Three new pumpkin teas.
This was the only one I picked up to try though; I’ve had RLT’s Pumpkin Pie matcha (which I’m sure it probably MUCH better) and the Spiced Pumpkin doesn’t appeal to me because of the spice aspect. I wonder how many Pumpkin Teas DT has made. These are the ones I can name by memory alone:
- Pumpkin Chai
- Pumpkin Patch
- Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Mate
- Spiced Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Pie Matcha
There are probably others…
When I bought this one Zoey, the Tea Associate, warned me it was really earthy; and she certainly didn’t lie. In fact, the strong earthy and roasted flavour of the yerba mate was easily the most dominate part of the tea but that’s more than alright with me! I can totally get on board with those rich, roasted coffee-like notes and the wet soil/petrichor notes. As we all know, petrichor is one flavour that makes me go a little weak in the knees.
The base doesn’t completely dominate though; both the pumpkin and the butternut squash also stand out a lot as ingredients. And I have to say, I’m really digging the inclusion of butternut squash – while it kind of merges with the pumpkin a lot it really intensifies that aspect of the tea. Much more so than stand alone pumpkin could have done. Also, butternut squash is usually at its best when roasted – so the yerba mate pairing makes a lot of sense here.
One complaint, of sorts (and surprisingly NOT that it’s presweetened; I actually didn’t mind that) is that the spices in the blend aren’t explicitly stated. Personally, I tasted allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon – mostly nutmeg though. I think the ‘dose’ of those spices was reasonable but if you were going purely on the ingredients list you really wouldn’t even know there was spice in the blend!
Here are the ingredients listed on their website:
Roasted yerba maté, butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, coconut palm sugar, natural and artificial pumpkin flavouring.
So, that could be fixed, but otherwise I did really enjoy this tea and perhaps I would buy more of it! I know it’s not ‘technically’ a fall tea, but it is my favourite they’ve released this fall out of the teas I’ve tried at this point.
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I dislike yerba mate, but you’ve got me intrigued by this.
I should write a review on this too! I also enjoyed this tea so far (I’ve had a sample in store and one cup hot at work) :D
I picked this one up today, as it intrigued me. I will likely make some tonight or tomorrow. I did pick up the Pumpkin Spice too, since it is a honeybush, which I like, and can safely have in the evening, and the Pumpkin Pie matcha. I’ve had Pumpkin Chai many times before, and I think I outgrew it, so I may give it a break for a while. I’m excited to try this one though.
What does “RLT” stand for?
Red Leaf Tea, they’re a company that specializes in matcha :)
I dislike yerba mate, but you’ve got me intrigued by this.
I should write a review on this too! I also enjoyed this tea so far (I’ve had a sample in store and one cup hot at work) :D
I picked this one up today, as it intrigued me. I will likely make some tonight or tomorrow. I did pick up the Pumpkin Spice too, since it is a honeybush, which I like, and can safely have in the evening, and the Pumpkin Pie matcha. I’ve had Pumpkin Chai many times before, and I think I outgrew it, so I may give it a break for a while. I’m excited to try this one though.
What does “RLT” stand for?
Red Leaf Tea, they’re a company that specializes in matcha :)