★★★★☆
For today's communiTEA flavor, this was appropriate. I brewed this @ 175F for 2-3 minutes and drank without sugar. While it was nice and fruity, i found the scent before brewing to be more fruity.
Enjoy rejuvenation in a cup with this wonderfully refreshing blend of white tea, apples, mango, pineapple, berries and rose petals.
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For today's communiTEA flavor, this was appropriate. I brewed this @ 175F for 2-3 minutes and drank without sugar. While it was nice and fruity, i found the scent before brewing to be more fruity.
Today’s communiTea was fairly delicate white tea with a subtle fruity taste.
As it steeped a sweet, rather fruity aroma filled my kitchen, no floral scent noted. As I sipped, the subtle flavors of apple and pineapple, appeared immediately in my cup, kinda tart but slightly sweet. Interestingly all the other listed flavors, just seemed to hang out in the background, creating a mild white tea. Until til my final, cooled sip, then a rosy, perfumery bite hit my tongue. I must confess, I still enjoyed this blend, it reminded me of a Summertime relaxing tea rather than a Spring blend. (steeped 3mins @ 180)
I steeped my CommuniTEA packet for 4 minutes. The flavor was light, similar to White Peach. It was clearly fruity but the flavor seemed a bit muddled. I couldn't tell what individual fruits it was supposed to taste like even though the packet was strongly pineapple scented. It didn't need anything added to taste good, but it definitely requires a decent amount of leaves if you want a strong flavor.
This tea would be mediocre - the flavors don't really blend together into anything particularly pleasant to me. But with the addition of rose petals, it is very unpleasant. Rose petals smell fine mostly but taste totally gross to me. They were too prominent in this blend.
I liked how fruity this tea was; light like a spring day. I loved todays tea as an iced tea. I sampled this Tea as part of the CommuniTEA March Box.
My Communitea packet was missing fruit pieces except for one little blueberry, so that may affect my feelings on this tea. It seemed that there would be a lot going on with this tea and no one flavor seemed to stand out. It just tasted like all the flavors muddled together
Very light and fruity, perfect for the first day of spring! Strawberries, blueberries and pineapple waft through this blend with white tea taking a back seat to tie the flavors together.
A very delicate blend. White tea with fruit and rose. Evenly balanced. I’m discovering that I personally don’t care for rose.
This was a very floral tea. I didn't really taste the fruit flavor, and the scent was similarly odd--a very mild fruit smell, followed by a stronger floral scent.
Something must be missing from my packet because all I’m stating is water. No flavor at all. Very disappointed. Steeped it longer than the suggested 5 min. Putting back to steep longer thinking maybe that will help. Not really
A fruity combination that tastes great both hot and cold
I decided to give this one a try iced. So I made with half the amount of water I do normally and when finished steeping I poured it over ice. This was actually fantastic, and i would recommend it.
I’m a fan of fruity teas, especially as we move into warmer a season. I still prefer hot tea, but the lighter flavor really hits the spot! I might have given this one a four, just because the flavor felt more generic than a specifically identifiable fruit. However I had both a limited sample size and was under a time constraint that didn’t let me really ENJOY. So those notes might have been there and I didn’t get a chance to notice. With that said, I’d love to try this again, which knocks it up to five!!
I find the rose to be too strong a flavor for me to enjoy.
The dry leaf aroma reminded me of Fruity Pebbles, a favorite childhood cereal. When hot, the flavor was bubblegum. No complaints there either. As the tea cooled the pineapple/apple flavor came through. Brewed at 175 F for 3 minutes. Added 1/3 tsp rock sugar crystals.
Quite tasty! Even better as it cools. Will likely make a great iced tea.
Beautiful, dedicate floral and fruity tea! I recommend starting with less water proportions to more dry tea for stronger flavor.
This is a very fruity tea. The flavors remind me more of summer than spring. When hot I got a good amount of strawberry with a hint of blueberry. Once it cooled more complexity came through and I could taste hints of the floral flavors which complemented the fruit nicely. The flavors are quite balanced, nothing comes on too strong (as long as you like fruited teas). This blend is quite sweet already so I did not add any sweetener.
Opening today's CommuniTEA packet smelled like fresh spring fruits. The tea leaves and other ingredients were being crowded out by two large dried cranberries who were taking up most the space in the packet. Tossing it in the brewing basket and steeping for 3 minutes at 180ºF produced a light yellow-white tea.
The first sip was packed full of fresh fruit, sweet on the nose and palate. The mango and pineapple flavors take center stage. The tea is surprisingly full of flavor despite the paltry amount of leaves that were in my packet. Tropical fruits give way to a subtle and light white tea astringency. The rose hips and hibiscus do not seem to cause an overwhelming tartness, instead lending their flavor profiles toward taming the sweeter pineapple and mango flavors.
