The folks at our local Provisions store kindly gave me some samples of Sandy Creek Herb Company’s teas to take for a spin. I had already purchased and reviewed two other tea products by this company. I was excited to try additional selections!
The unbrewed black tea leaves and yellowish calendula petals smelled both fruity and like tea. The combination produced a unique sweet smell.
I steeped the tea for five minutes at 212 degrees. The color was like honey. The aroma was fruity and recognizable as mango.
My first sip produced a sweet and faint mango taste. The tea flavor residing behind it appeared later and was largely overshadowed, but not regrettably so. I don’t know what calendula is supposed to taste like but I couldn’t distinguish any other familiar flavors.
All in all, the flavor was smooth, fruity, and medium-strength. I didn’t experience any bitterness. The aftertaste was light and pleasant.
Studies have shown that consumers wouldn’t buy quiet vacuum cleaners (even though the technology exists) because they equate loud noise with powerful cleaning power. Some tea drinkers may have a similar reaction to this tea and believe that a good black tea must have a strong and robust tea taste. I prefer the turbo-charged black teas in the morning myself, but this tea would be just fine for me in the afternoon.
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this tea sounds awesome, i had a surprising mango tea recently from david’s teas— happy kombucha.
David’s Teas has great products too! If you are interested in this tea, let me know and I will send you the Provisions store’s contact information. Thanks for checking in!
this tea sounds awesome, i had a surprising mango tea recently from david’s teas— happy kombucha.
David’s Teas has great products too! If you are interested in this tea, let me know and I will send you the Provisions store’s contact information. Thanks for checking in!