I got this from Cameron B.! Yay, thank you for my first barley tea!
The aroma has me confused. Watermelon, yes, but also… coffee? Is that what barley smells like in tea? There’s also something kinda oceanic, like roasted seaweed. I have gone from confused to a little apprehensive.
The brew looks like black tea. Dark brown. My first sip is not as horrifying as I expected. However, it is nothing like any tea I’ve ever had before. It does taste like coffee. Like a somewhat sour, dark roast, but without that acrid bite. Just the flavor. And then there’s watermelon. I’m left wondering why this is a thing. Who thought these two flavors were meant for each other? It’s like I’m tasting some kind of culinary accident.
Flavors: Coffee, Melon, Ocean Air, Roasted, Roasted Barley, Seaweed
I found Lupicia’s Apricot Barley Tea to have what seems to be a better suited fruit flavor for that heavy roast/coffee taste.