6444 Tasting Notes
I changed the steeping parameters to see if I could get rid of the metallic twang that threw off the flavor of this one in my last cup. Last time was 200F for 4 mins. This time I did 190F for 3 mins.
The good news? The metallic note is gone.
The bad news? So is a lot of the flavor.
I’m getting coconut but it’s more muted than last time and the lemon has mostly disappeared. It’s mostly just a coconut black tea. Or a black tea with coconut since I’m not sure which flavor is stronger.
I have made 3/11 of my Dessert by Deb blends as iced lattes and while the first two were soooo good, this one was not as exciting. It was fine but it was more sweet maple and less spice than I expected. I’ll drink it but this isn’t one I need in my life. It was free though so I’m grateful I got to try it as this definitely spoke to me.
I have a really bad habit of letting my tea sit until it gets cold before drinking it. It’s not because I want a cold tea but rather I get distracted easily I suppose. In this case, I think it helps because this is nice as a cooled tea. It’s a bit on the sweeter side with a ginger kick at the end. It’s trending towards a ginger berry crisp but someone put a touch more sugar than they were supposed to. It’s not offensive in this case and the contrast of the ginger helps round out the flavor. I will say that having now tried 8/11 of the Dessert by Deb’s blends I bought, Deb must have quite the sweet tooth since they are sweet!
TO be fair to Deb, the sweetness is basically in the name :P
I did this today too. Still sipping my tea from this morning. It actually tastes a little better cold though , so bonus.
@Ros – I expected sweet since it’s all dessert blends but some were definitely sweeter than expected. I suppose that’s on me but worth noting for others who may be purchasing.
@Shae – The worst part is I own a mug warmed that I’ve literally never used
This is a lot more “berry” than chocolate or cream, which is surprising since there are a lot of dark chocolate chunks in this blend. This is mostly hibiscus and a dark berry flavor. It’s fine but not what I was hoping for so I’m a little let down.
is it bad that i’m happy these don’t seem worth it? haha
So I got excited about Mint Chip what with it being the first blend I tried and all. Then we all started talking about orders so I wanted to be as honest as possible and curb my new tea excitement which usually leads me to believe a tea is better than it is. Some have been very good and others were not and others were just ok so I revisited Mint Chip as an iced latte again today and that one is still very good. So she has some good options but not everything is a MUST have, which means savings.
Good :)
I asked both Sil and Roswell Strange if I should make this or Coconut Maple Custard as an iced latte and both said Maple Coconut Custard. So this got made as a plain tea. I want to like this but something in the smell is throwing me a bit. Plus, this has a strong sweet note but it falls flat. I get a whole lot of maple and then apple and cinnamon bun icing with a dash of cinnamon. It has all the components but I just need the flavor to be more rounded out. It’s sweet on sweet on sweet and while I want to like it, I don’t.
Deb recommends having this one cold so I cold brewed it for about 5 hours today. It’s got a nice creamsicle flavor with a touch of green rooibos base peeking through. It’s quite lovely actually, though I wish it was even More creamsicle and less base. Plus, there isn’t much of a mousse element here and I think I would have enjoyed that.
