Tea Series Challenge: Day 7

Hello and Welcome to Day 7 of the Tea Series Challenge!

Today I am drinking another green tea, Passion Fruit Papaya.  Intriguingly, the description has no mention of either passion fruit or papaya but instead says “Mango and sunflower petals create a fresh tropical taste.”

Thankfully I chose this tea based on the mango and the tropical aspect, not with a yearning for passion fruit or papaya.  Hopefully this means my expectations for today’s tea will be more in line with the description and the actuality of the tea.

So, let’s get to the ratings and see if I’m right:  

Appearance/Color

I remembered to make today’s tea in a white mug!  I am, perhaps, irrationally proud of this; it’s the little things.  The tea is a light yellow brown that looks bright and light.

Aroma

Mango!  Actually there might be some passion fruit and/or papaya as well.  It smells predominantly tropical.  I’ll be honest and say it’s been some years since I last smelled a sunflower (I feel like I should rectify this come sunflower season.) so I’m not overly sure if that’s part of the aroma or not.

Flavor

I remembered to time the steep today and, while the green tea flavor is present, it is not bitter.  Another small win!  Honestly the tropical aspect is more in the aroma than it is in the flavor.  It’s definitely there, but it doesn’t top or even really come up even with the flavor of the green tea.  

Body or Mouthfeel

Like yesterday’s green tea, it is smooth but watery.  It’s like a slightly smoother, maybe a tad thicker, version of water?  Maybe I’m just not great at describing this section.


Astringency/Structure

It’s . . . maybe I’m just bad at describing in general.  This section’s description on the ratings website never made the most sense to me anyway.  It’s tea.  It doesn’t feel overly bright, or acidic, or anything else.  It just tastes like tea.

Aftertaste/Finish

Not surprisingly, given the flavor, the aftertaste is green tea.  


Conclusion

I’m not overly disappointed by the tea; I wanted a green tea and I got one.  Like yesterday, I kind of wanted more of a tropical punch, but there were tropical notes so it wasn’t really false advertising.  My expectations definitely aligned better with the description and just left me wanting a bit more.  Overall, today’s tea was good and my reaction was ok.