This blend was gifted to me by Plum Deluxe who sent a large “sample” for me to try. So incredibly generous! I’m very glad to have the opportunity to try some of their blends and am starting first with this limited edition dessert tea.
I need to say, first thing, that this tea steeps up so beautifully. For those who take milk in their tea, this one is perfect for such an addition. I do, and I did, and it’s just lovely. The most prominent flavor, as I think it should be, is the raspberry with a solid base of chocolaty tea underneath. Maybe it’s the mix of pu’erh and black teas or the cocoa nibs or all of these together – whatever it is, it works. This is so well-rounded. I can smell the orange in the dry blend and though the flavor doesn’t necessarily come through in the cup I think the orange is somehow meant to boost the raspberry. It just complements the berry and cocoa in such a way that without the orange I don’t think the other flavors would have popped quite so much. This is to me such a well-thought-out and well-executed tea blend. The package says that Love is an ingredient and I believe it.
Thanks so much to Plum Deluxe for sending this and a few other teas to try. I’m looking forward to tasting the others soon.
Flavors: Chocolate, Orange, Raspberry
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I have never tried raspberry and orange together—this sounds excellent!
I would imagine the orange peel brings out the natural tartness of the raspberry, would be my guess.
It does, Mastress Alita!
gmathis – It was really very good!
Mastress Alita and tea-sipper – I hadn’t thought of this but that certainly makes sense.
I have never tried raspberry and orange together—this sounds excellent!
I would imagine the orange peel brings out the natural tartness of the raspberry, would be my guess.
It does, Mastress Alita!
gmathis – It was really very good!
Mastress Alita and tea-sipper – I hadn’t thought of this but that certainly makes sense.