Pistachio Ice Cream

Thank you to Emilie for a sample of this!

Another Butiki tea to cross off my list :) (or add to my shopping list I suppose, Grr…Argh.)

As is the norm with the ones I’ve tried and loved, this is a creamy and subtly flavoured Butiki offering! I really tasted the nuttiness in this. I’m a big fan of pistachios anyhow, I wouldn’t have thought to put them in a tea but with the creamy green base it really works.

I will add this to my next Butiki order for sure, it’s not a ‘smack you in the face with flavour’ sort of tea, but none of Stacey’s teas are and that’s why I like them. They never seem to taste fake and they are the perfect alternative to my other super sweet dessert teas, which I don’t always want.

Brewed as per the directions for this one.

I love the smell of this tea though oddly enough it reminds me more of almond pastry than of pistachios. The tea itself is light and sweet with a great toasted nuts flavour. The creamy notes are more subtle but I could taste them better as the tea cooled. Very yummy!

No time for a proper note, but I made this yesterday for Cara (23 y.o. daughter)and me, managed to add a bit too little tea, and served it with a smidge of coconut palm sugar. Cara took one sniff, then one sip, and said’ and I quote: Aw, YUM. She then asked rather desperately if it was just a sample size or if I’d got a lot, and said it was her new favourite tea. I agree! However, wasn’t sample size, but I think I’ll need to order again x a bunch to consider that we have “a lot”.

Steepster was down the other day when I tried to log this. Thank you Stacy for including this sample order in my order! I’ll be honest, this wasn’t really my cup of tea, but the husband loved it and wanted me to order some for him, further more he now feels he can’t trust anything I recommend as our taste in tea is clearly different eye roll I dunno, this was by no means bad, I love pistachios and pistachio ice cream though it’s been awhile since I’ve had the latter. This just didn’t do it for me. It tasted more like buttery, slightly burnt popcorn. I added a pinch of brown sugar to the second infusion, but it came off thin. Still husband loved and so do a lot of folks on here, so I leave off a rating. Husband and I are both looking forward to the Traditional Plum Pudding though he refuses to try the Potato Pancakes, Eggnog or any of the fall blends (he hates pumpkin and cinnamon). I have a feeling we’ll be ordering lots of Butiki fruit blends come summer.

Really loving this one – it’s got a permanent tin in my cupboard!

Brewed 2 1/2 tsp (though might have been closer to 3 tsp as they weren’t really level) in about 12 oz of water. Added a tsp of rock sugar to enhance the creaminess. So good!

Also nice with hummus & salty pita chips – balancing the sweet and salty!

I’m pretty low on this and am dreading the day that my tin becomes empty. Hoping to not let that happen! It’ll take discipline, but this is worth it! :)

0.5 tablespoons for 188 ml

Oceanic green tea flavour most prominent on the sip. Pistachio flavour and sweetness present in the background in the middle of the sip and blooms until the finish. There is a definite hint of ice cream-like creaminess associated with the pistachio flavour in this blend. The flavours of the green tea and pistachio ice cream come together near the end of the sip but are tasted separately near the start.

Second infusion at 3.5 minutes. Green tea flavour is still predominant. Very light pistachio flavour in the background.

So I brewed up this tea and I was SO excited to get to try it …..

And then I got a call from my credit card company that a bunch of fraudulent charges were made on my credit card. So I had to cancel it and deal with all of that. So… this tea never was consumed. I put it in the fridge and am hoping to try it tomorrow and give it a proper review. I’m kinda bummed since I only had a small sample. But, here’s hoping it all works out.

A very HUGE THANKS to fellow Steepster, Bonnie, for sending this sample to me! I LOVE ice cream! If I could keep my weight and cholesterol down, I would a la mode everything, maybe even Brussels sprouts. So, I knew that ice cream flavored tea would be no stretch for me.

When I opened the little package, a wonderful sweet and nutty pistachio aroma emerged. I couldn’t wait to plop the sample into the tea maker!

I steeped this tea at 180 degrees for 2 1/2 minutes as recommended. A pale green brew was the result. I didn’t notice any distinctive pistachio smell but that could be because it’s allergy season.

The flavor of this blend is amazing! It is sweet and nutty. The pistachio taste lingered on my tongue after each sip. The flavor is smooth and totally absent of bitterness. There is also more than a hint of vanilla in the taste and a slight milky quality.

Although I prefer black tea over green tea, primarily due to the shock therapy that black teas give me in the morning, I could easily make this tea an afternoon habit!

This was a sample from my first Butiki order that arrived today. Thanks Stacy for including some of the samples I’ve been dying to try!

Unfortunately, I’m not sure but I may have ruined my sample :-( I tried it at work and I accidentally steeped for too long. It was a little piney tasting and less pistachio that I was hoping. It wasn’t bad, just different than expected. I’ll try another sample through a swap and make it at home, so I don’t screw it up.

I’m so excited to dig into the other samples and I’ll be more careful as well. What a bummer.

The pistachio here has a unique nutty flavour that makes me wonder why I haven’t come across more pistachio teas!

The green tea base is great for this tea. Again, a perfect balance of pistachio and green tea. I’m really enjoying it straight but I think I’m going to add some sugar to see if it really can taste like pistachio ice cream.

A wee bit of sugar makes this nothing short of amazing.

