Okay, so this tea fascinated me as soon as I opened the packet – it smells a little like a blueberry crumble candle (but without the artificial, chemical notes) and I was terribly curious to see how it’d brew up.
The notes say boiling water for 3-5 minutes and I stayed mostly within those guidelines. My first steep of the day was 4 min, this second steep was closer to 5:30 since I got distracted doing the dishes.
As it steeps the aroma really opens up – you can pick up the cinnamon yeasty notes of the crumble layered in with the subtler fruity notes of well-baked blueberries…I would happily wear this as a perfume if that were an option.
The only minor gripe I had with the steeping is that they put something in the mix that adds a shimmer to the tea…and call me weird, but I find that a little unpalatable. It didn’t affect the taste, though, so I’m sure the aversion was all in my head.
As to the taste…well, it’s softly fruity (in a way that really picks up notes of ripe blueberry) and still holds the bread-like crumble notes that make it feel so very warming and comforting.
It held up well to two steeps and I’m contemplating trying another after my run tonight…I’m absolutely enchanted with this tea. Two thumbs right up. :D
(and whenever it warms up I may give this a try iced as well…I think it’ll have a delightful flavour while cold, also)
