Wading into the fray on this one (wow, so many notes)!
The first of the David’s tisanes I bought a number of weeks ago. I picked one at random to try.
Yes, it’s weird that I am steeping at 205 (really 208) degrees, but that’s because I’m using the Zojirushi to make hot water these days instead of steeping strongly flavored items in the Breville. Less likelihood of cross-over residual flavor that way.
I mostly smelled orange when I opened the packet, which is good because I’ve been really in the mood for orange tisanes lately. I over “leafed” (really “mixed”) significantly out of habit and experience.
Really intense dark red color. So dark, it’s almost opaque. Its a cranberry red color that’s quite pretty. The aroma is sweet orange, and a bit of a sideways mentholated note which must be the eucalyptus.
I dunno. I see so many folks who have posted who don’t care for this. Am I weird? I like it!
A lot of the thumbs down seem to be on account of the hibiscus, which I no longer detest and have even started to enjoy, so there’s that. It’s not even really that strong to me because I’ve been drinking a lot of Tazo Passion lately which is probably mostly hibiscus. This seems almost tame by comparison. The orange mellows out the tarter aspects with a sort of juicy sweetness. And the eucalyptus is actually a nice addition — it gives the aftertaste a freshness without being medicinal.
Lemongrass? Maybe I can taste it a little, but mostly it’s orange and hibiscus and eucalyptus that are playing rather nicely together.
I can already tell that overleafing with this one will be key. That’s the only way to get the requisite sweetness into the mix.
Flavors: Eucalyptus, Hibiscus, Orange
