BOO-berry

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Astringent, Blueberry, Creamy, Drying, Floral, Juicy, Marshmallow, Berries, Candy, Cotton Candy, Dark Bittersweet, Earthy, Malt, Powdered Sugar, Tart
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Organic, Vegan
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Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec

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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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4843 tasting notes

Last night, I brewed a pitcher of this for the refrigerator and have been enjoying this as an iced tea this afternoon. It is SO MUCH better as an iced tea, the flavors really pop. I can taste the blueberry and the marshmallow, and it’s really quite delicious. For that, I am raising the rating just a bit.

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I was wanting to try this one when it was blended the first time, but I was woefully late to the party and when I got there it was all gone. All of it. Nothing left for me. But then after a few weeks I saw that it appeared to have been reblended because suddenly there were two pouches of it. I hurried up and bought one of them. Lucky for me Frank happened to make a tea of the week that caught my eye that day!

And so, this was this end of the pouch. It has taken us exactly three days from we opened it and until today where we say good-bye. Okay, yeah, it’s the large pot that we share, which means I use a lot of leaf, but still… Sad-face.

The dry leaves smelled like sweets. They were berry-y and tart and ever so slightly sharp and nose-stabby, but still sweet. After steeping it’s more berry and marshmallow in even quantities and quite sweet. The marshmallow standing out more in the wet aroma had me a little worried. I don’t really want hot marshmallows, see…

The flavour killed any and all concern regarding the marshmallows. It’s primarily blueberry with a smidge of marshmallow on the side. A plain honest fruit tea and right up my alley! Also, ‘Boo-berry’ is lots of fun to say!

We have really really liked this one, as is evidenced by previous mention of how quickly it’s been used up. The boyfriend had a moment of shock, I think, when I told him to say goodbye.

Imperio! Frank! Make more Boo-berry!

Jillian

Three days?! That must be some sort of record. It usually takes me a couple months to go through a pouch (admittedly I’m also drinking other teas at the same time).

Angrboda

I know! I think I might actually have to have a look at my usual leaf to water ratio. It seems to have gone gradually heavier on the leaf lately.

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BOO-berry!!!!!!!!! Finally!!!! You have arrived!!!

I thought about you all day. When will you arrive? Maybe today is the day! I ran home from work and opened my mailbox to find, not just my highly anticipated BOO-berry, but also the new Strawberry Pancake Green Tea!!!!!!!!!

Wasn’t I just saying yesterday to someone here on Steepster that it would be lovely if 52teas made a strawberry or blueberry pancake blend? Now I get the best of both worlds! And oh, my BOO-berry! You’re so good! Just how I imagined, and yet better at the same time!

This is the best day ever!!!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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806 tasting notes

Pretty tasty but not my favourite :D This came in my 52teas calendar :)

Sil

pssst i think it was boo berry cotton candy that came not plain old boo berry…at least judging by the website reblends

Autistic Goblin

lol your right (oops)

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Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet blueberry, and something…floral
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea, hints of sweet
Flavor: astringent black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: blueberry
Liquor: translucent orange-brown

It was a cup of black tea…with hints of blueberry. I do not like the black tea base 52teas uses. sigh

Rating: 2/4 leaves

Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/11/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-boo-berry.html

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 0 sec
Daddyselephant

Agreed. The few I’ve tried from 52teas have been…not so great.

AmazonV

@aisling of tea – It only applies to his back teas, his whites and greens and rooibos i always adore!

Kristin

If you still have any left and want to trade for something, let me know. Sounds like you didn’t like it too much.

AmazonV

@Kristin already sold it on teatr.de

Kristin

Aww. :) I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask; esp since I have some good stuff in my cupboard.

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This tea has a fantastic blueberry flavor paired with a good solid astringent malty black tea. I really enjoy all the blueberry teas from 52Teas because the flavoring is so authentic and doesn’t have an artificial flavor or aftertaste. The aftertaste of this tea is clean with a sort of malty blueberry flavor. I remember this having more marshmallow flavor back when I first bought it, but now that seems to have disappeared. The blueberry flavor has remained really good though. So, this is more of just a plain good blueberry tea now.

I brewed the tea hot with 195°F water for 4 minutes and put the tea in the refrigerator overnight to chill. I am drinking it chilled.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec
JustJames

haven’t tried this one yet! (i have a wee sample)

Exidy

I hope you enjoy it!

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I just opened the pouch of Boo-berry, I’ve been hard at work trying to finish the entirety of all my stash so that I can focus on getting fresh teas. I’ve changed my attitude on the procurement of tea for the past while, and that’s partly the reason I haven’t made a great amount of entries on Steepster lately. I realize that if I have a big collection of tea that gets stored for long periods of time, you won’t ever finish any and thus you will have a whole bunch of teas (probably past their prime) sitting in your shelf for 2-3+ years. I opened up a pouch of green tea earlier this year that was at least 3 years old, and it really didn’t taste good anymore, so much to the point that I threw the whole package out.

So now, I’m determined to finish what I have first and then procure more along the way.
I’ve been looking forward to this one (I love blueberries!) but it has been somewhat of a letdown. The taste doesn’t really come through after steeping, from dry leaf it smells great and full of flavor but that doesn’t translate into the finished product. The tea comes out slightly astringent and mellow. It’s fully drinkable, but lacks the bang and the wow that I was expecting. I don’t taste the marshmallow at all, perhaps there’s not enough of it? Or perhaps I’m not picking up that flavour profile.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 30 sec

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I love blueberry black teas and this one elevates it to a higher level. Boo-berry was always my favorite cereal growing up-this is obviously a healthier alternative ;)
The marshmallow is mellow, but it’s definitely there. The flavor is natural, sweet & smooth and allows the black tea to come through.
I didn’t add sugar, but it could help bring out the flavors

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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Sipdown!

Anne version, circa October 2022. I think/hope I have another bag of this somewhere, as it’s just so delicious. It’s basically a vanilla marshmallow cotton candy tea, plus blueberry. Just so good.

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2277 tasting notes

Hot, this didn’t taste like much. Room temperature with milk, it’s pretty fun! It reminds me of how milk tastes once you’ve eaten all the cereal out of it, just less sugary, of course. I drank a different berry black tea from 52teas the other day, and I love that they both taste great, yet completely different. A different cup I had of this wasn’t quite as delightful, but still a high quality berry black tea.

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