DIY Advent Calendar – Day 12
Iced Tea Sipdown (274)
If I didn’t know better, I would think the “D” in “DIY” stood for Dollar Tea Club because I feel like I have had so many of these blends. I guess its a good way to force me to drink them/get in sipdowns, but still weird.
Today’s tea I made iced after consulting with Roswell Strange. While merlot is usually more room temperature than cold, hot just seemed a bit odd. Drinking it now, I think iced was the way to go.
It does have a sort of merlot vibe to it. My mom is a merlot drinker but personally I prefer white wine. However, given her preference, I have tried it before and while this isn’t spot on, something about it is definitely merlot. I think maybe its the elderberries doing the work here. It has a round mouthfeel to it, like wine, while also having a berry flavor to it. The berry isn’t a sweet berry though and not overly tart either. It’s berry-like but more flat, which sounds bad but works for what they’re going for here.
