Another Butiki sample that I fear was a bit too scant to truly relish the cup as intended, but still worthy of a review. I can smell soy sauce in the dry tea, as well as raisins. There is a sweet smell too….kind of like powdered sugar donuts. Weird, but true. Since I add milk and honey to all teas I drink, I can’t speak to the honey notes that a few others have mentioned, but this tea does have a vague vegetable taste to it…a bit asparagus, but a bit sweet potato as well. It certainly is complex! After my first few sips I’m still getting the the sweet potato and raisin, which isn’t a bad combination, as I use chutney (raisins included) on sweet potatoes and curry sauce often! The sample measurement didn’t hold up to my milk and honey very well, but that might change if I had a healthy teaspoon of the tea to use. Will combine 2 samples into one cup next time to see if I can get more info….I’m somewhat intrigued though!
Update! I figured out EXACTLY what the sweet note smells like! Anyone buy Cadbury mini eggs for Easter in the dark blue bag? That’s exactly the smell in this tea!
Flavors: Raisins, Sweet Potatoes
