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BANANA JACK from Sands Of Thyme

Steepster Score 4 Ratings Rate This Tea

80/100

BANANA JACK

Black Fruit Blend by Sands Of Thyme

BLACK TEA, FLAVOR, COCONUT RASPS, COCONUT CHIPS (COCONUT, COCONUT FAT, SUGAR) BANANA BITS, CORNFLOWER BLOSSOMS

STEEPING TIME:
212 F/3-5 MIN2 TEASPOONS PER 10 OZ

5 Tasting Notes

Meghann M
90

My SweeTea JoeCool sent me a wonderful package from Sands of Thyme. I was having difficulties deciding which tea to sip on first, so I sniff tested all of the teas. This one smelled so deliciously of coconut and bananas that I had to have it right away.

The banana aroma carries over nicely into the steeped tea as does the coconut. There is a natural sweetness to this tea that was enjoyable. The base tastes like a ceylon, just a smooth plain tea, no malt. It was a good choice for blending with these flavors.

I also tried with creamer and it tasted like a banana shake with tea. Yum. This was definitely a winner! I’m happy to have some in my tea cupboard.

QueenOfTarts
65

This tea has a fantastic banana flavor. I would like for my other banana teas to taste like this! The thing that bothers me, though, is the black tea doesn’t taste very “fresh” or of good quality. The base really brings down the cup of tea.. making it just okay. Thank you to JoeCool for sharing!

Tea Sipper
84
Tea Sipper 2 tasting notes

This smells great. The black tea isn’t a strong tea, so it showcases the banana and coconut flavors nicely.

This is my last cup of this, so let’s see if we can’t add anything else:

The coconut is subtle, which is a good thing, because sometimes the coconut gets too strong and has a sickly chemical taste to me. Maybe that is just artificial coconut in other teas but in this one it is good. It helps the banana flavor be more banana I think. I don’t see any cornflower blossoms in the bit of tea I steeped (about a teaspoon and a half). This is a nice sweet and creamy tea. There was a big ol banana chip in my steep. But again, the black tea isn’t strong, but if it was it wouldn’t help the banana stand out. This tea is good! I think I’ll up the rating a bit.

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Kiela
95

Very yummy tea has a nice balance of banana without being overpowering. It also smells wonderful. Definitely good enough to order again (and I did !).