Yay, my Butiki order arrived! This tea was sort of my “wildcard” purchase in my order, it just sounded too interesting to pass up. I don’t have a ton of experience with tamarind, but I have had tamarind soda before. The base tea is from Nepal. Someone explain to me, why is some tea graded and some not? I see it mostly in Darjeeling and Ceylon teas. Does Nepalese tea fall under one of the “usual” tea categories or does it have its own category? Basically, what type of tea would this be considered?
The dry leaves are a mixture of colors, which I’ve heard is common in Darjeeling. They are quite green after brewing, and I was surprised by how light the liquor is! The dry scent is kind of like powdered sugar.
Hmm! The aroma is quite pastry-like and creamy with vanilla notes. The taste is similar, yum! It’s quite buttery and creamy with obvious pastry connections. I can taste vanilla and caramel as well. The tamarind flavor is there, especially near the end. I expected this tea to be tart, since I generally associate tamarind with tartness, but it’s not tart at all. I’m unsure how to describe the taste of tamarind, to be honest with you… I suppose it’s kind of woody in a way? That’s the best I’ve got, heh. There’s a little bit of astringency in this tea, but I honestly don’t mind it much.
Overall, this tea is very tasty and not at all what I expected! I would very much like to try the Organic Guranse base plain. If anyone happens to have this tea, I would love to swap you for a sample! :)
Flavors: Astringent, Butter, Caramel, Creamy, Malt, Pastries, Toast, Vanilla
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This one makes an awesome tea soda.
Stephanie, that sounds awesome! What ratio of tea and seltzer do you use?
I brew a cup triple strong and let it brew extra long, and add a half cup of sugar and simmer till combined, then store in the fridge and add a tablespoon or two of the tea syrup to soda water. This will make several sodas!
Brilliant! Will definitely try. :D Thanks dear!
It is good with other teas as well, Ruby Pie is another Butiki fave tea soda of mine :)
I tried the Rhubarb Vanilla Ale at one point and I can imagine it making a good tea soda. :)
Good call!
I’m going to have to try this. By making a cup of tea do you use 8oz of water? Not sure if you meant that literally cause many of us use quite large cups to drink out of!
Yeah, 8 oz, 3x the amount of leaf you would normally use. It has to be extra strong because you’ll dilute it in the soda water.
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This one makes an awesome tea soda.
Stephanie, that sounds awesome! What ratio of tea and seltzer do you use?
I brew a cup triple strong and let it brew extra long, and add a half cup of sugar and simmer till combined, then store in the fridge and add a tablespoon or two of the tea syrup to soda water. This will make several sodas!
Brilliant! Will definitely try. :D Thanks dear!
It is good with other teas as well, Ruby Pie is another Butiki fave tea soda of mine :)
I tried the Rhubarb Vanilla Ale at one point and I can imagine it making a good tea soda. :)
Good call!
I’m going to have to try this. By making a cup of tea do you use 8oz of water? Not sure if you meant that literally cause many of us use quite large cups to drink out of!
Yeah, 8 oz, 3x the amount of leaf you would normally use. It has to be extra strong because you’ll dilute it in the soda water.