I can smell strawberry and something earthier behind it, maybe alkaline when sniffing at my cup of tea. There is a quick hint of strawberry at the beginning of the sip that quickly gives way to the alkaline taste, which passes into the earthy spice by the end of the sip. The lingering flavor is a spice heating up my mouth slightly. I’m a little surprised that the strawberry isn’t more prominent in flavor. I have had several strawberry teas that are quite intense with the flavor of the fruit. Adding a bit of sweetener (agave in this case) really cranked up the fruit flavor. I can taste the strawberry on the sip and also in the lingering heat. I’m liking these spicy teas! I have a couple strawberry teas I need to get through, maybe adding a splash of hot sauce will have a similar effect as this tea and make me more excited about them. I’m also now dreaming of strawberry preserves with jalapeno on a toasted bagel with egg! Digging the sweet and spicy on this one!
This would be a great tea for when you have a cold with the spice to cut through stuffy sinuses!
