Strawberry Cream - Teavana - white tea

I had high hopes for this tea.  It smells divine, both dry and while steeping.  But it really is all smell.

The aroma is what you'd guess, a creamy strawberry fragrance, reminiscent of strawberry ice cream or strawberries and whipped cream.  But both the strawberry flavor and creamy flavor ar absent in the brewed tea.  Instead, there is a strong tart flavor of hibiscus, and not much else.  It becomes a little more palatable with some sugar and vanilla almond milk, but it still doesn't taste nearly as good as I had hoped.  The tart hibiscus makes it taste like a green, unripe strawberry, instead of a sweet and ripe one.  Since the tea leaves still smell good, maybe I'll use this one as a potpourri.

Rating:
2/5 stars

This tea is no longer available from Teavana.