Sweet. Overwhelmingly sweet.
So sweet. So unbelievably sweet.
I got a sample (and a 50g bag) of this with my most recent DT order. I just tried my sample – hot. It doesn’t taste like raspberry cream pie to my taste buds. It tastes like what I wanted Cotton Candy to taste like…only about 10x sweeter. It’s quite artificial tasting. The more I sip the more I’m reminded of that packaged cotton candy that’s available at convenience stores. I don’t get distinct raspberry flavor. It’s more of a generic berry flavor to my palate. The raspberry is more of an aftertaste. On a more positive (sort of) note, the tea is so incredibly sweet that I can’t really taste the rooibos.
I can see why so many people enjoy this as a latte. I imagine the dairy (or other alternative milks) cuts the sweetness of the tea.
This isn’t a tea I’ll be stocking up on. I’ve only had about 4 ounces of my 12-ounce cuppa, and I’m already getting a headache from all the sugar. I don’t know that I’ll be able to finish it. I’m glad I only ordered 50g.
If you’re looking for a (super sickeningly) sweet dessert tea and don’t mind artificial berry flavoring, this is the tea for you.
Flavors: Artificial, Berry, Sweet
If I were to get this tea I would probably mix half this tea with another to make a latte…sounds like too much sugar for me!
Yeah, that might be the way to go.