Lavender Dreams

This afternoon being rather snowy and dismal, I thought a nice cup of tea would do it, so I meandered over to the local Teavana to have a cuppa. They recently put out quite a few new varieties, one of which I was eager to try: Lavender Dreams, which is a lavender scented white tea.

I love the scent of lavender, and my only experience with it in tea was with Revolution Tea Company's Earl Grey Lavender

In that case, the scent is light enough that it enhances, rather than overpowers the black tea.

Perhaps it is just that white tea is too subtle a flavor in the first place, but the lavender flavor in Teavana's Lavender Dreams is absolutely overwhelming. It smells amazing, but taking a sip, I rather felt as though I was drinking lotion or soap, as the tea flavor was nowhere to be found. The description also includes candied violets as an ingredient, but I was completely unaware of those as I sipped.

Taking a second sip, I found it not at all improved from my first impression. I kept giving the tea another chance, and it kept disappointing me, for all my eager waiting.

Price? $15.00 per two ounces. Not worth it.