Oh my goodness, did I take a chance on this one. I though DT’s Oh Canada completely put me off maple teas, but I decided to blame it on the rooibos and give this oolong a chance.
The aroma is reminiscent of maple, but not “in your face”. It smells quite nice, and already, I am very happy because I know this probably going to be goooood. I read on the website that adding sugar would bring out the maple, so I added about half a teaspoon of rock sugar.
First sip: I want to cry.
Cry tears of joy. Stacy, you have restored my faith in the marriage of maple and tea. The taste is actually quite remarkable. The star is definitely the tea base, but then the maple is like “What’s up tastebuds? Thought I would pop in and treat you guys” but the maple doesn’t stay for long, because the pecan steals the show. Then I guess the maple tries to upstage the pecan, because it comes back in after you swallow, to settle on your tastebuds.
What really really REALLY impressed me, is that the texture the tea leaves on your tongue is exactly the same as real maple syrup. Wow.
EDIT: I just wanted to add that the flavour of the tea seemed to deteriorate as it got colder. Don’t get me wrong, it was great from start to finish, but the first quarter of my cup was a 10, and the bottom of my cup was an 8, if that makes any sense. So if you make it, I would recommend making a smaller amount at a time if you are a slow sipper.