The second steep turned out quite well for this gem.

I was so excited that Amoda was going to offer this at the Victoria Tea Festival. Actually, I think it might have been the first thing I tried.

If you’re looking for a delicate, cozy, creamy pistachio tea, look no further.

I’m happy to say that many around me were commenting on this one. “Wow, pistachio ice cream!” Actually, Amoda had the most interesting selection there.

journalogging #4 of 4

Another great sample from Bonnie, this one comes with a small amount of unfounded hesitation on my part.

After comparing my notes to what I read from others here, I will summarily agree with those who enjoyed this one and felt foolish for worrying they wouldn’t. Butiki, you have my full attention!

I’m slowly making my way through all the Butiki Teas I received on Friday. This is the 4th and my least favorite so far. Not to say it is bad by any means. It’s a very drinkable, not bitter, green tea. Maybe I have a cold or something, but I’m not getting any pistachio out of it. It just tastes like green tea. My palate for green tea hasn’t developed too much so plain green tea isn’t my first choice. But this one is good. I probably won’t keep it stocked though.

I had a really hard time choosing a tea this morning – I have lots in my “haven’t tasted” pile. This one screamed out at me with its amazing smell. I needed something sweet as my bunny Benson is terrorizing me this morning with his high energy, despite him stuck on cage rest for another day.

DRY: Smells deliciously strong, sweet and nutty – reminds me of a nutty sweet I’ve had, maybe pistachio halva? Crap now I’m craving halva. Lots of chunks of pistachios in this tea!

STEEPED: Steeps up a cloudy light green. Again, still smells very sweet and nutty. I fished out a pistachio and ate it!

TASTE: Smooth, creamy and nutty pistachio with a background of green tea. Bit of a roasted taste and gently sweet. Green tea isn’t grassy or bitter. As the tea cools it is more pistachio and sweet.

WHO’D LOVE THIS TEA: Peeps who love creamy sweet dessert teas.

COMMENTS: YUMMMMMMMMMMM! I should really add rock sugar to this but it is great without so far. I am digging the creamyness and nuttyness of Pistachio Ice Cream.

I finished this tea and immediately wanted more and very tempted to steep up another cup! Oh hell, be right back.
I resteeped as I got all crazy wanting to save more of this tea. Resteeped Pistachio Ice cream has more of the green tea coming out with the creamyness sticking to my lips. The nuttyness is mostly gone and just an aftertaste, but that could of been from me picking out the pistachios and eating them, LOL! The green tea is very nice and still not bitter or grassy, yay!

The balance of the nuttyness and creamyness + green tea is fabulous! So far I’m digging how complex Butiki teas taste, but without a long ingredients list. Very well done, I’ll be very tempted to order more when I finish it off.

Got this is a swap with Courtney.

The dry and brewed tea smells exactly like pistachio ice cream. Pistachio nuts and creamy. Mmmmm. The brewed tea also has a buttery, vegetal smell from the green tea.

The tea tastes just like it smells. There is a smooth, buttery, creamy texture with the taste of pistachios on top. I can lightly taste the green tea base.

Super delicious tea. Tastes just like the name implies. Thanks Courtney!

After reading whatshesaid’s glowing review of this yesterday, I decided to try my sample. But I got greedy and filled up my 12oz timolino rather than following the directions that clearly indicated 8oz. So now I have a pale imitation of the original. Lesson learned. Tea rebellion is not the way, my friends.

But despite that, it’s still tasty. It’s nutty and slightly sweet with a whisper of nutmeg, with that similar rich mouthfeel as Cantaloupe and Cream. I’m holding off rating until I get to try it properly one day, but considering Butiki’s track record so far I’m pretty sure I won’t be disappointed.

Oh…YUM! I’ve been dying to taste nsome of Butiki Teas, mostly because they seem to have great reviews and they are NJ based, which makes me happy. Thanks to Bonnie, I was able to sample Pistaschio Ice Cream. I love pistachios and ice cream, but wasn’t sure how I would like either of these transferred to a tea. I have fallen in love with black teas as of late, and I thought that I despised green teas. I was wrong! This is absolutely delicious, and there’s hardly any vegetal hint which is what I don’t enjoy too much in green teas.

I think Bonnie just swung me over to ordering from Butiki teas once I’m a little less poor.

top of the list so far! I thought it couldn’t be better than the raspberry truffle… I was wrong. This is yummy <3

This is a fun tea I got from Bonnie as a sample. I don’t buy a lot of these flavored teas, so it’s a treat to try them. This one reminds me of the winter holiday season, for some reason. I detect an undertone of the deep, sweet flavors of serious, home made ice cream- nuts, caramel/vanilla. I love the nutty aroma. For me, this would be a dessert tea. I’m very happy as I drink it- maybe it’s raising my serotonin levels!

After having the AMAZING Cantaloupe tea by Butiki I had high hopes for this tea…. I was unfortunately disappointed. It just wasn’t as sweet and flavorful as I was hoping, especially with how full-bodied and amazing the other sample was. It could have just been a bad brew, though, and I only had a 1-cup sample so I can’t retest it :( To be fair, I DO have a really bad record with green teas… It’s a good assumption that I burned/ over-steeped it, so I won’t blame Butiki! Nor will I give it a rating… I’ll stick to the Cantaloupe in the future… MMMMM…..