I bought this cheapie during the sale. I love when they have some limited edition teas for sale. It’s the time to try them! I don’t think I’d be interested in this one if it wasn’t on sale, but I’m glad I grabbed some because it is tasty and unique… a flavor profile I’ve never had before. It’s oolong that I can hardly see in the blend with tons of shredded rose petals and huge cascara coffee cherries. I think I had one tea in the past with cascara coffee cherries but it was old. I used two teaspoons and I think that is the correct amount for a mug, as the cascara coffee cherries are huge and I wanted to make sure a couple bundles of oolong went into the infuser. The flavor is not what you’d expect. The main flavor is just a sweet creaminess. It’s very odd with these ingredients… with maybe the subtlest hint of rose. I’m glad it’s not overwhelming rose. I want to say there is a hint of cherry blossom or cherry to the blend, but I could be mind-controlled by the “Cascara Coffee CHERRIES”. It certainly doesn’t taste like coffee. All these ingredients sure fill up the infuser basket. I think it’s a well-balanced blend, and a flavor profile I haven’t found anywhere else. All three steeps were the exact same flavor.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 10 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 2 min
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
Location
USA
I have never even heard of Cascara Coffee Cherries!
They’re definitely not in many tea blends!