Advent Day 12
Steeping up very red and I’m hoping it’s beetroot related. Nope, hibiscus. This had a citrusy fruity flavor in the first few sips and smells like strawberries and lemons, but it changed over to that gross hib tang in the start of the sip and then alkaline at the back. Very unpleasant, but it’s what I’ve come to expect in blends that have hib in any amount above the most miniscule. Hibiscus is like my cilantro. This tea is not for me!
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I’m with you on the hibiscus…why do tea companies insist on adding it to nearly every berry-flavored tea blend???
I get what some blenders are trying (and failing IMO) to do. Butiki was really good at using just a hint of hibiscus because that tang can fill out the missing tang in fruit that often doesn’t translate when you dry it or use flavorings. It can make the fruit come alive and taste vibrant, but it so easily overpowers. I understand that some people really enjoy hib, but blenders seem SO heavy handed with it and that’s the part that baffles me. This blend didn’t taste like strawberries to me, just muddled hibiscus filth.
Oh man, I miss Butiki!
Same! I keep hoping she will do a comeback tour.
I’m with you on the hibiscus…why do tea companies insist on adding it to nearly every berry-flavored tea blend???
I get what some blenders are trying (and failing IMO) to do. Butiki was really good at using just a hint of hibiscus because that tang can fill out the missing tang in fruit that often doesn’t translate when you dry it or use flavorings. It can make the fruit come alive and taste vibrant, but it so easily overpowers. I understand that some people really enjoy hib, but blenders seem SO heavy handed with it and that’s the part that baffles me. This blend didn’t taste like strawberries to me, just muddled hibiscus filth.
Oh man, I miss Butiki!
Same! I keep hoping she will do a comeback tour.