Although I chose to order this as part of one of my Try Me packs, it never seemed to grab me as a tea I wanted to try until tonight, when I decided it was high time for a bit more progress on my new teas (yeah, the ones I received while here, hahahahaha).
I cannot believe how incredibly delicious this tea smells! Like the sweet, caramelized sugar crust around the edges of a pineapple upside-down cake that I used to break off and eat (and get in trouble over). I didn’t want the rest of the cake, just that part! Anyways, this tea smells like that. Dry and brewed. It’s incredibly strong, and soooo intoxicating!
Unfortunately, the flavour doesn’t quite live up to the aroma. When the tea was still warm, there was a strong flat/cardboardy/stale note right after the initial sip, which then faded into delicious caramelized sugar flavours and perhaps a hint of fruitiness (I really taste no pineapple here, to be honest). I found the stale flavour quite disconcerting – it was almost as if I was just tasting the black base, quite weak and stale, before the flavouring hit my tongue. This phenomenon has happened to me before, and it seems to be unique to flavoured teas (so it makes me think it’s something do with flavouring in some way). Either way, the tea has now cooled, and this flatness no longer makes an appearance, it’s just delicious caramelly goodness.
I’m a bit disappointed that I can’t really pick out any pineapple here, but the strong caramelly flavours will make this a great one for the travel mug (although I only have enough for one serving left!)
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It was! Not what I expected, and I probably wouldn’t order it again (gah, I am craving Cashew Turtle SO BADLY right now), but tasty enough!
There are a few cups’ worth left, but yeah, I didn’t bring it with me. Tried to bring mostly teas that my mom would enjoy, plus a few flavoured things for me. And then of course I received both a Della Terra and the S&V order while I was here (they so far have all been too flavoured for my mom, sadly, although she didn’t try the Ginger Pear which I specifically wanted her to try, haha).
interesting!! sad about the pineapple though
It was! Not what I expected, and I probably wouldn’t order it again (gah, I am craving Cashew Turtle SO BADLY right now), but tasty enough!
do you have any cashew turtle left, or is it at home?
There are a few cups’ worth left, but yeah, I didn’t bring it with me. Tried to bring mostly teas that my mom would enjoy, plus a few flavoured things for me. And then of course I received both a Della Terra and the S&V order while I was here (they so far have all been too flavoured for my mom, sadly, although she didn’t try the Ginger Pear which I specifically wanted her to try, haha).
There’s still time!! right? :)