I always check out the tea sales when I’m at Earth Fare. A couple of weeks ago, two leaves and a bud were on sale. Since I was in need of more caffeine-free teas for evening consumption, I picked Alpine Berry. This is my first two leaves and a bud tea.
Sight
Dry leaves: Small green leaf pieces, orange peel pieces, dark pink-red pieces, pink-brown pieces.
Wet leaves: Larger green leaf pieces, larger orange peel pieces, muddied pink-red pieces.
Tea: Immediately began turning a rich mulberry, which ended as a black mulberry.
Smell
Dry leaves: Apple, rose, orange, generic berry – perhaps blackberry and strawberry.
Wet leaves: Warm apple, tart.
Tea: Apple, strawberry.
Taste
Weaker than I expected. Watery. Apple. Tart. No berry. I smell berry but no berry taste.
I am going to try steeping this longer next time, in hopes to get stronger flavor and less watery. Drinkable but not something I’d buy again unless it improves with experimentation. I’m going with a 50 rating (decent) for now but will probably lower it if I cannot improve the strength.
Preparation
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how large of a mug/water were you using?
Standard sized mug. 8 oz.
ok, same sized mug as me, i am getting good first steeps and undrinkable second steeps, the berry is hibiscus though so i get hisciscus taste (i like) not berry
Yeah, I don’t mind hibiscus either. I suspect steeping for longer than 2 min on the 1st steep will get rid of the watery.
how large of a mug/water were you using?
Standard sized mug. 8 oz.
ok, same sized mug as me, i am getting good first steeps and undrinkable second steeps, the berry is hibiscus though so i get hisciscus taste (i like) not berry
Yeah, I don’t mind hibiscus either. I suspect steeping for longer than 2 min on the 1st steep will get rid of the watery.