This is such a well thought out blend here. So many ingredients that seem like they make the blend extra special: Organic green rooibos, organic whole cloves, rosehips, hibiscus, sweet blackberry leaf, flavorings, vanilla beans, mallow blossoms and raspberry pieces. The mallow flowers on that green rooibos base just visually pop. Sadly, I wish I loved the flavor of the blend more than I love the effort behind it. Mainly, there is a flavor of blackberry leaves that is the most distinct, which I wish wasn’t here at all. The hibiscus and rosehips aren’t making an appearance at all, even while brewing two teaspoons, which is fine with me. I’m not sure which of these ingredients I can actually taste other than the blackberry leaves which is a shame. On the second steep, the brew color looked like the inside of a plum, which is a nice touch. It even had more of a hint of plum flavor, which was nice, but I’m not sure if that was the other fruity elements… The second steep seemed like a completely different tea from the first steep and I’m glad the blackberry leaves were less noticeable in the second cup. S&V has an excellent black tea blend with plum flavoring, so I’m surprised more (if any) of that plum flavor wasn’t used here.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a full mug// 15 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 4 minute steep
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Oh lawds, that Plum Black tea is so amazingly good. I’m sticking to my New Year’s Resolution to not order tea, but once I’ve destashed my house and have room for tea again, I will get some of that stuff!
Haha. I almost included some in the teabox, but I wanted you to buy some fresh plum as you mentioned you would eventually.
Oh lawds, that Plum Black tea is so amazingly good. I’m sticking to my New Year’s Resolution to not order tea, but once I’ve destashed my house and have room for tea again, I will get some of that stuff!
Haha. I almost included some in the teabox, but I wanted you to buy some fresh plum as you mentioned you would eventually.