Cherry-Flavored Tea

by **amaranto** » Feb 5th, '13, 23:13

Cherry-Flavored Tea

by amaranto » Feb 5th, '13, 23:13

Hi guys and gals, I was wondering if anyone out there could help me find a good cherry-flavored tea. While I usually don't drink flavored teas, I love the smell of fresh cherries and think that it goes great with a white or non-vegetal tea.

I see Adagio has a few, and Camellia Sinensis has one with rose. I also recently ordered the Sakura Sencha from O-Cha to see what kind of effect the plant parts in the blend would have on me, but I'm kind of grasping for straws now because the latter has no fruit itself in the tea. I once tried a blend by Teavana, but it was cough-syrupy, and I've boycotted the place since then.

I'm looking for something very light and fresh that ideally lets the flavor of the tea itself shine through. Maybe I'm asking too much...

by **Chip** » Feb 6th, '13, 02:50

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by Chip » Feb 6th, '13, 02:50

Perfect selection for you direct from Japan, a country that truly embraces Sakura (Cherry tree). It is not flavored with oils! It has Sakura leaves in the tea which resembles Kukicha.

http://www.o-cha.com/sakura-sencha.html

by **amaranto** » Feb 6th, '13, 03:54

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by amaranto » Feb 6th, '13, 03:54

Thanks, Chip, I've got some Sakura Sencha on the way from O-Cha. I'll let you know if it turns out to be my cup of tea (cheesy pun intended).

by **Chip** » Feb 6th, '13, 04:00

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by Chip » Feb 6th, '13, 04:00

amaranto wrote:Thanks, Chip, I've got some Sakura Sencha on the way from O-Cha. I'll let you know if it turns out to be my cup of tea (cheesy pun intended).

... we have all used that pun.

by **amaranto** » Feb 6th, '13, 22:40

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by amaranto » Feb 6th, '13, 22:40

And there I was, thinking I was being original :lol:

by **amaranto** » Feb 17th, '13, 01:35

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by amaranto » Feb 17th, '13, 01:35

Well, the tea has arrived, and I absolutely love it. They did a great job blending so that the sencha is not overpowered by the cherry leaf stems (that's what they appear to be).

by **Zach** » Feb 18th, '13, 16:39

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by Zach » Feb 18th, '13, 16:39

Cherry blossom green tea from the Hale tea company.

by **amaranto** » Feb 18th, '13, 19:08

Re: Cherry-Flavored Tea

by amaranto » Feb 18th, '13, 19:08

Oooh, that looks good. Thanks, Zach.