“June Sipdown Prompt – World Environment Day: drink an organic tea Sipdown edited to add – enjoyed it cold and sweet so I steeped it hot, added sugar, drank one cup and put the rest to chill for...” Read full tasting note
“I’ve been saving a small amount of this tea to cold-brew. When I saw that this month’s scavenger hunt specifies a “grapefruit tea” I decided it was time to take that tea that I was saving &...” Read full tasting note
“Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge February 2022: A Grapefruit Tea I’m a huge fan of the Butiki blend with the same name; this one uses a green tea blend for a base instead of a Kenyan CTC, but I...” Read full tasting note
“For some reason, I’ve never been able to taste grapefruit here. When I drink this cold, I taste a mild, high quality green tea with a slight hint of cream at the end of the sip. I included a lot of...” Read full tasting note
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this once or twice before, but I love grapefruit green tea. This love began around 12 years ago (wow! has it really been that long?) when I took a trip with my daughter to Tucson, Arizona & I visited the Tohono Chul Art Gardens. They had a lovely little tea room there & I enjoyed afternoon tea – southwestern style. The tea that I drank was a grapefruit green tea & it was lovely. So refreshing!
When we took over 52Teas, I decided I was going to make a grapefruit green tea that surpassed the flavor I remembered from that afternoon. I managed to do that back in 2018. This time, I wanted to take it one step further & combine my favorite dessert – crème brûlée – with that grapefruit green tea recipe.
So, I started with a blend of Yun Wu, Gunpowder & Chun Mee green teas (all organic) & added lots of grapefruit. Then I added crème brûlée essence & vanilla bean. Oh – my – goodness! This blend is so good! I get bright grapefruit notes – but they’re sweeter now – thanks to the addition of vanilla & custard. The burnt sugar notes are there & I love how the sugar melds with the bitterness of the grapefruit – it somehow tastes more like crème brûlée with the grapefruit!
So good! It’s also VEGAN, gluten-free, allergen-friendly & organic!
organic ingredients: green teas, grapefruit, calendula petals, vanilla beans & natural flavors
to brew: give the pouch a good shake before you open it to measure it – there are vanilla beans in this blend & those may sift their way to the bottom of the pouch – you’ll want to make sure you get some of those in your measurement! use 2 1/2 grams of tea to 12 ounces of very hot water (175°F) & steep for 2 minutes. strain & allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. enjoy!
I tried this without sugar & I enjoyed it quite a bit. I found that with a teensy bit of sugar (I used a little less than 1/2 a teaspoon per 12 ounces) – helped to define the vanilla custard notes just a little more.
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