Tastes Awful! Flat, bitter, unpleasant notes that linger in the back of your throat, barely noticable lychee aroma. I gave some to my sister, she grimaced and said "I don't like your tea". I got my mother to try it and she made the most sour face, saying "yuk!". 3/3 tasters do not recommend this one!
Huge balls of ick! Off the shelf teabags are better than this. Avoid.
I died and woken up in a lychee heaven! This is by far the best lychee tea I had tried (and I had tried at least 5 different lychee teas from Tealyre itself). It is very soft and silky. Leaves a beautiful after-taste of silky lychee and an impression of a lychee breath. I use 5-6 pearls per cup and they can be rebrewed up to 3 times and maintain the flavour. Additionally since these are pearls you can be sure of the higher quality of the tea as there are full leaves rolled into apearl rather than shredded leaves. Simply beautiful. I will order much more soon!
I love these pearls along with the Lychee Flower. Both teas are so very flavorful & aromatic. I can get two cups from 6 pearls so they are also worth the price.
Jamesinredandblack
July 2014
brilliantly representative of the fruit! the black base is somber and a perfect balance against the bright tasting fruit. beautiful to watch unfurl.... i should buy stocks in this tea!
Might be due to my taste preferences but I did not find the tea good on its own. The fruity lychee taste is somewhat overpowering (especially when smelled) but I have found that by adding some chocolate mint, it balances out the flavor a good deal.
Likely not a repurchase but not horrible either.
This recent batch of Lychee pearls is just not as good as it use to be. The previous ones which were small little black balls of lychee heaven have been replaced by these larger balls of much more synthetic flavor so won't buy these ones again unless they go back to their original ones!