Pomelo Flower Scented Teas

Pomelo or Shaddock is a citrus fruit native to Asia.  It looks very much like an over-sized grapefruit but is less acidic.   The flesh can be white or pink.  As for the blossoms of pomelo trees, they are white, showy and fragrant.   The very sweet-smelling flowers are used in some perfumes.

Pomelo

To produce scented teas, the tea farmers mix fresh pomelo flowers with tea leaves before removing them to further process the teas.   The following two teas are scented with these aromatic pomelo flowers.

The first impression of a pomelo flower scented Four Season oolong is a nice jasmine-like green tea.  The pomelo flowers add a citrus floral note to this Taiwanese oolong and enhance its greenness.  

Pomelo flower scented Four Season oolong

 Type:  Oolong  Producing Country: Taiwan   Preparation:  90°C 5 Min

Dry Leaf:  The small semi-ball leaves of Four Season are floral (white flowers and orchid) and citrusy.
Wet Leaf:  The wet leaves are green floral.
Liquor:   It is a straw color tea that opens with citrus and orchid notes, and gradually fades into a regular green oolong scent.  It is light and refreshing.

Tee Score: 4 of 5

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Taiwanese Red Jade is a flavorful black tea.  Pomelo flowers elevate it to an exotic black tea that is rich, lush and complex.   It is ideal for multiple infusions.
               

Pomelo flower scented Black tea

Type:  Black    Producing Country: Taiwan    Preparation:  95°C 4 Min

Dry Leaf:  The long twisted leaves are a sweet bouquet of magnolia, freesia, plumeria and orange blossoms.
Wet Leaf:  The wet leaves are aromatic:  malty, floral and citrusy.
Liquor:   The color of the tea is rich-brown.  The liquor has light astringency but is fairly malty sweet.  The floral and citrus opulence lingers long in the mouth, and sometimes it feels like having jujubes or jam.

Tee Score: 5 of 5