Tea Series Challenge: Day 6

Hello and Welcome to Day 6 of the Tea Series Challenge!

Continuing my citrus theme, today’s tea is Lemon Sorbetti.  It’s a green tea described by the company as “Our ode to the icy Italian treat, featuring citrus and lemony herbs.”

I timed the steeping again so I’m hopeful that the green tea won’t be a tad bitter this time.  I’m also looking forward to a lemon tea this morning, maybe a bit of summer on a winter morning.

Alright, in case it wasn’t obvious, I haven’t actually tried it yet.  So, I’ll get sipping and we can move on to the ratings:  ​

Appearance/Color

I brown-mugged it again.  Whoops?  You would think I would remember that that’s not a great idea for this section of the ratings but apparently not.

Aroma

It definitely smells lemony (yay!), but also like tea which is to be expected.

Flavor

OK, the first sip has been taken and I’m a bit underwhelmed.  It’s definitely a lemon tea, and it’s a good one, but it’s very subtle.  I think I was expecting more of a lemon punch than the gentle blend of green tea and lemon.  I might have been thinking it would be more like adding a splash of lemon juice which, I suppose, does not match up with the herbiness promised in the description.

Body or Mouthfeel

I’m realizing that I tend to think of green teas as being watery but this is fairly smooth in a way that water isn’t.  It’s pleasant.

Astringency/Structure

Clearly I was hoping for some brightness and acidity, which is not really what’s going on with this tea.  Instead I would same it’s got some lightness to it on top of a steady herbiness, if that makes sense.

Aftertaste/Finish

The aftertaste was interesting in that it was pretty much the exact same as the initial flavor, excepting the dryness that I’m finding is common for me with green teas.

Conclusion

It’s a good tea with well-balanced flavors.  It’s definitely lemony but I find that I’m a bit disappointed.  I’ll definitely finish drinking it but I really wanted a punchier lemon flavor.  In all honesty that’s more a problem with me than the tea, I think.  If I step back from my expectations I will admit that the tea is definitely lemony herbiness, which matches the description perfectly.  I just had expectations that, in hindsight, didn’t line up with the description.