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Review: California Tea House Chunky Cherry

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californiachunkycherryI love cherry green teas. In recent years, I haven’t been sampling as many flavoured teas as I once did, but cherry teas are one of the first teas I fell in love with, so they hold a special place in my heart. They are so perfect when done right, but, whether it’s from using too cheap a base tea or too fake a cherry flavouring, they’re also extremely easy to get wrong.

The dry leaves are a beautiful forest green colour, but after steeping, they turn a definite shade of brown. The liquor is a disappointing red-brown colour that smells very mildly fruity. I’m not expecting much, but I’m pleasantly surprised.

It’s distinctly cherry with the bitterness of the green base tea serving to offset the sweetness of the fruit rather nicely. Cherry teas often have a floral component, cherry blossom or rose usually, and now I see why. It adds a nice level of depth that this blend seems to be lacking. It has a few token rose petals, but I can’t taste their floral flavour at all. Still, despite this being somewhat simple, it does deliver on the flavour it says it will, and it’s even a realistic cherry taste.

So why didn’t I give it a higher score if the flavour is exactly what the flavour should be? Aside from not having much depth or character, it’s just not a great tea experience overall. The flavour is there, but the appearance isn’t, and the aroma is definitely disappointing. It hits some of my targets and doesn’t others, making it an ok blend, but considering some of the amazing cherry teas I’ve had, not one I’d chase after.


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