I found this tea in my cupboard from the last Tea Moments order I placed. Mixing Pu Erh into a blend was what attracted me, I’ve only liked a few others and they tended to be spicy blends (like chai). This one mixed Pu Erh and Rooibos…that I had not tried before. On top of that it contained fruits and flowers. My curiosity peaked again for this one so I pulled it out of the cupboard and cold steeped it in my bottle. Coincidentally I wrote a review for my cold steeping bottle from Whittard of Chelsea.
I steeped this for a couple of days which is longer than I usually would, honestly I got carried away with things in the mean time. My nephew in law is down again for four days and I’m being kept busy with that. Anyway I poured the tea into a large mason jar mug this morning and noted it was a golden honey colour. A little thick I thought by looking at it but I thought I should try it before deciding.
So sip, sip sip and many tastings later I an thankfully say it’s not too strong though it is on the strong side. It’s not bitter nor sour and the long steep tastes intentional. It has a Rooibos thickness though it’s clean tasting from the cold steep, and before it becomes too much it fills out with a highly floral affair in the after taste. A little sweet and I think I can taste generic fruitiness though it’s not a major part of it.
So to sum up this blend cold steep tastes: Thick but fresh Rooibos with a high floral after taste and some fruity sweetness.
It may not be a new favourite but I like it, though I’m not sure how well it would translate to being steeped normally with boiling water. Thinking about it now it tastes like a floral Chinese iced tea I had before from my local Chinese supermarket…just less sweet than that was. Got 50g of the blend so another 4 or so cold steeps :)
Flavors: Flowers, Rooibos, Sweet
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