I have to admit that while I was preparing this cold brew, I thought it was a totally different tea. I meant to make some iced Mandarin Silk, but apparently grabbed this instead. By the time I realized the leaves were already in there, but Kittena was nice enough to send me quite a bit so I’ll still be able to make it hot! This sounds like it would be interesting cold anyway, I mean anything lemon practically screams to be tried over ice.
It brewed up really pale, and I was wondering if maybe I didn’t give it enough time… but 14 hours should be more than enough! Indeed, it’s quite strong, I guess it’s just a light tea. The lemon is really front and center, bright and a bit assertive. It’s tempered by a nice creaminess, with backing floral notes from the white base. Honestly I’d never associate this with Earl Grey if I didn’t know there was bergamot in there, it’s very much a nice lemon white to me. Not that it’s a bad thing, I think lemon overpowers other citrus notes very easily so it masks the bergamot. It reminded me a bit of a lemon tart filling, not mouth-puckeringly sour but with a bit of a bite and a nice sweetness as well.
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The first batch I got associated better with earl grey than the second. I was a bit disappointed, because I preferred the first :( I think you got the second.
Yeah, I was wondering if it was supposed to be more bergamot-y. It’s so obnoxious when you get a tea and it’s blended differently from the first time you tried it!
Agreed. I don’t know if you’ve tried 52teas’ Ginger Ale Bai Mu Dan, but the first time I had it, it was much more like that. A little more bergamotty, perhaps. The second time, the lemon just takes over, and it’s sharper and not as creamy. :(
The first batch I got associated better with earl grey than the second. I was a bit disappointed, because I preferred the first :( I think you got the second.
Yeah, I was wondering if it was supposed to be more bergamot-y. It’s so obnoxious when you get a tea and it’s blended differently from the first time you tried it!
Agreed. I don’t know if you’ve tried 52teas’ Ginger Ale Bai Mu Dan, but the first time I had it, it was much more like that. A little more bergamotty, perhaps. The second time, the lemon just takes over, and it’s sharper and not as creamy. :(