ashmanra’s Sipdown Challenge – “A tea with more than 5 ingredients”
When I saw this prompt, I immediately started thinking about which tea from my cupboard would possibly have the most ingredients. I didn’t actually go through and check them all, because I’m too lazy for that. But I settled on this tisane, which has 9 ingredients (and which I hadn’t yet tried).
Now I love woodsy teas, so of course this evergreen concoction is right up my alley. This has two types of fir, as well as spruce AND juniper. Plus Labrador tea, which apparently also has a piney flavor. I was a bit afraid it would be like licking a pine tree, but actually it’s quite lovely.
The main flavor is definitely those resinous evergreen notes, and I do taste a variety of them – some more sappy, others leaning a bit toward sage, but also with some fresh and sweet nuances. And then that sweet blueberry comes in and really smooths the edges of the whole thing, while also adding a subtle syrupy base note.
Lovely, and a perfect companion for contemplation when winter comes around.
Flavors: Blueberry, Earthy, Evergreen, Fir, Herbaceous, Pine, Resin, Sage, Sap, Smooth, Sweet, Syrupy
What’s wrong on licking a pine tree?