1324 Tasting Notes
This tea came in my first Tea Runner’s February 2021 Classic Subscription Box that was a gift from a family member.
This one is somewhat underwhelming it’s not what I was expecting it to be. The name and description of the tea don’t really fit the tea itself.
It just tastes like a nice and smooth malty assam. Similar to that of Steven Smith’s black tea offerings. While the dry leaf does have some pretty rose petals, and rose hips added it doesn’t come through in the flavor. According to the website there are also supposed to be some heart-shaped sprinkles but I dug around in the pouch and didn’t find any. I don’t think that would necessarily change the flavor though. It’s a nice black tea if a bit simple but not something that makes me think of Valentine’s Day. It’ll be nice to have another plain black tea to drink in the mornings.
Preparation
Reached for this one before class this morning before I even remembered it was Sipdown Challenge: National Strawberry Day! (Will add more of a description after class)
This is only the second tea that I’ve tried from this company. I was looking at tea on amazon a couple of months ago and saw this and decided to add it in with my groceries. They had around three options ( an Earl Grey, Jasmine, or this one) Of course I had to pick the one that sounded the most interesting.
This has a nice Strawberry Rhubarb flavor. I still need to try this one as a cold tea. Several people on Steepster said that this one tastes like Marco Polo. I haven’t tried that one personally so I can’t compare the two though.
