“Good but not great. Kind of cheesecakey in fragrance, but sort of generally dessert-like in flavour. [internal score: 65ish.] creamer: none sweetener: sugar” Read full tasting note
“(52teas (Anne) 2022: 157) F is for… Fig Cheesecake! I didn’t really get much from this cup – no sticky-sweet fig, just a nice cup of black tea.” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (812)! Had this cup tonight and I’m finding myself a little bit perplexed by it. I liked the overall flavour, but it didn’t really remind me very much of fig or cheesecake. So that begs the...” Read full tasting note
“A pleasant smooth black tea with lingering sweet fig finish. Not much of complexity and I did not taste a prominent cheesecake component. This is the tea that comforts but does not distract you...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for August 19, 2019!
For our 12 Teas of Christmas box, we included our first fig tea – well, the first fig tea that I’ve blended, anyway. That tea was our Sticky Fig Oolong Tea and at that time, I promised it wouldn’t be the last fig tea I’d make. I didn’t want to put off keeping my promise, so I decided to create a Fig Cheesecake Black Tea this month.
This tea starts with a blend of organic Assam teas: rich, bold & malty! This blend is a different Assam than the usual Assam tea that I use in our go-to black tea blend of Assam, Ceylon & Yunnan – that Assam is a single estate, while this is a blend from several estates in Assam specially crafted to provide a very malty taste. When I first sampled it, I tasted distinct notes of fig so I decided that this Assam blend would be the perfect base for something fig.
I’ve been toying with the idea of a Fig Cheesecake for some time so I decided to use this base for a delightful Fig Cheesecake blend. I blended the Assam with chunks of dried fig & tangy cheesecake essence. The result is blowing my mind! It’s so rich & creamy! Fig forward – but also cheesecake forward. With this blend, I believe I have achieved balance between the two flavors.
Of course, it is VEGAN, gluten-free, allergen free & organic!
organic ingredients: black teas, figs, calendula petals & natural flavors
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