Overall this one was surprisingly good! It's not one that I would've chosen to try on my own, but I'm pleasantly surprised that it's so tasty!
(3 minutes @ 180ºF)
A simple and delicious white tea! The fruit and floral medley go well together. There is more of a general fruit taste rather than a specific one, and a bit of a light herbal bitterness from the white tea. I love this iced with some maple syrup! Definitely reminds me of a dewy spring morning.
I really like this one. It was an excellent medley of flower and fruit flavors that really does remined me of springtime.
First day of spring! Great day for a nice tropical tea. This was nice and fruity. I’d have preferred it were green or just herbal rather than a white tea but overall it was very nice! Could quite handle steep #2, was quite bland.
Upon opening this tea, you immediately get hit with the scent of pineapple. With all the other flavors it smells almost like a fruity, alcoholic beverage.
While it SMELLED nice, the tea in practice tasted quite...busy?
My CommuniTea packet ingredient list looked amazing. Often, with a tea that has this many ingredients, something doesn't quite make the packet. True with this one as well. While rose, mango, white tea, and pineapple were present, the remainder of the ingredients were left behind, IMO. Still, I truly enjoyed this tea with a little acacia honey so as to not overwhelm the delicate flavor. I truly liked this tea enough that I'd order a sample in hopes of getting more of the other ingredients. It could be my next favorite white tea blend.
There seems to be too much fruit for the white. Hot it is flowery almost to the point of being unpleasant. Better iced.
The flavor was good but the smell was amazing. I thought the tea would have more flavor. I steeped again to try and find it. I liked it but wanted more.
When I first opened the bag, I got the impression of Juicy Fruit gum But fortunately the taste on the tongue was not the same. A pleasant enough tea.
The perfect tea to start off spring! It's both fruity and floral, neither overpowering.
I have a sample of this tea as well, and it's really fantastic, no cup is ever the same. This is my third cup and it tastes completely different than the last cup I had, the flavor depends on how much of what fruit you get in your tea mix. This tea is great if you want an ever-changing fruity delight.
I received this tea as part of the CommuniTEA box. As I received a single portion of this, and this is such a busy blend with so many ingredients, the portion that I received may not be indicative of the more balanced blend. On with the review!
Opening the packet of tea reveals an extremely fruity scented tea with some fruit pieces and plenty of white tea leaves within. The leaves don't seem to be too crushed or broken, and it appears as though I have apple pieces, cranberry pieces and something else that almost looks like orange peel, but I don't entirely know what it is. There's also some pink petals within, so I'm looking forward to trying it.
I steeped this tea for three minutes with 180 degree water, and what resulted was a pale yellow-green translucent tea with fruity scents as well as something perhaps floral underneath. It's an interesting blend of scents, and the tea itself is very good. At its warmest, the pineapple shines through, enjoyable and pleasant, however as it cools the rose begins to come out with a slight soapiness, but even then, as it cools further, the mango becomes more prominent. It's a naturally very sweet tea, and I felt no need to add any sugar to it, so I opted to leave the tea as-is, without mixing anything in.
Overall, this is a very pleasant fruity tea. I don't know if I like it more than some of the other fruity teas that I've had in the past, but it's still pleasant to drink and enjoy, and I'm sure it would make a wonderful iced tea as well.
Fresh fruity aroma from the Communitea packet. After brewing at a lower temp. (180 for 3 min.), all the fruitiness comes out, especially after adding a bit of sweetener. There is a slight aftertaste from the rose, but not a bad thing and over all a nice hot cup of tea.
This is a delicate and fruity white tea. I find of the fruity whites that this combination sounds better than it tasted, mainly since I couldn’t get the fruit flavors as strong as I prefer. However, it is a good delicate white tea both hot and iced for when you want something light and not floral, although it doesn’t really shine after the initial steep. Brewed at 3 minutes at 180.
I loved this white tea. Just the right amount of berry flavors compliment the taste. I added a little bit of Truvia and it was perfect!
Prevalent barry and floral aroma. The flavor that comes threw the strongest is the white tea accompanied my delicate berry notes.
I was not crazy about this tea unsweetened. It's got a lot of rosy and sour flavors that aren't my favorite. I like rose-colored glasses and I like to smell the roses, but I don't care to drink them. I added sweetener to try and achieve a sweet and sour effect, and it did improve on cooling off, but the sweetener just made the flowery taste come out really strongly front and center in a way I didn't want. If you like rose flavor (like my daughter does!), though, you'll love this tea. (3 mins @ 180 F, 2 drops EZ-Sweetz)
I made this iced. It had a light fruity flavor, like mango. It was just okay.
