A tea I have the chance to try due to a sale from Cameron B! Thanks so much! I wanted to try this one while it was still colder weather a couple days ago. The dry leaves certainly smell wonderful… reminds me of some type of food I eat, but it definitely isn’t mince pie, since I’ve never had mince pie. I’d probably like mince pie if I tried it, but it seems like that was around in the US more when I was a kid. Not so much anymore. The blend is a strong black base with almonds that taste like marzipan. I’m certainly glad I managed to wait for almost twenty minutes and steeped for a relatively short time… the tea was a little brisk even with one heaping teaspoon. So note to self: don’t steep over a teaspoon. I’m GLAD it’s a heftier Ceylon these days though (also, the black tea leaves were fairly small.) The flavor is lovely, it has almost an apple note, without actually being apple, with a nuttiness and baked goods type of flavor. It’s really good. But be careful with the steeps!
Steep #1 // 1 heaping teaspoon for a full mug // 19 minutes after boiling // 2 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 10 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
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This sounds very interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever had mince pie myself. I associate it with meat (mince meat) but looking it up I guess it doesn’t contain meat any longer other than the suet that would get put it. This tea makes more sense now. I was like, “How do you get a meat pie taste into tea?” Learn something new everyday!
YES when I was a kid, I thought mince pie was made of meat. haha
It really does have a name that conveys that image, not to mention most British pies are meat/savory… it only makes sense!
This sounds very interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever had mince pie myself. I associate it with meat (mince meat) but looking it up I guess it doesn’t contain meat any longer other than the suet that would get put it. This tea makes more sense now. I was like, “How do you get a meat pie taste into tea?” Learn something new everyday!
YES when I was a kid, I thought mince pie was made of meat. haha
It really does have a name that conveys that image, not to mention most British pies are meat/savory… it only makes sense!