So when I opened my Butiki order, my first thought was “What did I order again? Oh this is so exciting! Like a surprise!” I Ooooed and Aaahed at the teas in my box and then I picked up the last one, this one. Cantaloupe and cream.
Really? I ordered that?
I have no idea why I did. It must have a high rating on here or something, because cantaloupe is definitely not something I look for in a tea. At all. Ever. Moral of the story: never pick something just based on ratings when you are feeling uninspired to pick a tea. I am a bit disappointed because there are so many others I want to try from Butiki.
Anyways, so the dry leaf aroma is like fresh cantaloupe. So far so good. It smells a bit strongly of cantaloupe in my opinion, but then again, I am not super psyched about this one so my opinion is biased.
The brewed tea smells much MUCH better. Cantaloupe, a bit of overripe pineapple maybe? I smell a tad of vanilla and from the smell, I can tell the cream will be present. Nice…Nice…Ok, this might be good.
I know now to never judge a tea by it’s cover (?). The cantaloupe is present, but soft and pleasing. The cream notes in this are OUTSTANDING! Really. Every time I say a tea contains the flavour of cream, I mean in a sort-of kind of way. Not this one. This is cream. Hands down. It has a very gratifying texture. The flavours are very simple, but on target.
I take back what I said, I do not regret this purchase one bit.
