Friday, May 23, 2008
Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:15 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Green

My father’s Croatian friend recently visited us with his wife, and brought some very interesting presents. One was a pair of traditional Croatian gold earrings for my mother; another was a packet of tea for me. The tea is Ginseng tea, but on a sencha base, and with bright red slivers of orange peel mixed in as well. Truly an eclectic mix!

The tea leaves are very deep green, very fresh and strongly scented. It is obviously a very fresh tea, without an brown to the leaves at all. The ginseng scent is subdued, possibly overpowered by the orange peel and the sencha itself. Some people find the scent of ginseng and sencha unpleasant, as one is quite medicinal, and the other quite raw. The addition of the orange peel balances out these flavours and makes it more familiar, making it slightly akin to the orange bergamot used in Earl Grey Tea.

I’ve not yet tried the tea, as I’ve just had some teeth extracted, and am unable to drink hot liquids at the moment. But even just smelling the tea leaves makes me feel refreshed. I do look forward to trying it out soon!

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