So I saw a pouch with a ‘T’ written on the back from my 52Teas mystery bag, flipped it over and it was this one. I was one of the lucky ones who tried the original Frank blend of this and I KNOW I’ve suggested this as a reblend. I didn’t even know it was part of the Christmas teas so I’m obviously very happy it was included in my mystery bag! I’m wondering how much Anne was aware of this though? (If it was possibly because it was on my wishlist or possibly because I wanted it reblended.) That would be extremely awesome but definitely don’t expect 52Teas to go THAT far with mystery bags! I’m not even sure if my order could have been connected to my Steepster name or if it was just a really great and crazy coincidence. ANYWAY…
This blend is almost exactly how I remember Frank’s blend tasting which is pretty crazy in itself! I was wondering how the base could even taste so close to Frank’s original assam base when I read in Anne’s tasting note that she used an assam/assamica blend and not the usual mix of black teas for the base. The amounts of cinnamon, peach, and blackberry flavor are identical to what I remember. But HOW? How are the proportions in the blends so similar? Amazing. There were two huge peach pieces and a blackberry in my infuser. Since the tea is pretty fresh, I was kind of expecting more of a flavor that would make it a crumble but this is tasty anyway. To be honest, I kind of expected more magic from Anne’s fresh blend. But having both blends be so similar is magic too. Now if only Peachy Keen would be reblended…. another fantastic peach and blackberry tea! I could drink Peachy Keen every day. But this one is a great blend to revisit as it was one of my favorite blends from Frank.
Flavors: Blackberry, Cinnamon, Peach
