TasTEA Time! Dilmah Peach and Lychee Ceylon Tea

What:  LYCHEE

Where:  LYCHEE

Why Should I Care:  LYCHEE.  Oh, and peach too.

Packaging  The one thing I dislike about this whole deal (read the packaging description here for why).

Non-Taste Senses:  Well, it looks like all the other ones but I smell more peach than lychee so I dunno...

Taste:  Oh man, I was scarred for a minute that Dilmah would pull a "pomegranate" (It's a term I made up meaning that a company puts an exotic-sounding fruit flavor on their product in order to entice you, but when you actually taste said fruit-flavored thing, it tastes like a more common fruit.  Pomegranate is one of the most common flavors to do this and most of the time, the juice/tea/snack tastes like strawberry or cherry as opposed to pomegranate).  Anyway, it tastes like pure LYCHEE with a nice, complementary peach taste as well.  What's more, it's a nice strong lychee flavor that doesn't leave me begging for more (flavor, not tea.  I'd always beg for more tea).  Seeing that it's awesome lychee tea, I can't see how it could go wrong with any of the variety of ways you can serve it.

Overall:  What do you think I'm gonna say.  LYCHEE!!!  Not just LYCHEE, but the best LYCHEE I've had thus far.

My Rating:  Buy it!  Here

TasTEA Time! The Tea Farm's Lychee Black Tea

I ordered two teas from the Tea Farm on Wednesday, Lychee Black and Rosemary tea (which was a free gift with any purchase).  I appreciate how I got the tea in three days but unfortunately, I must shake my fist at the Tea Farm for screwing up my order.  The Lychee Black was supposed to be 4 oz while the free gift was 2 oz.  Meanwhile, I have this big honking bag of Rosemary that I really don't need and a (still relatively larger) 2 oz bag of lychee.  A pox to you, Tea Farm.  This better be some awesome tea!

What:  Delicious lychee in some black tea

Where:  The Tea Farm is located in Hawaii, this kind is from China

Why Should I Care:  For those of you who don't know, a Lychee (or Lichee) is this amazing, delicious fruit that has the texture of an orange and tastes like the gorgious lovechild of an apple, Mandarin and some sweet scented flower.  It's really difficult to find outside of season and even if you do, it's probably not ripe or in the peak condition.  However, that's why we have lychee candies, drinks and tea!  I got this particular brand because I figured that even though it's a little pricey, you actually get a free 2 oz tea of the month so more bang for your buck (*grumble grumble* jerks screwing up my order *shakes fist*).

Packaging:  I'm actually pretty satisfied with the packaging.  They're in resealable foil bags with a nice little label on it.

Non-Taste Senses:  It has the same color as that Banana Ceylon Tea I got from EnjoyingTea.  There's a little hint of lychee in the smell but I dunno.

Taste:  First off, don't drink this when it's boiling hot because you won't taste the lychee that well.  It's ok, don't know if it's worth the price but ok.  The tea is better than average quality while the lychee flavor is there but could be stronger.  It would probably be even better at room temp or cold and a little bit of sugar is nice.

Overall:  The best word to describe this is OK.  It's good but anything with lychee is good.  I don't think it's worth the price but check it out.

My Rating:  Try it!  Here's the site.