Part of a recent tea flavored black tea sampler that I got from Tea Forte, which has gotten me to pretty much give up on Tea Forte as a company…
Anyway this is one of the better flavors in the bunch. It is very citrusy, with lots of tart orange, grapefruit and lemon myrtle flavor. It even stands up to soymilk okay (I was wondering if it would curdle). It has a slightly musty smell, in my opinion and also a slight bitterness. It does have oil of bergamot, which tends to not be my favorite flavor unfortunately. If you would like a really citrusy earl grey, check this one out. I’ll certainly finish the cup and the other samples, but I don’t think I will need to buy it anytime soon. I would have liked it better without the bergamot, I think.
Flavors: Bergamot, Blood Orange, Grapefruit, Musty
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I believe that was one of the teas in my Tea Forte advent calendar. On the whole I was disappointed by them.
I just went back and reviewed my tea log. Apparently this is one I liked better than the others. Wonder what I would think of it now?
I would have liked this one better without the bergamot, but overall yes, disappointed is what I felt too.
You know, nearly every orange or blood orange tea I’ve tried has a musty-bitter thing going on. Must just be the nature of the fruit when you have to dry it…
I believe that was one of the teas in my Tea Forte advent calendar. On the whole I was disappointed by them.
I just went back and reviewed my tea log. Apparently this is one I liked better than the others. Wonder what I would think of it now?
I would have liked this one better without the bergamot, but overall yes, disappointed is what I felt too.
You know, nearly every orange or blood orange tea I’ve tried has a musty-bitter thing going on. Must just be the nature of the fruit when you have to dry it…