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Scheherazade drank Creamy Pistachio by Hebden Tea

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This is an interesting one. It does actually taste like pistachio, although would perhaps benefit from being just a touch saltier to really bring that out. I therefore added a twist of sea salt, and now it’s perfection. The ingredients list is an odd one – lots of things that taken separately have nothing to do with pistachio – but that’s the magic of blending, I suppose! This tea, for example, has date pieces, rose hip, liquorice root, and freeze dried yoghurt granules. A regular cacophony, you’d think, but no – pistachio! Definitely an interesting tea to end the work week on, and one I would repurchase in future.

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Cameron B.
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Maybe it has pistachio flavoring?

Scheherazade
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It doesn’t list flavouring in the ingredients. There are pistachio pieces, but only a few.

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Cameron B.
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Maybe it has pistachio flavoring?

Scheherazade
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It doesn’t list flavouring in the ingredients. There are pistachio pieces, but only a few.

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Hi :) I’m Sarah, and I live in Suffolk in the UK. My tea obsession began when a friend introduced me to Teapigs around a decade ago. Since then, I’ve been insatiable. Steepster introduced me to a world of tea I never knew existed, and my goal is now to TRY ALL THE TEAS. Or most of them, anyway.

I still have a deep rooted (and probably life-long) preference for black tea. My all-time favourite is Assam, but Yunnan also occupies a place in my heart. Flavoured black tea can be a beautiful thing, and I like a good chai latte in the winter.

I’m still warming up to green teas (even after all this time!) I don’t think they’ll ever be my favourites, but I don’t hate them anymore. Oolongs, with the exception of the odd one or two, just don’t generally tend to float my boat. My exploration of pu’erh, both ripened and raw, continues.

Everything else I can take or leave, but I am still searching for the perfect fruit tea. One without hibiscus. That actually tastes of fruit.

My default brewing style is western with no additions. If I deviate from that it will be documented in the specific tasting note. If you would like me to review your teas please contact me via instagram @scheherazade_steeps

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