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“This is what I like in a black tea. I love making lattes, but I really appreciate a black tea that doesn’t need it. The base is light and tasty. The flavoring is rather light as well, but so are...” Read full tasting note
“This does somehow capture the cookie taste! Yummy and delicious, exactly what I needed yesterday. It’s a lot of cinnamon, as you would expect, but it’s bakery cinnamon, not red-hot candy cinnamon....” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for December 3, 2018!
One day while browsing the interwebs, I discovered a recipe for a snickerdoodle cocktail. I’m not sure exactly why I would be looking at cocktail recipes because a) I very seldom drink alcoholic beverages – maybe once or twice a year – and; b) because I don’t drink, I don’t have a lot of ingredients to make a cocktail, should I find an intriguing recipe.
But an intriguing recipe for a cocktail is exactly what I did find: snickerdoodle cocktail. In fact, I found a couple of different recipes for a snickerdoodle cocktails. One included butterscotch schnapps and the other included creme de cacao. This tea recipe resembles neither of these recipes, instead, it is a ‘recipe’ of my own creation inspired by the idea of a snickerdoodle cocktail that I call Snickerdoodled Cocktail Black Tea.
I started with a tippy, organic Yunnan Imperial base and added cinnamon, vanilla bean and just a touch of cardamom. Then I added just a touch of rum essence – don’t worry, it’s non-alcoholic.
And let me tell you: this tea is SERIOUSLY delicious!
It has a really pleasant cinnamon tone to it, it’s not a spicy cinnamon – the vanilla softens the cinnamon notes. There’s a sweet and creamy note to the cup. The rum tastes smooth. The cardamom isn’t a particularly strong flavor, instead, it seems to enhance the spice flavor of the cinnamon. There’s a lovely buttery tone to the cup too. A really nice cocktail inspired tea that is perfect when it’s chilly outside.
Gluten Free, Allergen Free, Organic & VEGAN!
organic ingredients: yunnan black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla bean, calendula petals & natural flavors
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This is what I like in a black tea. I love making lattes, but I really appreciate a black tea that doesn’t need it. The base is light and tasty. The flavoring is rather light as well, but so are the spices in snickerdoodles, so that’s not a problem. I wouldn’t say the flavor actually matches snickerdoodles, more like a gently spiced tea. I overbrewed it the second time in the hopes of squeezing some more flavor out, and it made it a little bitter, but it was still very drinkable.
This does somehow capture the cookie taste! Yummy and delicious, exactly what I needed yesterday. It’s a lot of cinnamon, as you would expect, but it’s bakery cinnamon, not red-hot candy cinnamon. I can’t quite imagine what the cocktail would taste like, but I enjoyed the tea!
Flavors: Cinnamon, Cookie
