Last round of tea for the night; it feels like I didn’t take advantage of my day off to do much tea drinking, but I had seven cups of tea which is sorta a lot right? Definitely way more than I’d have had if I had been working today…
Made this hot because before I make up my mind that I want to stock it based purely on the cold brew, I should probably play around a little or try it in more than one method right? Right. One thing is pretty certain though; no matter how you prepare it the steeping leaves are stunning. Such a deep, rich shade of green. Maybe the prettiest leaf of any tea I’ve seen? And there are some blends with cool leaf (that is actually tea leaves) out there; like in Minnesota Blend or a whole bunch of Butiki’s blends – or the little tiny snaily yums. Still, these are gorgeous.
Taste wise this was really good; the macadamia is strong with this one. Rich, creamy, nutty and smooth with white chocolate notes just like in the cold brew as well as velvety butter notes, in a confectionery way. It also just tastes so natural and green; like the smell of a giant vegetable garden or big fluffy bowls of mixed green vegetables. There’s also a bit of subtle earthiness to it. Normally the vegetable aspect of things pushes me away but the nuttiness of cookie like sweetness of this makes it work and in the end results in a very naturally sweet and gentle sort of tea to relax to.
I really, really like this one – and I think I would definitely stock it. I’ve decided that once I free up of the tins in the herbal section of my cupboard (I’m slowly sipping down Bravissimo and White Chocolate Frost) this is what I’ll replace it with! It doesn’t even both me that that’ll result in my having three mulberry teas on hand (Gold Rush, also from DT, and Mulberry White from RiverTea) because the taste of this mulberry leaf kinda drastically differs from the taste of the fruit, which is very caramel like with a light honey and fruit undertone. This has the sweetness of the fruit but in a different way; it’s more raw/earthy and has a nuttiness to it exaggerated by the macadamia. Point being, they’re different.
So far I’ve done hot and cold brewed and this has been a winner on both accounts.
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So remember that time when we were even when it came to tasting notes? Well you are sorta way ahead of me now so I think you have been using your time quite wisely to get all your tea drinking/tasting notes in. I look forward to my days off on Friday and Saturday to enjoy some tea :).
Also, now that I have read the whole note instead if just the first paragraph, I wanted to say I am happy you liked this one. I am surprised I never shared it with you before. And I totally agree that the leaf and the fruit are two completely different entities. Both amazing but oh so different.
I had this one last night. I didn’t like it last year when I bought it, but I do now!! It’s a great evening tea!! I add a little rock sugar to mine. :)
If you see plain mulberry leaves in a health food store, pick some up. On their own, they are so nutty and delicious! I’ll have to try cold brewing them. :)
So remember that time when we were even when it came to tasting notes? Well you are sorta way ahead of me now so I think you have been using your time quite wisely to get all your tea drinking/tasting notes in. I look forward to my days off on Friday and Saturday to enjoy some tea :).
Also, now that I have read the whole note instead if just the first paragraph, I wanted to say I am happy you liked this one. I am surprised I never shared it with you before. And I totally agree that the leaf and the fruit are two completely different entities. Both amazing but oh so different.
I had this one last night. I didn’t like it last year when I bought it, but I do now!! It’s a great evening tea!! I add a little rock sugar to mine. :)
If you see plain mulberry leaves in a health food store, pick some up. On their own, they are so nutty and delicious! I’ll have to try cold brewing them. :)