Mrs Claus' Raspberry Prosecco

Tea type
Black Fruit Herbal Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Autumn Leaf Pile, Muscatel, Orange, Pepper, Raspberry, Smooth, Astringent, Bread, Earth, Hay, Musty, Tart
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Caffeine
High
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 4 min, 0 sec 17 oz / 501 ml

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  • “I am WAAAAY behind on my advent calendars. I had this one this morning. I atually liked it quite a bit. Lovely dark pink color, a fine scent. The hibiscus waa the only thing that spoiled it for me....” Read full tasting note
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  • “Adventaggedon Day 8 – Tea 2/6 Of all the teas in this year’s Bird & Blend advent, this is the one that I most wanted to try so I was tickled pink (the colour this tea steeps up!) when I saw it...” Read full tasting note
  • “Bird & Blend Advent Day 8 (8-December 2020) Bleh. I woke up with a headache bordering on migraine this morning, so that was lovely. Curled back into bed in the dark an extra two hours before...” Read full tasting note
  • “Happy Kwanzaa to everyone who celebrates! I drank this one yesterday, for Christmas. It’s now or never to write a tasting note for this one. I acquired this in the July B&B sale. I’ve...” Read full tasting note
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From Bird & Blend Tea Co.

First Flush Darjeeling black tea, the champagne of black teas, and real raspberry chunks; this light + classy fruity flute is perfect for toasting special occasions (or just after a long day out on the sleigh!). It is a not-so-secret that all would grind to a hault at Christmas time without the help of the fabulous Mrs Claus so she sure deserves this tea treat!

Ingredients: First Flush Darjeeling black tea, apple pieces, rosehip, hibiscus, Siberian ginseng, freeze-dried raspberry, orange peel, natural flavouring.

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8 Tasting Notes

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I am WAAAAY behind on my advent calendars. I had this one this morning. I atually liked it quite a bit. Lovely dark pink color, a fine scent. The hibiscus waa the only thing that spoiled it for me. A little more tart than I like. i re-steeped the bag for a second cup, and the color was a dingy brown-gray, and the hibby was gone. Of corse, most of the flavor was gone as well.

I liked this one enough to be willing to have it again, but not enough to order 50 grams.

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Adventaggedon Day 8 – Tea 2/6

Of all the teas in this year’s Bird & Blend advent, this is the one that I most wanted to try so I was tickled pink (the colour this tea steeps up!) when I saw it this morning. That’s a whole lot of excitement to live up to, but I think the tea actually held its own!

Like a lot of the sachets this year, it was a light bit thin but I think that may have worked to the teas advantage because the light, refreshing notes of raspberry, tart hibiscus, and hints of citrus made this feel a little more effervescent and refreshing and the finish was mildly boozy/champagne like. I also usually dislike when B&B uses Darjeeling as a tea base, but here I didn’t mind it at all. It added a touch of body, and I feel like maybe some of those Darjeeling florals leaned into the overall profile as well.

In a perfect world, I think I would want to cold brew or ice this and it’s not really a strong enough flavour to hold up to that preperation method – but it was still a really enjoyable cuppa this morning.

Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIjkTExg-d5/

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Bird & Blend Advent Day 8 (8-December 2020)

Bleh. I woke up with a headache bordering on migraine this morning, so that was lovely. Curled back into bed in the dark an extra two hours before staring my day.

The dry smell was a bit hibiscus-y with orange. The steeped tea is a beautiful hibiscus colour, which is always pretty. The taste is a mix of raspberry (yum) with hibiscus and maybe ginseng. Lex describes the taste of the tea as slightly medicinal, almost like echinacea (is that ginseng?)

Also, I can’t even tell there’s black tea here — it really just tastes like a herbal blend.

Lex says that two tart things don’t make a right here (hibiscus and raspberry) haha!

Sigh. I’m just excited to move onto other teas I enjoy.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
tea-sipper

The Darjeeling, raspberry and MAYBE a bit of hibiscus sounds like it should work, but I guess the tart just takes over.

Courtney

I saw Roswell seemed to enjoy this one! It’s such a shame because I love raspberry teas, but alas, it will save me some money in the long run :P.

