Beantown Tea and Spices - Lychee Black Tea. Gourmet Loose Leaf Black Tea. All Natural. -8 oz.-

This lychee black tea is a delightful tea infused with the natural flavor of sweet lychee. It is excellent both hot and iced. Scented teas have been around for a long time and are produced according to ancestral recipes. Before the advent of essential oil extracts one of the easiest scents to duplicate was Lychee a fruit that plays an important part in Chinese life. The plantations would squeeze Lychee fruits plucked from the trees, which grew in the area. The result was a delicate and finely flavored tea. Today the practice remains virtually the same, but essential oils are used to scent the tea to meet the demands. Lychee tea has a long history. It is one of the first flavored teas that were introduced to the Western world. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed.