The Persimmon Tree Tea Company

Back shopping again today. Had my usual two cups of restaurant bagged for Saturday breakfast then off to Lowes in town. Yesterday just scoping the other stores out of town saved me almost $120! Lowes price matched and some of it was on sale. On top of that we had a cash card from when we bought appliances late last year, and some money off cards that came in the mail that expired soon. I didn’t intend to buy until after the porch was built but saving that much I pretty much couldn’t resist. Basically it was like we only paid for the grill and they through in the patio table and four chairs. Boxes are shoved to the back of the garage for now. Builder can’t start on the porch for a couple more weeks.

Now I’m home and relaxing with a delicious Assam. Two words I never put in the same sentence when I used to drink only bagged. Rich, malty, tingly – refreshment! Did I mention I have a new grill? :)

Look at me, grabbing an Assam first thing in the morning – on purpose. It has taken a very long time to get over my mistrust. Cheap bagged Assam tea will do that to you. This one is helping in my recovery. Not sure what I did differently today but this is nicely malty.I thought it was very light last time. More leaf maybe. Yes, it still has some cheek tingle and I think I need to get something to eat with it but it is hardly the beige meh I considered all of Assamdom in the past.

I spent so many years avoiding Assam because of bad experiences with poor quality grocery store teas. I still brace myself and flinch with the first sip. Even though I know better I am still amazed every time I find myself enjoying the whole cup. This one smells delicately of malt and grain when dry. The leaf is much more robust after steeping. The mug is brisk and has a good astringent bite but to me that is how a morning cup should behave. Will stand up to milk but doesn’t need it. Not as malty as expected, it is more of a fruity woodsy taste. I found myself enjoying the whole cup. Still amazed.

Sipdown!! Thank you TraceyC!!

This seems to be one of the more popular Persimmon Tree teas and I can certainly see why. It has a great caramel flavor, just like sipping on a liquefied caramel candy. Delicious. Thank you TraceyC for the opportunity to try it out :)

Thank you TraceyC for sending along some of this tea for me to try. I have a friend who is always looking for a green pomegranate tea so I decided to brew some of this up for us to try. It is a pleasant enough cup. The base has a slight grassiness to it but not enough that it detracts from the cup and the pomegranate is very faint, but present. All in all, not bad.

This tea has a nice balance of sweetness, acid, fruitiness, and spice. The tartness of the fruit and the spiciness of the herbs balance each other out, and the licorice keeps it bright and clean tasting. The combination of flavors is warming yet calming at the same time. The use of green roobois worried me since I don’t like red roobois, but this added to the fresh taste and to balance out the other flavoring a to keep it from being too potently spiced. The roobois is also more hearty and less vegetal than a green tea and can hold up to a longer brewing.

It is great to have a warm cup of this before bed time to unwind, especially since it has no caffeine.

Tea # 8 from the tea box. Was not expecting rose petals! It’s a good tea but I’m not tasting any apples or… crisp. The roses over power them too much. I’m giving it a lower score because of this. Maybe if they renamed it rose apple crisp and upped the amount of apples I would reconsider a higher score.

I took the rest of this out of Traveling Teabox B some time ago and have only just now gotten around to trying it…

The loose leaf smelled vaguely citrus-y, which I guessed was the lemon myrtle. Not a really appealing smell, to be honest. It’s floral and tangy at the same time, but in a way that just is not doing it for me.

Once it cooled off enough to drink, I decided I’d try it unsweetened first. The liquor smells again very strongly of lemon myrtle, but now I’m getting the vanilla in the aroma. Perhaps it won’t be so bad. Not that I have anything against lemon myrtle, but for some reason, the smell of it is turning me off, like maybe I had a bad experience with it that I can’t quite remember at the moment…

Hmm, I have decided my verdict: this tea is bleh. It could speak to the age of the sample (which is unknown by me, maybe someone knows), but the lemon myrtle is just not as good as it could be. I’m assuming that’s what’s causing the tangy-floral flavor that I’m not liking. It’s borderline metallic, almost, and the more it cools, the more astringent the pouchong is, which doesn’t help. In a word, nope.

I really enjoyed this, but I admit I enjoy all white peach teas pretty much. I would absolutely repurchase, though this isn’t particularly unique for this company, if I were ordering other things that were more unique as well.

I enjoyed this, but it was not as nuanced as many I have had before. It is very dry. It isn’t terrible, but I do think there is better out there.

This is a super traditional black tea. It has a bit of sweetness, and a bit of astringency, and a lot of flavor. That said, I enjoy that I have moved on to teas that offer a bit of something special. I recommend this for guests or people into very traditional flavors.

Very fruity and light – I really enjoyed this. I admit though I got more of a “general” berry flavor rather than pomegranates specifically. I have had a few real standouts from this company, this one is solid but more average and not particularly unique.

Great Canadian Travelling Tea Box (pt.1)
I had this tea today ( March 24th)…. finally caught-up on my tea journal… need to finish box 1 teas and get into the next box that I have _

Dry Leaf: Black tea leaves with flower petals, which has a subtle sweet-ish smell. I love the little tea packages these teas from this company comes in _.

Steeped: The water is a nice amber color and smell very much like a fresh-home-baked apple pie. I was licking my lips with this one. Who doesn’t love apple pie without the calories? Yummm. The tea is nice and sweet, but not overly sweet-smelling. Apple-cinnamon-y taste, which gives the taste buds a mini kick of spice _. And lastly I found this tea nice and light in body…. just another reminder that it may be better to consume this tea than an actual pie…..

Great Canadian Travelling Tea Box (pt.1)
I had this tea on Nov 30th and Jan 28th

Dry Leaf: Green tea leaves and rooibos leaves which give off a sweet scent. There are also flower petals with the leaves.
Steeped: The flavors are nice and subtle, with hints of caramel taste which is not overpowering. The water is a nice dark green color and a sort of sweet scent. The caramel is nice and velvety and soothing and lingers in the mouth.

I really enjoy white peony teas in general. They are floral but to me a more crisp, clean version compared to more perfumey florals. This one is good, but no better or worse than most other brands I have tried I think.

Fruity and spicy, but I don’t really get a baked vibe from this. It is tasty, and I would drink it again, but compared to the other offerings of this company this did not impress all that much for me personally.

i received a sample of this tea in a trade, I forget with whom, I’m afraid. It’s the first tea I’ve tried from this company and so far results are favorable. Most flavoured oolongs usually use a dark oolong base but this one is quite green and sweet-flavoured by comparison. It has a very smooth feel in the mouth and a light, slightly floral flavour. It’s less orange-like than I thought it would be but I do get a bit of fruitiness. Like most good green oolongs it resteeps well though the I found the floral notes to be more pronounced.

This one was tasty, definitely very fruity and refreshing. I think it would be even better iced than it was hot. Hot, it didn’t wow me so much, but that might be because I have had some really standout blends from this company that make this one seem worse than it really is.

First Sip Thought: “Chocolate dream!”

Smell: First scent I noticed was…….ALL OF THEM! This tea is very well balanced with flavours. The vanilla, chocolate/cocoa, and mint were instant upon opening the packaging and even during steep. A sweet and tantalizing aroma to enjoy.

Taste: The tea itself looks beautiful with the chocolate pieces, cocoa beans, etc. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream! I love chocolate and I love mint. When you put those together you have the best flavour in the world….unless it’s not done right. Luckily, The Persimmon Tree nailed it with this tea. I’m someone who loves steeping mint tea into my hot chocolate because I just need that combination of goodness. I feel as if I no longer have to do that because this tea is even better than that. This tea is much more creamier, and well balanced. It’s very decadent that you really do feel like you’re indulging in some sort of dessert. If you decide to try this blend, I would suggest you give it a try as a tea latte too. Overall it is a very smooth, refreshing and quite energizing Rooibos dessert tea.

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I am impressed yet again! This tea has a very tropical, fruity taste that works well with the black/green combo base. The floral is present, but not in equal measure with the fruity, but that is fine by me. Very enjoyable.

Thank you NayLynn for sharing this with me. It is my first Persimmon Tree experience and I thought butterscotch would be a nice introduction. Unfortunately, I am not loving this like I thought I would. It is slightly butterscotch flavored but the white base is prominent and there is almost an alcohol quality to the cup that I am not loving. I am certainly glad I got to try it though :)

My morning cup. I really wasn’t sure what to expect with this one. Actually I guess I was thinking Constant Comment. Yes this does have some clove but it is subdued. What this brings to my mind is hot apple cider. That is a neat trick for orange. It is not bitter but there is some dryness. In fairness I used boiling water and the recommended temp is 195 F so the astringency may be my own fault. I like it but I am not in love with this one. To me it would be best suited for evenings sitting around a fire.