I don’t think I have ever tried a true Lapacho. I read that I am to infuse for up to 25 minutes! WOW!!!! Is that right? LOL
Anyhow…
Smells like orange prior to infusion. As it’s infusing you can smell the vanilla too. It also has a sweet wood smell – slight – sweet
As it continues to steep it smells more and more like a creamsicle.
I’m sampling a sip here and there as it continues to steep. So far I am at about 15 minutes…it does seem to get better and better tasting the more it continues to infuse but I am very impatient. LOL
Okay…at 20-ish minutes I couldn’t wait any longer! LOL
I did noticed it gets LESS bitter and smooths out the longer it sits. It’s quite smooth at 20-some minutes and juicy and thirst quenching. I’m getting more orange than vanilla…next to no vanilla but then again it probably pulls back the orange flavor a bit and makes it more smooth…so I guess it all works out.
I must say this is different from anything I have prepared but I really like it.
In the words of Sheryl Crow…
A CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD
:)
