“Swap Sample Sipdown! (62) So I haven’t been keeping up with my sipdowns lately, as I’ve become increasingly engrossed in gongfu teaware… XD So as much as I want to do a session now, I’m forcing...” Read full tasting note
“Interesting tea. I put this in my daily sipper and I got kumquat notes and soon felt a weird feeling in my throat. At first, I thought “Am I getting a cold?” The back of my throat felt funny after...” Read full tasting note
“Currently on day three of drinking this and this is what I’ve got to say for now. I continue to love the base and I prefer the cups in which the cucumber is a subtle cool lusciousness in the...” Read full tasting note
“Iced Tea Sipdown (590)! Something about icing this tea really brings out the cucumber notes. I mean, they’ve always been there in the flavour but usually this is a mix of several different pretty...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for April 9, 2018!
This blend was inspired by a past episode of Top Chef – Mat and I have been binge-watching some old seasons of the show – and one of the contestants created a dish that had kumquat, orange, cucumber and chili peppers. I think that it was a cucumber salad with a dressing made of kumquat, orange and chili peppers, but I’m not sure. I just remembered these four ingredients – and a lightbulb went off in my head and I decided that I should try these flavors in a tea.
I started with a blend of organic black teas – a malty Assam, a rich Yunnan and a smooth Ceylon – and added cucumbers, oranges and kumquat essence. To this, I chopped up some dried, organic cayenne peppers.
This tea is a fantastic juxtaposition of flavors: it’s sweet, it’s savory, it’s tart, it’s spicy… and with all these interesting contrasts, a balance is achieved. The black tea base is solid. A truly lovely tea!
organic ingredients: black teas, cucumbers, cayenne peppers, oranges & natural flavors
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