My friend bought me a tin of this from a local shop that carries S&V teas! It’s not one that I would choose for myself, but it’s always nice to try a new S&V tea. I don’t taste any chocolate at all. The green base is okay. The blackberry flavoring comes off as too fake for me. I shared this with my partner who said, “It’s like eating the entire blackberry bush.” It’s best cold with milk and sugar.
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Aren’t blackberry leaves commonly used in tisanes? I’m not sure what they taste like, however.
Yeah they are. I’ve never had them alone, so I’m not sure either.
Both blackberry and raspberry leaves have a lightly vegetal flavour and a type of sweetness I would describe as similar to stevia and liquorice where it isn’t sugar sweetness but activates sweet taste buds. Blackberry leaf can give bulk to a tea and is very cheap to buy, plus it has health benefits and gives some sweetness to tea that might be sour or tannic.
You will find tons of tea companies claiming lots of health benefits but the literature has only shown that they have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-microbial properties (e.g. treatment for infected mouth or sore throat).
I think strawberry and blackberry leaf mostly serve as Arby said – they somehow add sweetness. I have made strawberry leaf tea from my garden and it didn’t taste like much, but it made me belch as if I had drunk baking soda water! It is considered to be yummy soother so maybe that is why. I will have to try making blackberry leaf tea from all the rogue canes that come up every year.
Aren’t blackberry leaves commonly used in tisanes? I’m not sure what they taste like, however.
Yeah they are. I’ve never had them alone, so I’m not sure either.
Both blackberry and raspberry leaves have a lightly vegetal flavour and a type of sweetness I would describe as similar to stevia and liquorice where it isn’t sugar sweetness but activates sweet taste buds. Blackberry leaf can give bulk to a tea and is very cheap to buy, plus it has health benefits and gives some sweetness to tea that might be sour or tannic.
You will find tons of tea companies claiming lots of health benefits but the literature has only shown that they have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-microbial properties (e.g. treatment for infected mouth or sore throat).
I think strawberry and blackberry leaf mostly serve as Arby said – they somehow add sweetness. I have made strawberry leaf tea from my garden and it didn’t taste like much, but it made me belch as if I had drunk baking soda water! It is considered to be yummy soother so maybe that is why. I will have to try making blackberry leaf tea from all the rogue canes that come up every year.