Oh no, I finished this the other day and still haven’t written about it because I’ve been so distracted by other things whilst being in the city for a couple weeks.
First of all, the dry leaf smells bang on like this banana fudge ice cream that used to come in a box, and was made by Dairyland here in Canada. That stuff was awesome but I haven’t seen it in over fifteen years. Wow, I feel old now. My mom got the exact same reaction when she smelled this and is impressed by how realistic this smells. Not at all artificial or wonky.
I’ve tried this as a latte and it was enjoyable. Maybe a little too sweet for me since they add sugar but it’s still go that banana fudge ice cream flavour. I think I’m going to pick up more to experiment with this method more. It should come out better with more leaf (as the liquor seems a little weak when you steep this using a normal ratio of leaf and water). Maybe I’ll even pick out most of the rock sugar.
Bonus points for being green rooibos-based, by the way.
Aaaand, cold steeped, on the other hand, was light and refreshing, but again, I still would have liked a little more banana and chocolate.
This sounds so good! I need to get a sample at some point from my local store :D
It’s fantastic as an iced latte. It was a nice cold brew too, and I feel like you can go heavier on the leaf if you want, without it going weird.