Test-Tea Thursday w/ Mehtizens!

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@cythwulf and I had a special appearance from two of our Mehtizens today!

@speediedelivery was rad and mailed us 4 kinds of tea. Today we had the Tropical Rain Flower from Out of the Grey Coffee and @amehzinggrace stuck around today after dropping off our tasty pizza to sample it!

From Out of the Grey: Tropical Rain Flower

Pan fired Sencha green tea, safflowers, marigolds, blue mallow flowers, cornflowers, extract of mango, pineapple and passion fruit.

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Tea history you didn’t ask for

Sencha Green Tea

The process begins with the camellia sinensis plant, as almost all teas do. Sencha is made from leaves that grow under sunlight. This is different from other types of green tea, which we will discuss later. After the plant grows, they are harvested in the first or second flush, with the first harvest being the best quality sencha. This first flush is known as Sencha. Also, the leaves from the upper shoots are most often picked because they are the youngest leaves and are therefore higher quality.

After the growing and picking process, the leaves move off to a plantation. This is where most of the action happens. Firstly, the steaming process begins immediately to prevent oxidation. Oxidation affects the outcome of the tea drastically. If leaves are partially oxidized, they become oolong tea. Fully oxidized leaves become black tea and green tea has no oxidation. Moving along, the tea leaves go into the drying and rolling process. This is where the tea gets it shape and taste, as they move into cylinders to dry off and get broken down. As a result, the shape of the leaves is needle-like and the taste is fresh.

From the crowd -

Look: 8.2
Smell: 7.8
Taste: 8.4

This was an interesting tea to try. @amehzinggrace said that it smells like Pier One Imports which I have to agree with. @Halfling said it tasted like a blueberry muffin?

@chadp advised it’s clear and Green. Like the dew on top of cut grass and that it’s not bitter. More refreshing than most green tea
@Denboy mentioned the green tea base is definitely strong, only hints of fruit and not overpowering.

All in all, this was a really fantastic tea, I think the next time @cythwulf brews up a batch, we might do double the strength to try it iced. It’s light, refreshing and if you like light tropical flavors, it’s a perfect summer tea.

What are you drinking this week? Have any teas you might want to try yet? Let us know what you think, we love hearing from everyone!
Tuesdays post can be found here.