Tea of the Week for October 3, 2022 / Featured Reblend for October 2022!

I’m doing things in reverse this month by presenting the featured reblend as the first tea of the week rather than the last one, since this is a Halloween inspired tea, I thought it was better to have that out earlier rather than later.

This blend was originally crafted by Frank in 2011. I stuck pretty close to the recipe (black teas, freeze-dried blueberries & marshmallow root, plus all-natural essence) although my tea base is different from the base Frank utilized & if I’m being completely honest, I think I added more blueberry than he did.

This tea is super yummy – LOTS of blueberry flavor – plus it’s organic, vegan, gluten-free & allergen-free – plus it’s all natural!

organic ingredients: black teas, blueberries, marshmallow root & natural flavors

more about this tea: this is my first time reblending this particular tea. I’ve reblended the green tea based BooBerry (and even the BooBerry Cotton Candy Green Tea) but not the tea with the black tea base. I’m happy to be sipping on this one now – because it’s so good!

I think this one may be a bit more blueberry than the original – because I wanted MORE blueberry. The blueberry here definitely comes through loud & clear! Sweet, fruity – lots of berry notes – complete with a lovely berry finish. The marshmallow is lovely as well.

I love how this tea turned out!

to brew: shake the pouch well before measuring. The blueberries like to “float” to the top of the pouch & you want to save some of those for future steeps – so make sure that your measurement isn’t all blueberry! Use 3g of tea (& blueberries!) to 12 oz of nearly boiling (205°F) & allow to steep for 2 ½ minutes. I know that lately, I’ve been embracing the 3 minute steep, but here, I would recommend a little less time because the base can get a little astringent if oversteeped. I find the flavor to be much better with just 2 ½ minutes versus the full 3 minutes.

Serving suggestion: I love this tea hot. I also love it iced. As part of my taste testing, I did cold brew some of this and loved the result. I find that while it’s nice unsweetened, just a teensy bit of sugar will bring out more marshmallow-y goodness, if that’s something you’re looking for with this one.

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