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So everybody seemed to be having froot tea today, and I was filled with the urge to have some myself, but! I had no fruity tea! It’s all desserts, or minty stuff, or earl greys, or straight blacks or chais or…well, not fruity anyway.
But then I found this! I mean, it’s still a black, but it’s at least blueberry flavored, so that’s you know, close enough. This was a souvenir from mum’s trip to Alaska, and other than being charmed by the fact that the name is stupidly long (Story aside! When I was an undergrad I was in a program called Plan II, which was an interdisciplinary honors program that offered a general education and was characterized by the fact that all of it’s classes had ridiculously long names, let me try to remember some of them for you: Religious Sectarianism And Civil Violence in Modern Times; Emerging Selves: The Autobiographical Impulse in Women’s Writing; War Games, Military Intelligence And Other Oxymorons. They were ALL LIKE THAT. Ever since, I have had a weakness for things with stupidly long names) I was somewhat skeptical. Icewine? Yeah, sure ok. I am not even sure that is a real drink (it is).
The tea (it’s in bags, I know, ew) doesn’t really smell like anything except black tea. Once steeped though, I start to get the blueberry. And indeed, if it were just called blueberry tea, it would be great! Exactly what it says on the box! Well-balanced! And I’m a big fan of blueberries, so awesome all around! But…where’s the Icewine? Now, as revealed by my skepticism of it existing, I have no idea how Icewine tastes, so that COULD be the problem. But when the box says “contains real icewine” on the side, you are expecting something noticeable! Oh well, at least it’s tasty.
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This tea came and went very quickly. I bought it last month and ended up drinking a few bags and sent a bunch to tea buddies because they were curious! I think I only one 1 or 2 bags left.
Since one of the themes/trends on Steepster today is MAPLE – I thought I would continue on with this lil gem.
I see another trend today is HONEYBEE – might have to pull that one out later!
I just have to say I LOVE STEEPSTER and the STEEPSTERITIES!!!!
I must say this tea surprised me in more ways than one!
The aroma is delightful. Mostly a sugary Maple scent with the tea scent to back it up.
It’s Medium Brown in color.
Yes, it’s bagged tea, but it’s quite good!
I can taste primarily the Maple but it’s not overpowering. I can taste the blueberry a bit as well. I sort of reminds me of blueberry pancakes with maple syrup minus the pancakes. YUM!
Because I’m feeling quite rushed today I went to warm-up my cup and noticed that the 2nd steep on the same bag worked out pretty well if you are in a pinch.
The 2nd steep seems the maple taste is a little less and the blueberry a little more.
There’s just something about the Maple/Blueberry pair…I didn’t think I would like it – but I really do. This is a great flavored tea/treat in a bag….great for days on the go!!!
I received a few sample bags from the lady who owns the store here locally that sells Metro. Tea…YAY!
This is my first time trying this flavor by them. It’s nice.
It ‘brews’ a deep brown and is fairly bold and malty for a bagged tea! I think I just might have to purchase a box to have on standby when I am in a hurry or too lazy to do loose leaf! LOL
A great tea day!
Just bought this today…thanks to LiberTEAs little Metro-Tea push earlier! LOL
I was looking for something different…that I haven’t tried and could buy quick – locally…this was staring at me. Not sure why but it did.
Upon first sniff you could certainly smell the cranberry! Once I started to steep it lost a lot of it’s scent. It’s medium to dark brown in color.
The Cranberry taste brings more of a bittery-type flavoring to the black VS a more tarty-fruit taste…which is ok by me. I would personally classify this as a medium strength bagged tea. And it’s fairly good! I bought it locally and had a nice chat with the store owner…she’s considering opening up a tea shop within her ‘already-there store’. I hope she does.
This morning, I took the simple approach and reached for a black tea in a tea bag as I have an early morning (well, early for me, anyways) appointment. This is my very last of this tea that I received in a swap.
This is not my favorite Metropolitan Tea, and as a tea purveyor I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to taste quite a bit from them. But I do like this tea, don’t get me wrong. I’m just not a big fan of grape flavor, which seems to also apply to wine-flavored teas such as this one. Not that I dislike it, let’s just say that I generally pass up the grape flavored skittles in favor of the other flavors.
Anyways… this is a good tea, and a very intriguing flavor. It does have a wine-like quality to it which always seems to cause me to do a double take. You’d think by now I’d get used to it, as I’ve tried quite a few “wine” infused teas, but, that fermented taste is always just a little surprising – in a good way – to me.
