This is today’s cold brew, which I decided to try in order to use up some leaf. It’s one of the older teas I still have ticking around, and as I’d had success cold brewing the black version I thought I might as well give it a try. Unfortunately, it’s not entirely successful. It’s very smooth tasting — almost too smooth, as in slimy, really. The main flavour that I’m picking up is a rather fake tasting chocolate, followed by an equally fake tasting vanilla. There’s only a very tiny hint of mint, which is a shame, as it would have added some much needed freshness.
To my mind, the odd thing is that this is a completely different tea when brewed hot. I didn’t notice the chocolate or vanilla tasting “fake” at all, and it certainly wasn’t slimy. Part of me is wondering whether the sprinkles have contributed to these problems — they’ve obviously been in water much longer than they would have been for a hot cup, so maybe that’s had an effect. There’s also more mint, and it cuts through the otherwise sweet flavours and makes this a far more palatable tea. I guess cold brewing just doesn’t work for this one, for one reason or another. The rest of my pouch will definitely be used for hot cups this coming autumn!
