Backlogging from Saturday.
I will start by saying, I have no idea what a “mangosteen” is, so I do not truly know how this tea should taste. I am going to research and try and get a mangosteen so I can give this a proper rating. The dried leaves (I bought this loose from Stash’s website) smell fantastic. They are sweet and green, there are pieces of flower petals and lemon grass, there is an aromatic, fruity, fragrance with hints of matcha and citrus.
That being said, the tea tastes exactly how it smells: incredibly aromatic, very fruity, a hint of matcha and citrus, and it is SWEET. This was brewed hot, with no additives. The overwhelming fruit flavor is pear, it is almost starchy and heavy on the palate, almost too much to bear, almost.
I think this will probably do better, by better I mean be less sweet and thick, with a shorter brew time and maybe less leaves. If you like syrupy sweetness in your tea, then brew exactly as directed, that is what you will get. In the meantime, I will play with steeping variations and hopefully get my hands on a mangosteen so I can try and find it in there.
Highly recommended if you enjoy sweet fruit without any sugar added. Enjoy!
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I loooove this tea; definitely give it another try. I’ve never seen a fresh mangosteen, but Trader Joe’s sells dried mangosteen pieces in their dried fruit section.
Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely try and find some, at least so I know what it tastes like. The tea was good, just a little too sweet for me.
Great review (as usual ;) )! I’m curious to try this, but I haven’t found it in the store yet.
wow – never heard of a mangosteen until now – just wiki-ed it — a superfruit, no less! The things I learn on this site — may it never end! thanks :)
OOH I saw a mangosteen thingy at the Indian grocery yesterday….I couldn’t tell if it was a jelly or the actual fruit. It looked white and was in a little cup (like a pudding cup).
I loooove this tea; definitely give it another try. I’ve never seen a fresh mangosteen, but Trader Joe’s sells dried mangosteen pieces in their dried fruit section.
Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely try and find some, at least so I know what it tastes like. The tea was good, just a little too sweet for me.
Great review (as usual ;) )! I’m curious to try this, but I haven’t found it in the store yet.
wow – never heard of a mangosteen until now – just wiki-ed it — a superfruit, no less! The things I learn on this site — may it never end! thanks :)
OOH I saw a mangosteen thingy at the Indian grocery yesterday….I couldn’t tell if it was a jelly or the actual fruit. It looked white and was in a little cup (like a pudding cup).