Iced!
I was stoked to see Amani again this year – they were one of my favourite discoveries from last year. I’ve only had their straight teas before though, so I decided to pick up some of the flavoured ones this time.
Y’all know I’m a sucker for blueberry so this just seemed like a natural fit. It’s quite rooibos forward with some of that distinct woody and mineral flavour. Also a little medicinal, but in a way that seems in part both from the rooibos and the additional fruits. I say that because I also tasted a bit of a cassis/black currant undertone and currants do tend to have both a dense jammy and medicinal sort of taste. None of the above is a bad thing for me personally, but I just wanted to make sure to acknowledge because it also sounds like a series of red flags for anyone sensitive to those flavours.
The blueberry was very nice! It meshed well with the aforementioned fruit notes, and definitely had it’s own sort of denseness to the flavour. More a blueberry juice than something super bright or fresh and floral leaning. I also like a lot that it wasn’t super sweet because that gives a great deal of flexibility. I loved it as is, but I know myself well enough to clock that sometimes I would want more of a sweet/sugary blueberry note and a pinch of sugar or agave would likely deliver that.
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2s0PrrOpqr/?img_index=1 (Fifth Pic)
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DGtn-Oodjc