6444 Tasting Notes
I’m not a huge fan of hojicha but this made for a really lovely latte. It was not very sweet but still perfectly captured a chocolate mint truffle in a very sophisticated and high end type of way. I will say I wanted sweetness when I made this so I was a little sad but I could still appreciate that it was a nice tea.
This is one of the exclusives from the first sub box I received from Deb and with the new box arriving, seems as fitting a time as any to give this a try. Also, the latte made with Deb’s Banana French Toast tea was fresh in my mind so it seemed a good time to make this and compare the two.
Right off the bat I’m going to say I prefer the French Toast as a latte. This is more cinnamon and if I didn’t know better, I would think apple. It’s also not as strongly flavoured which means it’s harder to taste through the prep method. I have more of both teas so I can try them plain but so far I’m meh about this and much prefer the banana French toast
With the new sub box arriving today, I thought maybe I should try teas from the past box/my order. Made this as a latte and the banana smell was just so good! This actually tastes like banana pancakes to me. The banana is super distinct and super sweet and reminds me of a slightly overripe banana – which is how I like them. Also, Deb loves her maple and that comes through here but doesn’t make it flat, like I find it does with some of her other blends (I don’t know if that’s because it’s a latte though).
I was really excited about this because it smelled awesome but something in this is off. Not rancid, off but off as in it seems out of place for what Deb intended. It’s an astringency in the base tea I think that’s really muscatel and distracting. Odd.
Roswell Strange is awesome and signed me up for a three month subscription to 52 Teas for my birthday. This is one of the twas that came in the first month’s box. Many of you probably know I’m over pancake teas and as one of the original pancake teas I ever tried, I have had this one in particular many times. That said, it’s what caught my attention when I went downstairs at midnight for a late night latte following a long day of reading. Honestly, it’s a pretty delightful latte right now. Lots of maple syrup notes with a distinct pancake flavor. It suits the prep method very well. Thank you Roswell Strange for the chance to revisit this one!
