Thanks to JacquelineM for sending me a few sachets of this tea to try! We’ve already covered recently that I love passion fruit, but I also happen to love hibiscus. Since it’s fairly hot today and I’m at home where there is no A/C (versus at work where it is overly cold inside), I made this one iced. I brewed one sachet in probably 6oz of water for 10 minutes… I wanted it strong! I also added a bit of vanilla sugar during the brew time. Then I shook it up with several ice cubes until it was nice and cold.
Mmm… it really hits the spot this hot afternoon! Tart and sweet, fruity with a little citrus zing from the lemongrass. I don’t get much distinctly passion fruit flavor, but it’s somewhat tropical and definitely tasty. Definitely hibiscusy, so it’s probably one to avoid if you dislike hibiscus. The light sweetening brings out the fruity flavors, and I can see how it could be too tart without a bit of sweetener. Thanks again JacquelineM!
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If you like hibiscus, boy do I have the tea for you! I have a ton of this: http://steepster.com/teas/coffees-of-hawaii/18815-hibiscus-raspberry and I hate it, due to hating hibiscus. If you’d like it, I’d be more than happy to send it your way.
Hmm… I’m intrigued, but I see there are coffee “cherries” in the blend… does it taste like coffee at all? It does sound like it might be up my alley, but then again I’m not a coffee fan.
Not really. At least, not that I remember from the one cup I had XD.
I bought this at Target after youngest and I tried it at their Starbucks mixed with lemonade. My oldest daughter likes this one and said she was surprised she liked it since she doesn’t like tea, but I explained to her that there isn’t any tea in this! And I just found out that her Irish boyfriend cajoled her into drinking two cups of tea already.
(She is in Ireland at present.) maybe this means I will have one more tea drinker in the house?
Rita—well maybe I’ll take some off your hands! :D
ashmanra—nothing like a little significant other pressure to make you try new things! And I saw that apparently starbucks does it mixed with lemonade… something I may have to try, it sounds delicious!
Wunderbar! It might be the next paycheck before I can get it in the mail, but if you’ll send me your address, I’ll get it to you ASAP.
If you like hibiscus, boy do I have the tea for you! I have a ton of this: http://steepster.com/teas/coffees-of-hawaii/18815-hibiscus-raspberry and I hate it, due to hating hibiscus. If you’d like it, I’d be more than happy to send it your way.
Hmm… I’m intrigued, but I see there are coffee “cherries” in the blend… does it taste like coffee at all? It does sound like it might be up my alley, but then again I’m not a coffee fan.
Not really. At least, not that I remember from the one cup I had XD.
I bought this at Target after youngest and I tried it at their Starbucks mixed with lemonade. My oldest daughter likes this one and said she was surprised she liked it since she doesn’t like tea, but I explained to her that there isn’t any tea in this! And I just found out that her Irish boyfriend cajoled her into drinking two cups of tea already.
(She is in Ireland at present.) maybe this means I will have one more tea drinker in the house?
Rita—well maybe I’ll take some off your hands! :D
ashmanra—nothing like a little significant other pressure to make you try new things! And I saw that apparently starbucks does it mixed with lemonade… something I may have to try, it sounds delicious!
Wunderbar! It might be the next paycheck before I can get it in the mail, but if you’ll send me your address, I’ll get it to you ASAP.