I’ve been saving a small amount of this tea to cold-brew. When I saw that this month’s scavenger hunt specifies a “grapefruit tea” I decided it was time to take that tea that I was saving & cold brew it. It’s a little cooler than I like for a cold brew tea, but it’s still very refreshing. The grapefruit comes out stunningly well when it’s cold brewed. It tastes so much like a grapefruit, if I were blindfolded, I’d think I was drinking grapefruit juice (not that cocktail stuff, but the kind straight from the fruit!) The grapefruit is super-juicy & a little bitter (the kind of bitter that goes with grapefruit) & it cleanses the palate nicely (which was very welcome because I had a mochi donut – which was delightful but I was ready for a clean palate).
The brulee isn’t as strong when it’s cold-brewed so I brought those flavors out a little bit with a drop of honey & it’s SO GOOD like that. I also added a half a pinch of salt to it to soften the bitterness of the grapefruit.
So, I’m halfway through the scavenger hunt, I might – (might?) – accomplish this list this month. I only have five days left though – so we shall see. This is indeed a true sipdown because this is the last of this tea that I have in my pantry. Goodbye, delicious, refreshing tea!
