Happy National Superhero Day! (This is also my final Ode to Tea entry, for B! I now have all 26 sipdowns, woop!)
The prompt today was to drink a tea that reminds you of a favorite superhero. To be honest, while I consider myself a firm “geek,” the superhero genre just doesn’t do it for me (seriously, I’ve never watched any of those “Cinematic Universe” movies). I do, however, tend to enjoy the ones that lean heavily into comedy/parody, and have been a fan of The Tick (has anyone even heard of it? Probably not…) for years.
I picked this tea to represent him because his only “power” really is being “mighty,” so a robust black base (rather than a more delicate green or white or a decaf herbal) seemed to fit this. He’s also blaringly blue, hense the blueberry flavor. And he is really just a soft, extremely loving teddy bear on the inside, hense picking a sweet, desserty tea.
The blueberry is very sweet, reminding me of a sweet breakfast syrup or the blueberries in muffins, which goes well with a pastry tea. I can smell a sweet creamy aroma off the cup which I assume is the cream cheese, but have a harder time picking it out on the tongue; there is a creamy sort of sweetness that pops at the end of the sip. The black tea itself is really smooth, with no astringency or bitterness, and I’m getting notes of warm baked bread and subtle spices from it, which lend into that “bready pastry” feel.
Another solid blueberry entry from 52Teas!
Flavors: Blueberry, Bread, Cream, Pancake Syrup, Pastries, Smooth, Spices, Sweet
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Yeah, I grew up watching the 60s Batman TV show, which is super silly (and still awesome) so I always enjoy silliness in my superhero content as well. I borrowed Shazam from the library recently and enjoyed that!
Yeah, I have heard of The Tick! Haven’t watched it yet. I know it mainly because Ben Edlund created it and he does many of my other favorite shows – Supernatural, Firefly, Gotham so The Tick is on my list to get to eventually.
I am partial to the 90s animated TV series that I watched on Fox Kids growing up (and having rewatched it not long ago, I still think the humor in it holds up), but I also enjoyed the Amazon live-action (which was sadly cancelled after two seasons). I never caught the Patrick Warburton live-action version, I’ll need to catch that sometime.
Yeah, I grew up watching the 60s Batman TV show, which is super silly (and still awesome) so I always enjoy silliness in my superhero content as well. I borrowed Shazam from the library recently and enjoyed that!
Yeah, I have heard of The Tick! Haven’t watched it yet. I know it mainly because Ben Edlund created it and he does many of my other favorite shows – Supernatural, Firefly, Gotham so The Tick is on my list to get to eventually.
I am partial to the 90s animated TV series that I watched on Fox Kids growing up (and having rewatched it not long ago, I still think the humor in it holds up), but I also enjoyed the Amazon live-action (which was sadly cancelled after two seasons). I never caught the Patrick Warburton live-action version, I’ll need to catch that sometime.