It can be both a good and bad thing to live three minutes away from a tea store. On one hand, it's nice being able to quickly stop in if you need to pick something up. But then you find out that they're discontinuing a bunch of teas and they're marked down 50% off and end up spending 30 dollars on tea that you just don't need. Peachy Liz was something that I don't think I could part with partially because of the unique ingredients and partially because I love me some flavored white tea with peach being a classic flavor.
Outsides: Peachy Liz is a fruit and floral white tea with the ingredieents of Bai Mu Dan white tea, marigolds, golden chrysanthemum, peach pieces, vanilla bits, and peach vanilla flavor. I love the big fluffy white tea leaves but am a bit conflicted on the scent. On one hand, it's very sweet smelling and is reminiscent of peaches and cream. On the other hand, it reminds me of cough syrup. I brewed it for 2 minutes in 170 degree Celsius water. It's a light yellow color with a peaches and cream smell to it.
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| I want to get a picture showing the color better but here's Rusty for now. I've had this at home before and no, Rusty does not make a good infuser for this tea. |
Insides: This tea is pure sweetness. Whatever floral is in here just adds to the syrupy sensation that this tea invokes. The peach and vanilla flavor is very strong with a slight tea hint to it and the chrysanthemum and marigold add more of a rounded sweetness (and I'm guessing a yellow color) while giving it a bit extra body. Even without the ridiculously strong smell, this tea is just naturally sweet. Not sugar sweet, but there really is no reason to sweeten it. That all being said, this desert white tea only has that strange syrupy taste which I think most people would be able to ignore, no bitter aftertaste or strange chemical tastes. For a desert substitution, it works well.
Tilt: Since I bought this tea on clearance, it's not fair for me to tell you to price I paid for it because of course it's worth it but you won't be able to get it at that price. I found this site though and I have to say that as much as I love this tea, I would never pay that price for it. Because of how light and fruity this tea is, it's very good for people who aren't the biggest fans of tea yet and also those watching their sugar intake since it's naturally sweet. It's also pretty flavorful so it should make a wonderful iced tea.
Overall? I already bought 8 oz of this (and considering how fluffy this stuff is, that is a LOT of tea). I like it, my tea-newbie boyfriend loves it and if it's cheap where you live, you probably would at least find a use for it.
My Rating: Buy it!
Margaret's is located in the Squirrel Hill district of Pittsburgh.
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