Some recent conversations about barley tea and the onset of beastly hot weather made me hunt some down. No luck locally, so I added a bag to an Amazon order and it arrived just before the thermometer hit 100 this weekend.
It had been years since I’d sampled barley tea, so I had no particular brand or specifications in mind. This is just as I remember it—a little sweet, wheaty, and nutty; excellent cold. (As a matter of fact, I haven’t tried it hot at all.) The tagless bags seem a little bit dinky, but two of them in a pint jar in the fridge overnight are adequate.
If the packet lasts till fall, I can envision it as a lovely hot nightcap with honey.
I would imagine that it tastes a little malty….
Dinky being the technical term!
My mom would’ve said, “Those are little squirts, aren’t they?”