Octavia Tea: Lychee Noir Tea
Kirsten, Melody
Melody, let's try a new tea today.
Sure thing. What did you have in mind?
I read that it is a member of the soapberry. Usually found in southern China and other areas. It's very tasty.
Should make a great tasting tea.
If the flavor is as strong as the aroma.
I've put 2 teaspoons of leaves in the pot.
Nice!
Let's try both. We each have a cup.
Oh, yeah!
Radish Honey
Yes, radish. It doesn't taste anything like the root, but is a very nice honey.
Xyra's Notes
The Octavia Lychee Noir tea is a very nice, fruity, full-bodied black tea. I found that I did not like it as much cold as I did hot. The lychee becomes a bit perfumey. Personally, I do not lake that, but others may. I was able to resteep these leaves 2 more times and still had a nice strong cup of tea. The second and third time I used the radish honey and added milk. Each cup was lovely and creamy and very tasty!Thank you for stopping.
Best wishes,
So cute!
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Sounds interesting. I had chocolate covered lychee berries and I think I remember liking them. Where did you find this tea? Radish honey is intriguing, too!! I mentioned you on my blogoversay post today and added your blog link. I have some great giveaways going on, you should stop by. I always love your tea posts.
ReplyDeleteBrowsing the Octavia Tea website. The great thing about Octavia is they offer sample sizes, so you don't have to fully commit to a big tin right away. The links are green above.
DeleteThank you for the shout out. :)
Ooooh, looks good and sounds interesting. What is agave?
ReplyDeleteHi, Izzy! Agave nectar or syrup is kind of like honey, but it comes from a succulant/cactus plant. It's more mild than honey in flavor.
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Thank you for stopping and sharing.
Like the photos!
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