What a strange little blend. I can’t decide whether I think it’s really blueberry muffin or something else. Just when I’m thinking it’s something else, I get a real wave of muffin.
To be clear, in the packet the blend has a tart and pungent smell that is nothing like blueberry muffins or even blueberries. Steeped, it smells quite like hot wine to me — but I think that’s the raisins. It’s possible that I got a large clump of raisins in my spoons tonight and this might not be the same with a different mix in the spoon. The liquor is a vibrant cranberry red. Really gorgeous color. I want a sweater this color.
The flavor, as I mentioned, is somewhat sneaky. At the beginning of the sip it has a winey flavor that doesn’t make me think of blueberries at all, but by the mid-sip and finish I’m getting muffin. Not so much blueberry muffin as muffin in general. It’s a pastry-like flavor, and as it settles in, a buttery, blueberry circles around and sneaks in.
It does live up to its name, which is pretty astonishing. I give it mega-points for that, tho on the whole, it’s a bit on the heavy side for me and I think it would mostly function as a dessert substitute in my world.
Flavors: Blueberry, Butter, Pastries, Raisins, Red Wine
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Hmm, I swear I have had that happen with another muffin tea of theirs, some cranberry one. Like, it had fleeting aspects of muffin but something else entirely different taking over it.
I know, it’s very strange.
I’m wondering if it’s some sort of muffin flavouring that just doesn’t quite hit the mark?
Sounds like a good bet.
Hmm, I swear I have had that happen with another muffin tea of theirs, some cranberry one. Like, it had fleeting aspects of muffin but something else entirely different taking over it.
I know, it’s very strange.
I’m wondering if it’s some sort of muffin flavouring that just doesn’t quite hit the mark?
Sounds like a good bet.