Another tea that my memory tells me I wasn’t fond of the first time I tried it, although I did pick up an additional 10g when I heard it would only be available online, just so I could give it a fair shot.
I find it interesting that people are getting an “outhouse” smell to this tea. I’ll admit, the dry tea does smell a bit off, but I don’t really think it’s that bad. I think it must be an odd ingredient combination – I don’t recall Forbidden Fruit (with figs) having quite the same odd aroma, some perhaps it’s the burdock root? Anyhow, it doesn’t smell weird enough to turn me off. Peppermint teas, on the other hand…
Steeped, I’m no longer getting any off-putting smells. It smells sweet-ish and a rich sort of fruity. I wouldn’t have pegged it as fig had I not known the tea ingredients.
It tastes rich and a bit sweet and fruity, with a bit of a woody astringency in the finish which is not really to my liking. I can tell that there are some more complex flavours going on here, but I’m not good enough at this yet to be able to pick them out. I have to say that I actually like the smell of the steeped tea better than the flavour – if I tasted a bit more sweetness and fruitiness without the astringency I think I might like this, but still not enough to pick it up again.
ETA: Taking a quick look at the ingredients, I see orange peel and cinnamon. Another sip confirms that I’m tasting a hint (but barely) of orange peel, but I’m really not getting any cinnamon whatsoever. Perhaps it’s because I just drank the cinnamon-laden Forever Nuts, but I doubt it… Anyways, the next cup of this I have will be from my new 10g sample bag instead of from an online-purchase sample pack that I first opened in late December and probably improperly stored until now, so maybe I’ll pick up on some more flavour then.
I hope it is more satisfying in the new pack!
Me too, but I doubt it’s going to improve enough to make me actually like it.