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Red Berries Fruit Melange (730) from SpecialTeas

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64/100

Red Berries Fruit Melange (730)

Fruit Herbal Blend by SpecialTeas

Flavored fruit melange with hibiscus, grapes, elderberries, black currants, blueberries and natural berry flavoring. Wonderful hot, chilled or frozen as a sorbet.

Recommendations: Use 1 heaping tsp. per 6 oz. cup; heat fresh water to a roaring boil; let steep for 7-10 min

2 Tasting Notes

wombatgirl
13

Wow.

Just wow.

And not a good wow.

I’ve sweetened this tea, and it’s still bitter and sour. It’s a hibiscus party. It’s just, well… nasty. The rest of the flavors sound lovely, and they smell lovely, and it’s a beautiful red, but the other flavors? They’re just completely overpowered by that hibiscus.

The hibiscus does calm down a little as the tea cools, but it’s still icky. I try not to rate teas on the first unsuccessful cup, but I don’t want to try any more of this. It’s just icky. I think I’ll go dump this now.

Blea.

gmathis

Smells heavenly; disappointingly hibiscusy. Just had a small sample, so I’m chilling it and adding a bit of grenadine syrup to see if I can camouflage the tartness.

(MUCH better after overnight in the fridge with a generous dose of grenadine, but now it’s more like HI-C with no tea-ishness to it at all.)