Cold brew sipdown! (237/400)
I only drank this hot once, when I first got it, and don’t remember much if anything about it. I was hesitant to try a cold brew because it would use up the rest of my sample and I wouldn’t be able to give a note of the tea hot, which is usually the first way I like to review a tea, but I am so glad I went for it because this makes a fantastic cold brew! I actually think because of the tart citrus and cool menthol it wouldn’t be that great hot, and I think I’ve made the right choice. It smells like sherbet (the fizzy sweet kind, not the American kind), and it’s a glorious pink shade befitting the name. This makes me think that hibiscus is present in a level which would have ruined this as a hot brew. Iced, it’s tart but it has some natural sweetness to it too, which makes it refreshing and gulpable at the same time. A medley of citrus notes are most prominent, leading into a slightly herbaceous, cooling eucalyptus note at the end of the sip which lingers at the back of the throat. I’d love to try making this into a cocktail. Maybe something with gin, or Cointreau. I wonder how it would add a twist to a Blue Lagoon, or perhaps a Singapore Sling… It’s a shame it’s a sipdown. While it wouldn’t make a list of my favourite teas of all time, there’s just something about it which excites me and is making me want to try it a million different ways, half of which involve alcohol. This tea is awakening the mixologist in me!
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I had to look up this fizzy sweet sherbet. It sounds delicious, reminds me of a Fun Dip. What a treat! You’ll share any cocktail creations, I hope? :)
I had to look up Fun Dip haha, but yeah it looks quite similar! Sherbet is more sour and fizzy than the sugar in a Fun Dip though, by the look of it. We have something called a Sherbet Dip Dab, or a Double Dip, which is essentially the same thing with sherbet (: I absolutely will share any cocktails I make! I have received bottle after bottle of alcohol today for my birthday so I might be celebrating with a cocktail or two later! (:
Oh happy birthday!!!
Your family/friends give good gifts. ;)
Thank you! :D Haha, they do. (:
I had to look up this fizzy sweet sherbet. It sounds delicious, reminds me of a Fun Dip. What a treat! You’ll share any cocktail creations, I hope? :)
I had to look up Fun Dip haha, but yeah it looks quite similar! Sherbet is more sour and fizzy than the sugar in a Fun Dip though, by the look of it. We have something called a Sherbet Dip Dab, or a Double Dip, which is essentially the same thing with sherbet (: I absolutely will share any cocktails I make! I have received bottle after bottle of alcohol today for my birthday so I might be celebrating with a cocktail or two later! (:
Oh happy birthday!!!
Your family/friends give good gifts. ;)
Thank you! :D Haha, they do. (: