Lupicia, how are you even…
Lupicia, how can you even…
Lupicia, how is this even…
I can’t even.
Just like the melon oolong from the same company (Reviewed here: http://gluttonette.com/?p=463) this is a perfect melon, both in the bag and steeped. It’s light, and smooth, and in every possible way beyond reproach.
It lacks the dirty ripeness of the oolong, which I really enjoyed, so I nudged that up five points, because this is a solid 80 and the oolong is even better. I’m sure this will be absolutely perfect iced, so I look forward to trying that very much.
In terms of melon teas, now that I’ve tried a few, I still feel it’s something I don’t have to have in my cupboard. If I just rated according to some, ‘Is this a good melon tea?’ standard, this would be a 90-95, but my ratings reflect what I feel I’ll want to restock my cupboard with until the end of time. I guess we’ll see what happens when it’s warmer; maybe I’ll get insane melon tea cravings. The weather right now isn’t what I’d call melony, after all.
[From my Lupicia spree at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, October 2013.]
Boiling, 1 min 30