involved, this is an average tea that I wouldn't drink for personal tea enjoyment. My tongue informs me that this flavored tea is in the family of those earthy teas that I've had, something a non domesticated animal would drink. Almost as good as haaaaaay in the middle of the barn...

Rating: C

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