365 Days of Tea Challenge – Day 3/365
Continuing my Lupicia marathon, and double-dipping with my tea of the day for this one!
This is a Japanese cherry-flavored black tea. The base tea has that flaky look about it, similar to the Cassis & Blueberry that I just drank. However, I’m not getting as much earthy flavor from this, so perhaps it’s a slightly different blend. It’s an extremely smooth and mellow black tea base, not contributing a ton in the way of flavor but being enough to make a good base for the added flavoring.
Oh my… I’d forgotten how much I love this one…
The cherry flavor is a tad candylike, but it’s also quite tart and refreshing, reminding me a bit of dried cherries and even verging on cranberry. There’s an interesting pine note as well, I’m not sure if it’s from the rosemary in the blend or if it’s just part of the flavoring. There doesn’t seem to be that much rosemary, so I’m assuming it’s ornamental and this is an added flavor.
This is such a lovely, weird, delicious blend from Lupicia… I think I’ll need to order a couple packets of this, and perhaps a couple of the green version as well. I can imagine the pine flavor going extremely well with a sencha base, similar to their Yuzu green tea.
Bumping the rating just a little… ;)
Flavors: Candy, Cherry, Cranberry, Dried Fruit, Musty, Pine, Smooth, Sweet, Tart, Wood
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I have that same For Life teapot, in blue!
I have it in four different colors! It’s such a convenient but cute teapot, especially for the office. :D
This is the one tea of theirs that I really like. Makes a really nice cold brew!
I have it in white!
Okay, because of you, I have this little jewel sitting in my newly compiled giant “Schroedinger’s Tea Order” at lupicia.fr right now. Will I pull the trigger even though I’m supposed to be not spending like a drunken sailor? WHO KNOWS!! (I wish I knew for sure if the French site is going to be closed).
@ashmanra – What wizardry is this?! :O
@liz – I see this one has rather mixed reviews around here. I hope you enjoy it if you do end up ordering!
It’s a cherry and I only have one cherryish blend right now, so I’d like to add at least one, and this seems unusual and interesting — plus I’d like to be able to compare notes, and many of your faves are not available at the French site, so this will be fun one to try no matter what. :)
Sooo, I got busy and haven’t been around lately, but I did eventually pull the trigger and finally got my Lupicia order from the French site today — and tried this one first. I like it a LOT! However, there is something similar in the flavor of the second one I tried, Rhubarb and Strawberry, and I like that one even better. If you haven’t tried it yet and you are able to get this one, I definitely recommend it. I’m pretty sure you’ll love it. I haven’t seen anything about the French site closing yet, so crossing my fingers on that.
I have that same For Life teapot, in blue!
I have it in four different colors! It’s such a convenient but cute teapot, especially for the office. :D
This is the one tea of theirs that I really like. Makes a really nice cold brew!
I have it in white!
Okay, because of you, I have this little jewel sitting in my newly compiled giant “Schroedinger’s Tea Order” at lupicia.fr right now. Will I pull the trigger even though I’m supposed to be not spending like a drunken sailor? WHO KNOWS!! (I wish I knew for sure if the French site is going to be closed).
@ashmanra – What wizardry is this?! :O
@liz – I see this one has rather mixed reviews around here. I hope you enjoy it if you do end up ordering!
It’s a cherry and I only have one cherryish blend right now, so I’d like to add at least one, and this seems unusual and interesting — plus I’d like to be able to compare notes, and many of your faves are not available at the French site, so this will be fun one to try no matter what. :)
Sooo, I got busy and haven’t been around lately, but I did eventually pull the trigger and finally got my Lupicia order from the French site today — and tried this one first. I like it a LOT! However, there is something similar in the flavor of the second one I tried, Rhubarb and Strawberry, and I like that one even better. If you haven’t tried it yet and you are able to get this one, I definitely recommend it. I’m pretty sure you’ll love it. I haven’t seen anything about the French site closing yet, so crossing my fingers on that.