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Happy Kwanzaa to everyone who celebrates!
I drank this one yesterday, for Christmas. It’s now or never to write a tasting note for this one. I acquired this in the July B&B sale. I’ve already parceled out most of it to others, since I can’t find anything special in this blend. It just isn’t for me even though I LOVE raspberries. I’ve tried it a few times and I just get the same result – tart and sour. No matter how I try steeping it, I feel like the hibiscus just takes over. On the second steep using boiled water, somehow the hibiscus took more of a backseat so that was better. Too many tart ingredients in this blend though. I get wisps of raspberry and the flavor of the base, but it just isn’t enough. The description for this tea kind of mentions percentages on the ingredients and it’s 62% of the other ingredients and they aren’t mentioning the amount of hibiscus and rosehips… I really hope it ain’t 40% rosehips and hibiscus. The description also mentioned steeping at boiling for 4 minutes which I would never do with a Darj…. I do love the idea of a darjeeling with raspberries though. But this one just isn’t my favorite from B&B. It’s good to have a couple blends from B&B I don’t feel I need to keep around though!
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug// 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 2 minute steep

TreeGal

This one doesn’t sound too great, I agree…but now I can’t get the idea of real raspberry Prosecco out of my head…that sounds delicious!

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Holiday Tea-son! The sixth tea from my advent calendar. I rarely see blends using darjeeling as a base, and I have to say I’m really liking this one; I steeped rather conservatively to avoid getting too much bitterness in my tea, and it turned out really well. I turned down the heat a bit and that seemed to help with a lot of the tannic features I get often with darjeelings. It’s quite smooth, with only very mild astringency left after the sip, honestly hardly noticable. I have notes of autumn leaf, orange, pepper, and muscat. The raspberry flavor is more subtle, but I do get a little berry sweetness toward the back of my tongue near the end of the sip. I think the berry flavor hitting so late may be why the astringency is so unnoticable in this black.

I am saving yesterday’s Great British Cuppa for Sunday’s Doctor Who finale (I like English Breakfast blends with my Doctor Who viewings!) so thus far of the black teas I’ve had from the calendar, I’d say this one has been my favorite!

Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Muscatel, Orange, Pepper, Raspberry, Smooth

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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Bird & Blend Tea Advent Calendar – Day 6

Personally, I would have called it “Mrs. Claus’s Raspberry Prosecco”, but I think that’s one of those grey areas in grammar where either usage is correct…

This one is a first-flush Darjeeling base, so I lowered both my steep temperature and time just a bit. I’m sure it probably would be fine at my usual temperature, as the leaf didn’t look overly Darjeeling-esque. Often with more sensitive Darjeeling teas, I’ve found the leaves look lighter, with more green/purple hues to them. But better safe than sorry!

Happily, it’s not bitter in the least. The base seems rather unremarkable to me, there’s some mustiness and perhaps some hay notes, but otherwise it almost tastes Lipton-y. Maybe a suggestion of baked bread? Or I’m just grasping at straws now, ha ha… It is slightly astringent at the end of the sip.

I do like the added flavors quite a bit. There’s a nice authentic raspberry flavor that’s boosted by a touch of hibiscus. I’m not sure that I get orange or ginseng though.

I think the lightness and slight drying quality of the Darjeeling plus with bright flavor of the raspberry does evoke the taste of sparkling wine a bit.

I have some of this coming to be in a stash sale soon, so I’ll have to experiment with the steeping parameters a bit to see if I can get a bit more flavor out of the base tea.

Flavors: Astringent, Autumn Leaf Pile, Bread, Earth, Hay, Musty, Raspberry, Tart

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 2 min, 30 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I cold brewed my remaining four bags to bring to work with me today. It’s pretty good this way – tart, juicy raspberry, and that something in the background that really does remind me of prosecco. The darjeeling base is crisp and clean, a touch muscatel. It’s perhaps a little strong as is (I’m still getting used to my cold brew bottle, which is only 750ml as opposed to the litre or two I’m used to preparing), but that just means I can use 70:30 tea to sparkling water, and that’s a pretty perfect way to drink this one. The carbonation helps to capture the whole “prosecco” aspect even more perfectly! I’m sad this was a Christmas limited edition, because it’s an amazing on a hot day like today.

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 4 tsp 25 OZ / 750 ML

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