A friend sent me a sample of the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang blend by Friday Afternoon Tea. Friday Afternoon Tea is a self-described "small family owned, geeky-themed tea company." They have really cool stuff and I'm delighted to get the chance to review one of their blends.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a blend of black teas infused with pine smoke. It's one of their "fandom blends" -- in this case, it's inspired by the Supernatural TV show.
I'm not sure how one infuses pine smoke into tea, but they did it. When brewed, there's a definite pine scent interlaced with the tea scent. It tastes like good quality, slightly smoky black tea with a gentle pine tree aftertaste, like the equivalent of tasting the smell of a Christmas tree. It's not the taste of pine. It's the taste of the scent of pine, if that makes any sense at all. I think this tea would appeal to people who like Russian Caravan-style teas or Lapsang Souchong.
For the second cup I made out of the sample, I experimented putting a little bit of honey in the brew. Nope. Sweetening the tea managed to kill off what makes the tea unique. It became just a basic black tea, albeit of good quality.
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