15417 Tasting Notes
I received this as a sample from Stacy @ Butiki in my order. I think I have steeped this wrong since I didn’t get what most have mentioned from this tea. To be fair, it was still an enjoyable tea but not quite what I was expecting. Added some sugar to see if that changed the taste enough – about the same. That being said, I’d be wiling to give it another shot as I feel like at this stage in the game, it’s likely ME not the tea :)
Hmmm, the only steeping issue I could think of is amount of water. The sample sizes are pre-measured for 8oz of water. If you use a mug and don’t measure out the water the size of the mug can be very deceiving. Most mugs that I see range from 12oz-16+oz. If you measured out the water, than this might not be your cup of tea. :)
For sure Stacy. I did measure it because in our house mugs are closer to 20oz lol don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the tea just want to try it again because I’m pretty sure I need to do it right :)
Ha, yeah same here. We have huge mugs, to the point of being ridiculous.
When I first opened this bag of tea my instant thought was that it smells exactly like one of my favourite alcoholic ciders :) Liberteas is tootaly right about the spices in this one. I’m going to have to try this a few more times to really wrap my brain around the taste. Overall a nice afternoon tea.
Preparation
I think I have over steeped this one. While it’s nicely flavoured there’s a hint of something there that makes me wish I was instead drinking Madam Butterfly. I’ll have to give this another go tonight when I get home – work isn’t really a great set up for my tea habits…..yet!
I’m thinking maybe Butiki has an opportunity to develop some perfumes with all of the amazing scents their teas have j/k While I enjoyed this tea quite a bit – the flavour lingers like a friend who’s having a great time and doesn’t want to leave – I’m beinning to think that i’m not a huge fan of Rooibos. Still a great tea but lower on my list than the others because of the rooibos.
So another Butiki Tea….probably going to be a lot of these in the next few days as I work through my first order :) This tea smells like a real raspberry truffle! Once i smelled the tea I was a little unsure of how i’d feel drinking it but I guess i should know better by now when it comes to butiki. This tea is delicious! I don’t have much experience with chocolate teas but this is an entirely different beast. Rather than punching you in the face with FLAVOUR! the tea eases into your mouth and casually walks up to let you know that yes… the raspeberry truffle HAS arrived.
So I have to admit, despite the wonderful reviews of this tea, I was a little skeptical given that I’m not a huge cantalope fan. BUT! as my very first tea from butiki teas – colour me happy and impressed! This is a great tea! This tea is subtle while still being packed with flavor.
