I found a tin lying around my parent’s house, probably one of my sister’s. I didn’t know what to expect, the dry leaves smelled kind of off. I don’t know how old the leaves are, but the brewed product was pretty nice. I couldn’t find this on the lupicia website so I don’t know if it’s seasonal or something else.
The first brew was green and nutty and vaguely grain-smelling. There was also an overlay of cherry blossom scent. Sweet and floral, and not too strong. I didn’t let it brew too long as I didn’t have any way of gauging temperature at my parent’s house, but it could have sat longer. As it cooled the grain came through more strongly and lent to the brew a chocolately, kind of malty(maybe?) smell. This made it even more sweet.
The second brew is even more nutty/chocolately, and barely floral. Surprisingly I’m getting hit with a terrible headache right now though, so I’ll probably continue this note later… maybe.