Another tea with a great scent upon opening the package! A very light and fruity tea, perfect for a spring afternoon.
The flavors in this tea blend well together; none stands out notably, which is why I give this three stars instead of something lower. The tea tastes strongly of tropical fruit, and if that's something one enjoys, I think it would be a pleasant tea. To me, the name 'eternal spring,' doesn't fit the flavors; with pineapple and mango, it seems like 'eternal summer' would be a better fit.
Way better iced than hot. When it was hot, all the rose flavor was very prominent (not my favorite), but when cold, the delightful fruit medley came forward.
I love a nice delicate white tea and this one is no exception. Smells like fruity candy in the packet, and after brewing for 3 minutes at 180 it gives off sort of a tropical fruit punch aroma. I think I mainly taste pineapple, which is odd because my CommuniTEA packet seemed to only have apples and rose petals and was missing all the other fruits listed in the ingredients. I really didn't get much of a floral flavor at all, or any tartness because I didn't have rosehips, hibiscus, or cranberries. I think I will need to purchase a bigger bag to get a more representative mix of ingredients. But I did enjoy the fresh, sweet and juicy pineapple flavors mixed with the melon notes of the white tea.
There’s almost too much going on in this tea. It’s not a bad tea - just confused. The white tea is completely lost with all the fruit flavors going on. I likely would not purchase this tea again.
Tasting along with the CommuniTEA today: Interesting fruit (apple-pineapple) scent from the dry ingredients. Steeped this tea a little longer than recommended today at 185° F. I got a fruity and mineraly white tea nose. Nice blend of fruit with just a touch of hibiscus, masking it's sometimes acrid sensation on the tongue. I detect pineapple, apple, and mango. Very good cup!
Delightful white tea; fruit and floral intertwined; refreshing and light! (Haiku Review)
Not bad. Delicate taste. The smell was not appealing, when I opened the bag, but the taste is definitely nice.
I thought this tea had a cute fairytale name, but the actual tea is not cute. When I opened the packet and gave it a sniff, it was intensely scented of flowers and fruits. There was also an underlying foul scent that I couldn't place. It didn't give me a lot of confidence in this tea.
I steeped this for 3 minutes at 180F as recommend. The scent of the tea was still extremely, cloyingly floral, but at least whatever weird smell that was present in the dry ingredients did not transfer to the actual tea.
A super flowery tea is not necessarily a deal breaker for me, but I felt that the strong smell of the tea did not translate to the flavor. It smelled intense, but the flavor was so mild it was almost flavorless. I let it cool and added a little sugar to see if that would bring out more flavor, but it was still bland. I wouldn't choose to drink this again. If you like your tea to have a strong scent, but mild flavor, you may enjoy this tea.
This was such a beautiful aroma when I opened my CommuniTEA packet this morning! I've used this as a base in one of my signature blends, but this is my first time trying it solo. I gotta be honest, I love this! I was worried it would be too weak because most white teas are, for me, but this is just the right kind of delicate and refreshing. Adding it to the wishlist.
This is a nice, fruity tea. Almost has a cantaloupe flavor to it. I had it warm but would like to try this one iced. I think it would be very refreshing.
Just a light aroma when I opened my packet this morning, which was nice. I didn’t sleep particularly well and heavy this morning wouldn’t have been welcome. I kept expecting peach due to color of the packet but just laughed at myself. Sadly no blueberries or cranberries to be seen but a couple of apple, mango and a pineapple pieces and beautiful rose petal.
Overall my cup was about as light as the aroma, the mango was very present-at least I think it was the mango, as I’m least familiar with it it’s flavor, and with the flavor I tasted the strongest. There was a little bit of a sour tartness to it at the end that almost left feeling of coating my throat. Though this seemed to go away, after a few sips and as the tea cooled. Would think it would be a nice iced tea or even frozen type thing. But it was just fine for a morning of reading on the couch with old dog and a blanket.
The white eternal spring is a great-tasting white tea. Very light and refreshing when iced.
Just about everybody appeared to be present in my communiTEA packet this morning, However, the cranberry and blueberry pieces were a no-show. Very pleasant pineapple aromas were noted.
I steeped for three minutes at 175°F because my kettle doesn’t have a 180 button.
When hot, moderate pineapple flavors were noted. White tea honey and buttery flavors were mild, providing a smooth mouthfeel. A bit of sugar was added to allow the flavorings to bloom.
When warm, mild mango flavors were noted. White tea woody flavors were pleasantly mild. Mild rose soapy flavors were noted.
The flavorings helped to intensify pineapple and mango tastes in this blend. A mild and acceptable astringency was noted towards finish. (3 mins @ 175F, ¼ tsp sugar)