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White Pear

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Description

Premium white tea from Fujian region of China infused with the taste of ripe pears. A wonderfully smooth and subtle treat, delectable both hot and cold. If you're new to white tea, this would be a good place to start.

Story

Homer praised the pear as a "gift of the gods." This pear has been one of the oldest fruit harvested, with cultivation dating back to 5000 BC when Chinese diplomat, Feng Li gave up his responsibilities to turn to a life of grafting various fruits and crops, pears included. Pears are depicted in many Renaissance still-life pieces, as it mirrored the same time period in which European farmers began harvesting the fruit. There are over 20 varieties of the pear found throughout the world.

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Eleanor J.
Mar 14th '10

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"This tea tastes clean and kind of sharp, in a way that makes me think of freshly-scrubbed things. If I'm not in the mood for it, it tastes weird, (very helpful description, I'm sure -- I can't figure out the right adjectives!) but when I am it's very tasty. "
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Robin C.
Mar 6th '10

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"Pear is such a subtle flavor that I almost lost it in this tea. The focus is definitely on the white tea, which is as it should be, with the barest shadow of pear taste to it, which I think works. "
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Erin A.
Feb 17th '10

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"This actually tastes like pears, which is my favorite fruit! "
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Kristian S.
Feb 13th '10

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"Good, but not great. The pear is present, but I would have wished for slightly more in terms of pear flavor. But otherwise a really decent tea that I would reorder if there weren't other white teas that in my opinion work even better."
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Estilla L.
Jan 31st '10

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"I was not impressed by this one. For some reason it tasted soapy, and I didn't get any pear flavor at all."
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Jon U.
Jan 26th '10

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"This tea was okay - I couldn't taste the pear at all. Tasted like white tea leaves, very light in flavor."

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