Passion fruit is one of those flavors that I adore, but no one else in my family likes so I rarely get anything flavored with it. It also doesn’t seem that common in teas, oddly enough—I guess it’s one of those fruity flavors that’s hard to capture? So of course when I saw this blend I had to try it!
Dry this blend is divine, and very strongly floral (which I love). Passion fruit already has a hint of floral, and the jasmine amps it up a lot. I cold brewed this even though it is the middle of January—it’s so warm in my apartment that with the heaters off and fans on I am still walking around in a tank top. In New York. I really need some iced tea! And is this ever a refreshing one. Heavily floral but not perfumey, and the passion fruit and jasmine are perfectly balanced. I think jasmine can easily overpower other ingredients but it’s used lightly here so the passion fruit still shines. I swear there’s a hint of pear in here too, perhaps from the base? Which is a black/green blend but tastes mostly like a green to me.
It’s also naturally quite sweet, honey-like almost—not artificial or cloying. Definitely more complex than I was expecting! Thanks to The Persimmon Tree for this sample.
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Put some summery music on, or summer fun movie and pretend that it is summer! Sometimes it works:) I sometimes love having iced tea in the winter, my throat gets fairly dry during the winter so something cold feels nice. I am not sure if I ever tried passion fruit so not sure if that is a tea I would like, though generally speaking I do love fruity teas. Your description makes me curious:)
Put some summery music on, or summer fun movie and pretend that it is summer! Sometimes it works:) I sometimes love having iced tea in the winter, my throat gets fairly dry during the winter so something cold feels nice. I am not sure if I ever tried passion fruit so not sure if that is a tea I would like, though generally speaking I do love fruity teas. Your description makes me curious:)