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“Intriguing tea. The white base here is of the stronger more robust variety, bordering on woody. I cold brewed mine. I can imagine that this one is sensitive to oversteeping with hot water. The base...” Read full tasting note
“LOVE the gentle mixture of aromas in this! I’m still going against the grain here and enjoying this tea! Even tho I seem to be in the minority…I’m standing my ground! :) The vanilla cuts the...” Read full tasting note
“SIPDOWN! (242) Thanks mercuryhime for sharing this one with me. I tried the last of this as a cold brew and it was pretty tasty. Still no grapefruit taste to speak of but it’s quite a nice vanilla...” Read full tasting note
“This was a freebie that came with my latest Harney & Sons order. When I opened the package, I "eek"ed out loud because the sachet was not properly sealed. Tea almost spilled everywhere. The...” Read full tasting note
Our cleansing white tea blend of White Vanilla Grapefruit is enriched by vanilla, and brightened by the clear citrus notes of grapefruit. Its vanilla aroma adds a pleasantly indulgent touch.
Ingredients:
White tea, grapefruit flavor, vanilla flavor.
Since 1983 Harney & Sons has been the source for fine teas. We travel the globe to find the best teas and accept only the exceptional. We put our years of experience to work to bring you the best Single-Estate teas, and blends beyond compare.
I’m really loving this tea, and it’s fast becoming one of my favorite after-dinner brews. It’s pretty much as described, kind of like a more tart creamsicle with a bit of the depth of white tea.
Do be careful though, it is sensitive to overbrewing, where the overbrewed tea leaves clash nastily with the grapefruit and gets extra bitter.
It should be amazing on ice, though I haven’t tried it yet.
Bought a sachet of this when we were out this last weekend. Normally, I don’t like flavored tea but couldn’t resist the vanilla/grapefruit combo. The smell of this tea upon opening the packet was almost enough to put me off. It was sort of sickeningly sweet. I can taste the grapefruit and the vanilla is more a smell I get when drinking. I was really hoping I could add this to my list of ‘must haves’ from Harney but alas! ’Tis not to be.
Cold Brew!
Truthfully, I thought I would like this more as a cold brew than I actually do. It’s not bad, but there’s a lot more vanilla than grapefruit and the pretty strongly alfalfa/hay-like taste of the white tea is coming off a bit weird to me with this particular type of “vanilla” note. It’s the kind that is so thick and sweet that it’s almost more like a vanilla frosting or buttercream. I think it would work better for me hot, but cold the balance is just too off for me…
This one smells way too vegetal for me, but I’m hoping the flavor will be different. I’m drinking this cold, and I only taste vanilla/cream flavor with just a bit of a plant flavor in the background. It tastes way better than I imagined, but it’s a bummer that the grapefruit doesn’t come through at all. I shared the cup with someone else who agreed about the flavor. Nice cream flavoring though.
I love, love, love grapefruit. Which is why I bought this. It really doesn’t have any grapefruit flavor. And barely any vanilla. It almost has the nutrigrain note I’ve had in a few other teas. Once your cup is empty it does leave a pleasant vanilla scent .But really it’s quite tasteless. Also…the caffeine must be really high because I have the worst time sleeping after drinking this. I tried to hurry through this by cold brewing. I’m on my last little bit. Thank goodness!
Samurai TTB #60
I’m not really getting any grapefruit from this one. It tastes strongly of vanilla and the white tea base is also coming through pretty strongly. It’s a pleasant, creamy flavor, but I’m disappointed not to taste the grapefruit, since that’s one of my favorite flavors and pretty rare to find in tea.
Flavors: Creamy, Hay, Smooth, Vanilla
I have been wanting to try this tea for a long time and just kept talking myself out of ordering the sample, especially after reading reviews. Then a young woman from church came over, fell in love with tea, placed a Harney order, and got this as one of her free samples! She offered it to me to try, so I saved it for Thursday morning breakfast with my best friend who loves white tea. We had the sachet which makes 12 ounces and I steeped it again for a total of 24 to go with the fruit tarts she surprised me with for breakfast.
I expected to not like it, but honestly I will probably order some. The vanilla is the reason. This is mostly vanilla, and it is a rich, thick smelling and tasting vanilla. The grapefruit was completely absent for me until the tea began to cool, and then I thought it was getting brisk but realized it was the grapefruit finally coming through. It wasn’t strong or too sour.
My friend loves white tea and vanilla but is not a big fan of grapefruit, so she was very pleased that didn’t taste the grapefruit. I am not sure it is something she would order, but she did like it. I think my husband just might love it, so I will probably get a small tin.
