Because I hate rooibos (as you all know by now), I managed to wrangle a guest reviewer into tasting Tea Forte's Mojito Marmalade tisane. +Mabel Fortune says:
"I rather enjoyed it. It's predominantly mint, with a hint of other flavor that I can't quite identify. It doesn't distinctly taste of orange or of rooibos -- the combination of the two makes it difficult to describe. It kind of is like a warm mojito with a hint of a citrusy king of flavor. It didn't wow me, but it wasn't bad at all."
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Alys's Tea Party Blend: Charitye's Raspberry Cinnamon
One of my custom blends through Adagio, Charitye's Raspberry Cinnamon is now available in version 2.0, re-blended to increase the raspberry flavor. The original blend was too weakly flavored, with both the cinnamon and the raspberry appearing only in the aftertaste.
Version 2.0 has a stronger raspberry scent and flavor. I left the cinnamon as an aftertaste, so the entire blend is somewhat reminiscent of a raspberry cobbler. Increasing the raspberry also had the side-effect of lowering the caffeine content, so this blend can be brewed for iced tea and drunk all day without keeping you up at night. Which is what I'm doing right now.
I'm going to try an experiment putting a cinnamon-sugar blend into the tea (both hot and iced of course), as soon as I can get to the grocery store.
Version 2.0 has a stronger raspberry scent and flavor. I left the cinnamon as an aftertaste, so the entire blend is somewhat reminiscent of a raspberry cobbler. Increasing the raspberry also had the side-effect of lowering the caffeine content, so this blend can be brewed for iced tea and drunk all day without keeping you up at night. Which is what I'm doing right now.
I'm going to try an experiment putting a cinnamon-sugar blend into the tea (both hot and iced of course), as soon as I can get to the grocery store.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Tea tasting: Mighty Leaf's Organic Almond Spice Green
Mighty Leaf's Organic Almond Spice combines Indian-grown green tea with with cinnamon, cardamom, and almond. It's very disappointing.
This tea should be good. It has flavors I like, and which ought to combine well with a sweeter green. However, the flavors are far too light and the tea is far too weak to be enjoyable. The green tea doesn't speak for itself at all. The added flavors of cinnamon and cardamom are only barely there. I don't taste almond, which perhaps disappoints the most. Overall, it's only a few very small steps more flavorful than hot water.
This tea should be good. It has flavors I like, and which ought to combine well with a sweeter green. However, the flavors are far too light and the tea is far too weak to be enjoyable. The green tea doesn't speak for itself at all. The added flavors of cinnamon and cardamom are only barely there. I don't taste almond, which perhaps disappoints the most. Overall, it's only a few very small steps more flavorful than hot water.
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