It is a weird tea to drink in the morning though, it’s much better suited for meal-time or in the afternoon, in my opinion. However, this was the first black tea I grabbed, so I went with it. A pleasant tea experience, overall.
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This morning, I was looking for simplicity since it’s Monday and that usually means errands. So I reached for a teabag, and this is the tea that I grabbed.
As a tea purveyor, I have had a lot of tasting experience with Metropolitan Teas. They were one of the first big wholesale companies I encountered when I first started out. Some of their teas are very good, others, mediocre. I guess it could be argued that it is that way with all tea companies, though, since every tea tastes different to every individual palate, and what is good for me may not be good to you.
Anyways, I received this tea in a swap a while ago. I had tried their ice wine tea years ago, but not one that I wanted to sell since I wasn’t interested in teas flavored by other companies.
It is a good tea. I like the wine-like quality of it, it seems to capture the taste of sweet wine well. It has a nice, fruity flavor to it. The Ceylon black tea base is mild, although that is not uncommon for Ceylon tea.
Even though it tastes good, I find myself missing my usual “breakfast blend” this morning, so I have chosen not to rate this one with a numeric rating today. I don’t think it would be fair.
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I’ve enjoyed this one before…I have to swing by the shop that carries this brand and try some of the others ones, too! Thanks for the reminder!
I love, love, love this one! I do most of my tea ordering in the fall in prep for cold weather, and I have never had the self control not to snarf it up immediately … so I’ve never had any during warm season to ice down. But I think the grape-ity-ness would be great cold.
LiberTEAS, i would like your advice on tea. will you pls add me?
I enjoy this tea mainly because I can let it steep all day and it doesn’t become bitter. It’s a pretty simple tea and I didn’t notice any difference between this brand and the cheap bag brand off the super-store shelf. Not taking anything away from it, of course; it’s a nice tea throughout the day.
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I’ve been drinking Lady Londonderry since the days when Jackson’s of Piccadilly sold it in tins. Metro’s blend, which I purchased from the English Tea Store, is more overtly fruity than what I recall, but very enjoyable nevertheless. What makes Lady Londonderry special is how good it tastes with a splash of milk — a pleasant surprise for a tea flavored with lemon and strawberry. It’s a special treat on a quiet Sunday afternoon … or any other afternoon.
I received this tea from The Metropolitan Tea Company this week, in a package of several samples of their great tea. The blend contains Ceylon tea with natural vanilla and grenadine oils to add flavor and character to the black tea. It also contains calendula and sunflower petals. Story goes that Tibetan monks invented this blend, to keep them alert and ready for their daily toils, and as a stimulant for long periods of meditation and reflection.
The dry leaves are nice, tight little rolled up dark leaves with pretty bits of yellow petals. They smell of vanilla bean infused sugar, and a little, I mean a little, light citrus perfume. It sort of reminds me of Earl Grey in its composition, a great black tea with natural oils added for flavor and embellishment. This is very promising.
The infusion is a reddish-coppery, color. The fragrance is intoxicating. A little robust coffee, notes of vanilla, sweet and hints of floral character. Molasses aroma. Right away, I seem to taste a light, very delicious, but subtle creamy cherry flavor. Toasty, roasty, a little nutty. This is an amazing, full flavored, medium bodied black tea. I like every characteristic, every layer of flavor, the lingering finish, the chocolaty undertone…
Tea drinker’s will love this, and even coffee fanatics might fancy this one. It’s rich, robust, highly flavorful. It is spectacular. One of my new favorites. Thank you Metropolitan Tea Company for introducing me to this traditional tea. It is very, very good.
Sounds like the Rabbit missed out! Maybe he was more of a White Tea fan…or Oooooooolong?!
I would have laughed if you said he drank it… maybe he needs something green like matcha.
This is one of the better blends that Metropolitan Tea offers. In fact, I used to create a similar blend that I called “Summer’s Harvest.” This blend is so very much like that one, that I hardly miss my Summer’s Harvest at all.
bunnies do like fruit, but my bunnies have not been too keen on tea either
Let’s see…wasn’t it chamomile that Mama Cottontail offered Peter when he went belly-up after a buffet in Mr. McGregor’s garden? I’m a little rusty on my Beatrix Potter.