“I think with perhaps the exception of tea-sipper, I may be the only person on the site not doing an advent. I’d rather sipdown the gobs of old-and-getting-older tea in my cupboard… many of which...” Read full tasting note
“ Samurai TTB #12 Though I’m not the biggest fan of yerba mate, I do love eggnog! So I couldn’t resist trying this one, especially considering the time of year. Unfortunately, I’m not really...” Read full tasting note
“DIY Advent Calendar – Day 9 Sipdown (257)…sort of I tried to like this one and for a split second I thought I even got something creamy. That passed and it was all petrichor and that typical mate...” Read full tasting note
“The flavor here is quite grassy and herbaceous at first. Really what you’d expect from mate, I suppose. Once it cools, the flavor is more complex. I wouldn’t say the flavor is eggnog at all, though...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for December 23, 2019!
I’ve been doing this Mad Tea Artist thing for 52Teas since June 2015 – and for the last 4+ years (almost 5 years!), I’ve been promising myself (and others) that I would eventually create some Yerba Mate blends. Well, it has been over four years, so I think it’s about time that I actually make good on my promise and craft a Yerba Mate blend!
I taste tested some various brands of unflavored mate to find the one that I liked best so that I knew I had the right base when I started. I found mate that I really enjoyed, but I wasn’t sure if I liked the green mate or the roasted mate best. So I tried the two blended together – and I loved it! It really is the best of both worlds: you get a nice roasty-toasty flavor that is similar to coffee. A slight caramel-y taste. A little earthy.
But what kind of flavor should I add to this blend of green & roasted yerba mate? I looked over my various holiday flavors I have been working with and realized that the one flavor that I haven’t really focused on (except with my Amoda Tea Blends for December) was Eggnog. I knew I wanted an Eggnog flavor for our 12 Teas of Christmas box (as well as my December tea menu) so why not make my 12th Tea of Christmas (which would also be our Tea of the Week for December 23rd) an Eggnog Mate?
So here it is! A blend of green & dark roasted Yerba Mate leaves (both are organic!) blended with Eggnog essence and some freshly shaved nutmeg. The blend is so good! VERY INVIGORATING! It’s also VEGAN, gluten-free & allergen free!
organic ingredients: yerba mate, freshly shaved nutmeg, calendula petals & natural flavors
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