CURTIS White Bountea White Tea Pyramid Bags, Dragon Fruit Apple Rose, 20 Count, 1.20 oz

White tea is the least processed of the teas and the hardest to find on a supermarket shelf. CURTIS White Bountea takes a Chinese white tea and keeps the additions light enough that the tea still comes through: pitahaya, better known as dragon fruit, with pieces of real apple and rose petals.

The result is the most delicate cup in the range. Where the black tea is deep and the green tea is sharp and minty, this one is soft and faintly floral, pale gold in the cup, with a clean finish and no bitterness at the end. The rose sits underneath rather than on top, which is what keeps it from tasting like perfume.

Brewing: place one pyramid in 6.8 fl oz (200 ml) of water at 185 degrees F (85 degrees C) and steep for 3 to 5 minutes. White tea is fragile — boiling water scorches the leaves and flattens the flavour, so let the kettle stand a minute before pouring.

It is an easy tea for late in the day, when a strong black cup would be too much. Chilled, it makes a pale, lightly fragrant iced tea that does not need sugar.

Zero calories, zero sugar and zero sodium per serving. 20 pyramids, 1.20 oz (34 g) net weight.