Salted Caramel Lebkuchen

An extremely gingery tea. Fine for use in a latte but for brewing on it’s own loses all subtlety and just gives you a punch of ginger.

additional notes: I didn’t buy any advents this year, but I’m getting B&B’s advent e-mails anyway.   Since I probably already own most of the advent teas from B&B anyway, I thought I might try to follow along with the advent tea for each day.  If I don’t have it, that’s fine – I have plenty of other holiday type teas to have on the days I’m missing!   I had wanted to sipdown this at some point this month anyway.  B&B has plenty of Christmas teas (they just released the VIP teas today) but I’m sad that Figgy Pud isn’t one of them! Their dreaded Eggnog tea though? meh.  I DO like this blend and I wouldn’t mind having a bit more of it around.  I wouldn’t call it anything salted caramel though.  It’s somehow a unique comforting flavor profile.
2020 Sipdowns: 95

glad to get a taste of this one since everything about it is something that would make me buy it myself. this was alright. i think the base tea isn’t something i like because there was an element underlying the flavours that seemed out of place. It was a nice cup to have – caramel black tea..yes please, but that odd note made it not be exactly what i’d want.

This came to me in the TTB 2019/2020 box. I didn’t have a full cup then, but my brother did so I was able to try a sip. I loved it so much that I immediately went online and bought myself a bag. I was a little worried I would like it as much as I remembered, but I really really do. It’s like the perfect gingersnap. Chewy and sweet with the perfect amount of ginger.

This brewed up lighter than I expected. The main flavor comes from the spices. It’s not spicy, but desserty in its spicedness. It doesn’t need milk at all. The flavors come together quite well, and the only thing that could make it better is if it had some bready quality to it since that would seem to be what its name suggests. And the salted caramel is also missing. So this is a nice desserty chai, but it doesn’t really match its name.

A great masala chai-style tea! Wish I’d gotten more!

This was the best-smelling tea in the Christmas gift set…mouthwatering caramel and gingerbread that instantly makes me hungry! In comparison to the heady aroma, the flavor is a bit thin. I do get notes of caramel and gingerbread, but it’s a pale imitation of that delicious aroma. A splash of milk adds a little more depth, but I’m still left wanting more.

This smelled amazing when I packed a sample up for Sil so I decided to bring it to my sisters to make a latte since I don’t have milk at my apartment. It’s a bit annoying this has rosehip because it makes the latte plan slightly risky while not adding to the tea but this happens a lot with Bird and Blend teas and this time I decided to risk it.

While the latte isn’t bad, the flavour is definitely muted compared to the scent. Also, I don’t get much in the way of salted caramel tea. It’s like a sweet chai. Nothing special…not nearly as good as the smell would imply. I have 1 tsp left so I’ll try it plain because it smells deliciously gingerbready and caramel and I’m just not getting that here.

Another tea from Martin :)

Before brewing, it smells just like fruity lebkuchen!

After brewing it smells more like a little caramel drizzled on lebkuchen.

But then the taste suffers horribly. It’s not bad just lacking in comparison to the delicious aroma and the body is very thin. Mostly warming ginger, with a bit of cinnamon and barely detectable clove. So it’s basically Spice tea with a little bit of tartness. I didn’t detect any salt despite the name, but as I type I can feel the salty tingle. I would think pulling off salted caramel flavor in tea to be difficult because when I bite into one, the thing I most enjoy is the distinct juxtaposition of salty and rich sweetness. In a tea, added salt would just flavor the whole cup since salt dissolves. The gingerbread and caramel flavors do make a timid appearance when I exhale through my nose.

All is not lost, but meh.

Similarly to my last attempt at this tea, I’m not getting any salted caramel. Instead, it’s very much reminding me of a less bold and slightly watery Cardamom French Toast from DavidsTea. I’m actually enjoying it, so I can’t complain.