“Currently sipping this tea. When I first decided to craft this tea, I was surprised that it was not a tea that we had currently blended before. We had created the Banana Coconut Cream Pie Houjicha...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for April 29, 2024!
When I first decided to go with this tea, I had to search the archives to make sure that we’ve never actually crafted a Banana Cream Pie Black Tea before – because – it seems like we should have, right? But after searching all the information that I have available to me – which has been severely limited to me due to the great computer crash of 2017 – I could not find a Banana Cream Pie Black Tea. There have been Banana Cream Pie teas with bases other than black tea (Houjicha & then my v.2 with Houjicha/White Tea) but no black tea base.
So, I decided to remedy that immediately.
This blend starts with our go-to organic black tea blend of Assam & Yunnan. I then added freeze-dried bananas, vanilla beans & a touch of magic essence to create a delectable banana cream pie experience for your teacup! This amazing tea is organic, vegan, gluten-free, allergen-friendly & all natural.
organic ingredients: black teas, bananas, vanilla beans & natural flavors
to brew: shake the pouch well. Those vanilla beans are super tiny and may sift toward the bottom of the pouch & you really want those mixed throughout when you measure out this tea! Use 3g of tea to 12oz of nearly boiling water (205°F) allow to steep for 3 ½ minutes & strain.
serving suggestion: During my taste tests of this tea, I drank it hot & it disappeared pretty quickly upon pouring it into my teacup – so I didn’t get to taste the cooled down version, but I suspect this would be good cold too! I imagine it would work amazingly as a cold-brew. It makes an amazing latte! I highly recommend brewing it strong & adding your choice of milk (or for extra creaminess, try it with some half & half or heavy cream!) It also works well without sweetener, although I found that a teensy bit of sugar brought out the creamy vanilla notes as well as a bit more sweetness of banana.
The strong, bold black tea base is softened by the creaminess of the vanilla & the sweet banana. Makes a delicious morning tea!
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