52 teas | Shamrock (green tea)

Twitter has been a great way to keep in touch with other tea enthusiasts and many tea vendors.  I’m twitter.com/organictea if you want to follow my tea adventures.  Anyway, a company called 52 teas uses the popular social messaging utility and they caught my attention with their offering of Shamrock Tea which was timed around St. Patrick’s Day.  52 teas offers a unique tea suggested by tea consumers on a weekly basis.  This is a very interesting way of offering tea.  I’m not sure how they keep up with it or handle the inventory, but I applaud them for their unique approach and customer interaction.

I’m a huge mint fan.  Mix it with a little green tea and you now have my attention.  This variety is extremely minty.  We’re talking a powerful blast of spearmint and peppermint (it really opens my sinuses).  The Chinese sencha that is visible in the mix is just along for the ride.  In this case, I’m ok with that.  I detect a slight green tea flavor, but the mint clearly dominates the cup.  This tea blows you away with its powerful minty scent.  To smooth out the flavor of the real peppermint, spearmint, and green tea, another favorite flavor of mine was added  – vanilla.  I thoroughly enjoyed this tea.  If you enjoy minty tisanes, you would love this tea.  You can literally smell the minty aroma lingering from about 10 feet away – very strong.  It’s a great after dinner tea – definitely freshens your breath.

Check out 52 teas and see if one of their tasty options works for you.

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