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“Pulled out this 2018 blend for the January prompt item “a cream tea” as it is a “strawberries and cream chai” according to the description. The dry leaf has a very sweet, candied strawberry smell...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for October 8, 2018!
Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the Potterverse. It has a different aroma for every person who smells it – and as a muggle, I couldn’t create a tea that smells differently for every tea drinker – so I had to focus on some of the things I would smell if I were to smell a cauldron of freshly brewed Amortentia: chai spices because I love a nicely spiced chai. Strawberries and cream because – YUM! And finally: green tea. I think I love the scent of green tea (over all the other types of tea) because it has such a pleasing, grassy scent that evokes thoughts of my childhood, playing in the green grass of my gramma’s backyard.
So my Amortentia is a strawberries and cream green tea chai. I started with a blend of organic Chun Mee and Gunpowder green teas and added lots of strawberries and some chai spice: cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger and nutmeg. And because strawberries are always better with a bit of cream, I added some vanilla bean and marshmallow root.
While I can’t guarantee that brewing this tea for someone will make them feel obsessive, love-ish feelings for you – drinking this tea may cause one to feel obsessive, love-ish feelings for the tea because – YUM!
And – of course this tea VEGAN, organic, gluten-free and allergen-free.
organic ingredients: green teas, strawberries, marshmallow root, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla bean & natural flavors
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Amortentia
Adagio Custom BlendsPulled out this 2018 blend for the January prompt item “a cream tea” as it is a “strawberries and cream chai” according to the description.
The dry leaf has a very sweet, candied strawberry smell that makes me think of strawberry bubblegum, though I’m pulled out of it a bit by the very strong clove aroma that is also present.
The steeped aroma is close to the dry aroma for me, with the same strawberry candy/bubblegum aroma, though the clove smell isn’t so dominant and instead I’m getting more of a peppery spice aroma that is hints of clove, cardamom, and ginger.
On the sip, I get the candy strawberry/sweet vanilla cream first, with spices hitting midsip and lingering a bit on the tongue. It’s a bit of a strange combination, as the spices aren’t the sort I’d expect paired with a desserty flavor like strawberries and cream. Getting a lot of the peppery/citrusy flavor of cardamom, as well as a bit of clove and some soft ginger. Has a very “warming chai” feel, only on a strawberry green tea rather than a robust black.
It’s different. It’s interesting. I don’t dislike it, but I don’t think it’s a favorite, either.
Flavors: Bubblegum, Candy, Cardamom, Citrus, Clove, Cream, Ginger, Pepper, Spices, Strawberry
What, no grass and new parchment? XD
How are there no notes on this tea?! Also, I’ve never heard of it before. Interesting.
@Kittenna: this tea came from my HP themed box from several years ago. If memory serves, it was my very first themed box.
@Cameron – I decided to go with some of my favorite scents rather than Hermione’s. :)
Well your version sounds much more pleasant to drink Anne, ha ha…
Yeah, I wasn’t exactly sure how I was going to translate the parchment. I guess with the grass, I just find an extra grassy tasting green? The peppermint part would have been easy enough to accomplish but I’m not sure how I would go about getting the parchment flavor – plus – would it be vegan?
If I was going for parchment, I’d probably use one of those “old leather” tasting Chinese blacks… which would of course cover up “grassy” green.