January 1st Sipdown Challenge Prompt – one of your newest teas
I had this the day after Christmas but a cold prevented me from really tasting it so I withheld notes until today.
I made biscuits, and AliasHali made eggs and bacon for us all to start the New Year right. Ashman took full clean up duty and now Hali and I get to relax while he walks Sam the King of Dogs, who now visits our next door neighbor twice a day for treats.
The dry leaf aroma is powerful, reminding me of Smarties – the American kind that I believe may be called Rockets in Canada and possibly the UK. I was expecting it to taste a bit like Jingle Bells from the aroma, but it is quite different. It definitely comes off as a candy berry flavor to me.
The steeped tea has a milder aroma than the dry leaf. The base is rather hearty, thankfully not thin. There is plenty of berry flavor, it is strong enough to have as a breakfast tea, it is smooth enough to have without additions. I feel confident it could take milk and sugar if you like your tea with additions.
S&V suggest using it for iced tea, and I think it might be excellent for that with this sort of fruit flavor, so I may give that a try some upcoming warm day.