Maple Dream

Eggnog Latte Sipdown (199)

Advent Season 2021 Day 19

Work is kicking my ass because an entire team quit and I happen to be the only person trained in their work in the 120 person office. So on top of my already overloaded workload, I have been asked to pick up their work and I’m sad and drowning. I go on vacation next week though so hopefully I survive and to help with that survival plan, I’m breaking and drinking tea.

This seemed like it could make a good eggnog latte…and it does, but mostly because it doesn’t impact the eggnog flavour much. Slight maple, but mostly it’s the green tea base that is sort of a darker green tea note that comes through. It just keeps the sweetness from being too much. Nice but not something I need again.

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“An Ode to Tea” Alphabet Challenge – M

I actually have samples of this tea from two different swaps, so I’m counting them as separate sipdowns. And there’s nothing you can do to stop me, nyah! :P

Anyway, this is okay. I will say I’m pleased that the maple flavoring is more on the subtle side, after that New England Breakfast I tried the other day, I was a bit nervous. The base is quite brisk at a 3-minute steep, next time I would go shorter. But overall, it’s flavorful enough with some nice malt and almost vegetal tones, I assume from the green tea.

It’s fine, but not quite good.

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(Catching up on old tastings…)

So, I just went a little crazy online today and bought a bunch more tea. Yea, I might be addicted, considering I still have a ton of unopened ones still here. But the deals were right and the names sounded oh so tasty that I couldn’t resist.

Anyway, because I have a whole wackload of new tea on the way, I thought it might be a good idea to try and finish some that I have already started. The one that’s currently closest to being finished is the Maple Dream, so that’s what I chose even though it’s also the last flavour of loose leaf tea I drank.

Didn’t deviate from my previously-discovered preferred taste profile—Used 0.75 tsp of tea for 12 oz water, instead of the recommended 1.5 tsp per 8 oz. Steeped 2.5 minutes at boiling, then just added sugar to taste.

Nothing too remarkable to say, I’ve drank this tea several times now.

Updated cup count (12 oz) from 8g sampler size: 5 (+ 6 re-steeps). I measured the remaining tea in the sample bag and there was only about 0.5 tsp left after my 5th cup, so not enough for another full tea. I ended up just adding 0.25 tsp into each re-steep to liven up the flavour. It definitely helped and I wasn’t just drinking tinted water by the third re-steeped cup. It tasted like every cup was a fresh one. Also, the last of the tea packet had some powder with it and I was a bit worried that it might all fall through the infuser basket. Some did, but it wasn’t bad.

Final verdict: I really enjoyed this one, I’d definitely buy it again if it’s still for sale the next time I buy from this company. And I couldn’t really beat the price, 5 cups not counting the re-steeps for just $1 (plus shipping). If my completely non-scientific math is correct, there was about 4.25 tsp total in the package in case you were wondering how many teas this sampler might make for you. The suggested amount is 2-3 cups.