I mixed Cranberry of Basilur (a sipdown!) and Lime Flowers by Sonnentor. The latter one I have hoped to make it a sipdown too, but I had too much; so last cuppa remains. Also the latter one have a great chance to repurchase.
It smells quite funky. Flowery (lilac? how?) and tart cranberry / plain hibiscus. But it tastes better — it brings fruity cranberry with nice floral and sweet notes, so it isn’t that tart, as plain fruity element of this tea.
I wouldn’t blend it like this always; afterall the cranberry tea I preferred to have with black tea; but it works together fairly well.
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Hey Martin, if lime flowers smell anything like orange flowers, I could understand the similarity to lilac. I grew up in the middle of orange orchards and adore the fragrance of their blossoms! Not sure about the combination with cranberry, though I’d be inclined to toss in a hibiscus element to complement, and then dose it with a ton of sweetener and sip it iced. Is there ANY C. sinensis in your blend? I agree that a strong black would do well. Perhaps a Ceylon and maybe even one from the Uva highlands, having those minty notes. Or maybe a Keemun with a touch of spearmint added!
Lime… in this case it is linden :) — maybe a little bit lost in translation. Sometimes it is translated as lime.
As of cranberry — sadly this blend from Basilur is really tart to me; and I usually mix it up with some other tea. There wasn’t any C. sineisis in my blend; but Uva tea would be a great pairing.
I think linden is referred to as lime tree in British English. In French it is tilluel, I believe. It isn’t a well known thing among most people in America, except perhaps those who are in wellness teas and tinctures.
Ah-hah yes. I have heard of Linden, but forgot it was sometimes referred to as lime. I have no idea what it’s blossoms smell like!
For me it’s a little bit honey-ish, chamomile like
Hey Martin, if lime flowers smell anything like orange flowers, I could understand the similarity to lilac. I grew up in the middle of orange orchards and adore the fragrance of their blossoms! Not sure about the combination with cranberry, though I’d be inclined to toss in a hibiscus element to complement, and then dose it with a ton of sweetener and sip it iced. Is there ANY C. sinensis in your blend? I agree that a strong black would do well. Perhaps a Ceylon and maybe even one from the Uva highlands, having those minty notes. Or maybe a Keemun with a touch of spearmint added!
Lime… in this case it is linden :) — maybe a little bit lost in translation. Sometimes it is translated as lime.
As of cranberry — sadly this blend from Basilur is really tart to me; and I usually mix it up with some other tea. There wasn’t any C. sineisis in my blend; but Uva tea would be a great pairing.
I think linden is referred to as lime tree in British English. In French it is tilluel, I believe. It isn’t a well known thing among most people in America, except perhaps those who are in wellness teas and tinctures.
Ah-hah yes. I have heard of Linden, but forgot it was sometimes referred to as lime. I have no idea what it’s blossoms smell like!
For me it’s a little bit honey-ish, chamomile like