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Yay banana tea!
Love the banana flavoring here – it’s sweet, rich, and slightly creamy, like a slightly overripe banana. There’s a syrupy sweetness to it that’s almost maple-y. However, I don’t love the base as much. It’s a Ceylon base, and it’s a bit too tannic and metallic for me. The slight sharpness doesn’t mesh well with the creamy smoothness of the banana IMO.
Still a lovely tea, but I feel like maybe a Yunnan base would’ve been nice? Or perhaps a Taiwanese black tea. I’m sure this Ceylon would take milk well, but I don’t tend to add anything to my tea…
Flavors: Banana, Bitter, Bread, Creamy, Maple Syrup, Metallic, Sweet, Tannic
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I have always enjoyed the banana flavors by 52Teas :D. I think overall, they are my favorite of their teas.
Totally with you on three counts here, Cameron. Love the banana, find the base harsh, prefer to drink my tea black with no sweetener. That said, with the rest of this, I will either blend a Franken-tea or pick up some milk and drink it milky to soften the base. Or maybe both, if needed.
Because I say it every single time, IMHO, the perfect banana tea was 52teas’ Banana Pudding Black.
Agreed! Imo, sharp, bright Ceylon usually does best with milk. A Banana Yunnan or Taiwanese would be divine.
Oh yeah, Yunnan or Taiwanese, or maybe even both.
I remember loving the Banana Pancakes tea!
I seem to have a low tolerance for maple. I love it and I enjoy it every once in a while, not on the regular.
Maybe with milk? I am starting to feel the need to put aside some “when I have milk” teas.
I ADORED Chocolate Eclair.
I loved their Banana Pancakes tea!
Yeah, I definitely prefer my Maple teas with some type of milk. Same with most masala chai and earl grey blends.
I remember Banana Pancakes being lovely with or without milk :)
Maybe that’s what I’ve been doing wrong then. Maple teas need milk! That makes total sense now.
I drink almost everything black, unsweetened. When I quit drinking coffee (daily), I did it by stopping keeping milk or cream in the house. Many years of this habit have gone by now with the occasional blip. But now I will set aside a pile of “when I have milk” teas.
I have always enjoyed the banana flavors by 52Teas :D. I think overall, they are my favorite of their teas.
Totally with you on three counts here, Cameron. Love the banana, find the base harsh, prefer to drink my tea black with no sweetener. That said, with the rest of this, I will either blend a Franken-tea or pick up some milk and drink it milky to soften the base. Or maybe both, if needed.
Because I say it every single time, IMHO, the perfect banana tea was 52teas’ Banana Pudding Black.
Agreed! Imo, sharp, bright Ceylon usually does best with milk. A Banana Yunnan or Taiwanese would be divine.
Oh yeah, Yunnan or Taiwanese, or maybe even both.
I remember loving the Banana Pancakes tea!
I seem to have a low tolerance for maple. I love it and I enjoy it every once in a while, not on the regular.
Maybe with milk? I am starting to feel the need to put aside some “when I have milk” teas.
I ADORED Chocolate Eclair.
I loved their Banana Pancakes tea!
Yeah, I definitely prefer my Maple teas with some type of milk. Same with most masala chai and earl grey blends.
I remember Banana Pancakes being lovely with or without milk :)
Maybe that’s what I’ve been doing wrong then. Maple teas need milk! That makes total sense now.
I drink almost everything black, unsweetened. When I quit drinking coffee (daily), I did it by stopping keeping milk or cream in the house. Many years of this habit have gone by now with the occasional blip. But now I will set aside a pile of “when I have milk” teas.