White tea flavors

The great thing about white tea is the variety of flavors. Unlike green or black teas, white tea does not have a strong distinct taste. The light earthy undertones of white tea make it the perfect tea to add flavoring. There are many different flavors available. If you’re a bargain shopper and are looking for prepackaged tea, Lipton has a lot of delicious white tea flavors, including, blueberry, pomegranate, and island mango.

My personal favorite white tea is Teavana’s youthberry. Teavana is a little pricey -youthberry is $12 for two-ounces- but you can use the tea leaves at least twice and the taste is out of this world. The tea consists of traditional white tea leaves, ground acai berry, and tropical fruit pieces. When combined these three ingredients produce a sweet pink liquid filled with savory berry flavors.

To make the perfect cup of youthberry tea you will need a tea strainer, a tea cup or coffee mug, and hot water.

Step 1: Preparation
The first step is to bring your water to a boil (Tip: you don’t need a tea kettle to do this, pots work just fine). While your water is boiling, scoop 1 ½ teaspoons of youthberry leaves into your strainer (Tip: if you are a coffee fanatic and don’t have a tea strainer, make us of your coffee filter, it will not give you the same pure taste but it will get the job done.)

Step 2: Steep
Pour your boiled water over the leaves and into the cup. Fill the cup to the brim and let the leaves steep for about three minutes. As the tea is sitting the berry aroma should begin to fill your kitchen.

Step 3: Sip your problems away
When you remove the tea leaves the water should be a bright magenta. I usually add an ice cube to bring the temperature down to a level I can drink without endangering my taste buds. Once your tea is warm, and not scorching hot, you can sit back, relax, and breathe in the sweetness of your perfect cup of youthberry tea.