I’ve had a few excellent honeybush blends lately, and so during my last visit to Cornelia Bean, I grabbed one of their only honeybush tisanes.
The dry leaf smells amazing – very fruity and tangy, like citrus peels.
Steeped though… I’m not sure what to make of this. There’s the citrusy fruit notes like the dry leaf, but there’s also this really odd fragrance of olives. There’s a bit of tropical fruit flavour on the sip, notably papaya, and the fruit intensifies on the finish, but then transitions to an olivey taste that fills the back of the mouth. It’s weird and off putting.
It’s like there’s two competing things going on in this cup – fruity honeybush and then olives trying to horn in.
I’m going to let this cool and see if it gets any better, because right now, I feel reluctant to finish this cup.
Flavors: Citrus, Olives, Tangy, Tropical
