This tea smells amazing. Like buttery batter, creamy frosting, and all manner of sweet and cakey things. I liked it right from first sniff out of the bag. It is easy on the eyes with the tightly curled cut black leaf, dried pineapple pieces, and flower petals. I remember this tea had quite a reputation for being one of the must-try Della Terra teas and I can see why people enjoy it.
The steeped tea also smells like a moist and buttery cake and the liquor is clear and dark brown. The taste is very pleasant and sweet. Smooth and faintly malty black tea blend with sugar, vanilla, and a flavor I can only describe as yellow cake. I’m not really getting any pineapple or fruitiness, but that is just as well because I am a vanilla buttercream cake addict. This is a very nice way to treat the sweet tooth without stuffing my face with cake. I’m really glad I bought 2oz of this. I just brewed a second pot and the hubby is enjoying it as well. Most Della dessert teas I’ve tried have gone over well in this household. Without being overly cloying or artificial, they have a good flavor to my palate and I think the base is a decent black.
Flavors: Butter, Cake, Frosting, Malt, Smooth, Sugar, Vanilla
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One of my favorites. I left a tumbler of this is my car when I was out shopping. When I got back my car smell heavenly! :D
I love the way you describe this tea, and it makes me want it! But unfortunately, I never got that from this tea. It was just too sweet for me, so sweet that it covered up any potential bakery and vanilla notes.
I can imagine how it would make a car smell good! Was your batch older Fjellrev? I just received this in the mail so it was just unsealed and literally I can still smell cake in my kitchen right now from steeping it. :)
I had it fresh, and while it smelled heavenly (I remember my roommate wondering why our kitchen smelled like pancakes and syrup as it was steeping!), the taste was something else for me. Have you ever had David’s Red Velvet Cake? It basically tasted like that to me.
One of my favorites. I left a tumbler of this is my car when I was out shopping. When I got back my car smell heavenly! :D
I love the way you describe this tea, and it makes me want it! But unfortunately, I never got that from this tea. It was just too sweet for me, so sweet that it covered up any potential bakery and vanilla notes.
I can imagine how it would make a car smell good! Was your batch older Fjellrev? I just received this in the mail so it was just unsealed and literally I can still smell cake in my kitchen right now from steeping it. :)
I had it fresh, and while it smelled heavenly (I remember my roommate wondering why our kitchen smelled like pancakes and syrup as it was steeping!), the taste was something else for me. Have you ever had David’s Red Velvet Cake? It basically tasted like that to me.