“(52teas (Anne) 2022: 225) Enjoyed this, but couldn’t taste it properly – we are yet again in the throes of sickness, though it thankfully seems to just be a cold (so sayeth the rapid tests,...” Read full tasting note
“I like this one a lot. Robust, savoury, and very slightly sweet. The hearty and earthy green tea base blend is one of my favourites: a base of fair-trade, rainforest alliance certified...” Read full tasting note
“On my second mug today and this one isn’t tickling my tastebuds as much as I had hoped it would considering the exciting ingredients in here. Pineapple in here too? Funny how Mother Nature just...” Read full tasting note
“A pumpkin tea that actually tastes like pumpkin, not just pumpkin spice. Yum! Plus it is Harry Potter themed. And adding pineapple was a stroke of genius. This tea is magical and tasty. Check out...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for October 24, 2016!
I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and have been for a lot of years so this year as my Halloween offering, I decided I wanted to celebrate my favorite books with a tribute to one of the wizarding world’s favorite juices: Pumpkin Juice!
Having never actually tasted pumpkin juice, I googled “pumpkin juice” for some ideas on recipes for it. There are a few different recipes online for pumpkin juice and each of them were a little different. Some were a combination of orange juice and pumpkin juice – which sounded interesting! Another included dried apricots instead of the orange juice – also interesting! Others were made with peach or pear juice. But the recipe that appealed to me most was one that combined pumpkin, apple juice, pineapple juice and spices. I thought that the apple would add some pleasant sweetness to the savory quality of the pumpkin and the pineapple juice would add some brightness to the overall flavor.
I started with a base of fair-trade, rainforest alliance certified Satemwa estate green teas (OP1 & Zomba Steamed) and added chunks of dried pumpkin, freeze-dried apples and pineapple, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and touch of freshly shaved nutmeg. The fruits do soften the flavor of the pumpkin somewhat however, the overall flavor is quite autumn-y and delicious.
ingredients: fair trade green teas and pumpkin.
organic ingredients: apples, pineapple, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and natural flavors.
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