My Iron Buddha Oolong leaves finally gave up the ghost, flavour-wise – 6 glorious western-style steeps in – so I snagged a cup of mate (my first ever!) to help get me through the giant pile of emails I need to handle today.
This is…interesting. It smells sweet in the container and brews up super dark. There’s a chocolaty note to the liquid with a deep woodsy fullness behind it (perhaps mate mixed with the black tea leaves I glimpsed?). It has a similar mouthfeel to a heavy Irish Breakfast blend and provides a nice little caffeine buzz as you work your way through the cup.
Taste-wise this is right up my alley, but due to my subjective reaction to the caffeine it’s not one I can afford to keep in stock.
Preparation
Boiling
5 min, 0 sec
1 tsp
10 OZ / 295 ML
