Yet another of my older 52Teas blends! This was my reaction to Turtle Cheesecake, because I figured you can’t really go wrong with strawberry. I used 1 tsp of leaf for my cup, and gave it 3.5 minutes in boiling water. I added a splash of milk.
When I returned to the kitchen after leaving this one to brew, I could immediately smell artificial strawberry. My first thought was “uh-oh”, but it’s actually not so bad. The strawberry is far too candy-like to be realistic, that’s true, but it’s also part of its charm. It reminds me of the strawberry nesquik powder I had as a child. There’s also an underlying creamy flavour that reminds me a bit of custard – or custard powder, really. The value of this one, for me, is in it being such a nostalgic blend. It reminds me of my childhood, and even though milkshake and custard powder perhaps aren’t the best recreation of strawberry zabaglione, they’re not too far off the mark. It’s a sweet-tasting, very much dessert-like tea, and that’s all I was really looking for this morning. I’m going to call it a hit.
