2987 Tasting Notes
I expected this to be a black flavoured tea but it turns out this is a hibiscus/herbal tea. I had it with vanilla soy milk, but couldn’t taste the fruits or hibiscus at all. It is a low grade bagged ea that could very well be old, so I don’t know if it is just not a flavourful blend/doesn’t come through with milk or if it is just old.
Preparation
I’m suprised at how good this is.
Cup one was brewed up strong with a generous amount of vanilla soy milk. It was rich, creamy, decadent. and very, very raspberry flavoured. It almost seemed buttery and creamy. (I was expecting cocoa with the word ganache in there, but maybe they mean ganache made with no chocolate?)
Cup two was less than stellar. No milk this time and although the dry leaf smelled delicious there was almost no raspberry flavour left. The base was weak and slightly bitter. It was a good blend just based on how amazing that first cup was, however it doesn’t resteep well.
Flavors: Butter, Creamy, Fruity, Raspberry, Smooth, Sweet
Preparation
This is a rooibos chai that is extremely cinnamon-heavy. Some citrus, spicy ginger, and more rooibos. I like rooibos chais because they have a nice woody sweetness to them, but the cinnamon flavor is overwhelming and I’ve never liked cinnamon chais. I can’t taste any other chai spices (clove, cardamom, peppercorn), but the lemongrass is a nice addition. I don’t think this tea is well balanced and you taste mostly boring rooibos and cinnamon at the expense of the other ingredients.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Honey, Rooibos, Sweet, Wood
