On our way home from the Sugar Shack, the couple that I had carpooled with and I stopped at a cafe for a proper cup of tea – like many of the cafes here in Montreal, the tea that they were serving came from Camellia Sinensis. I couldn’t remember if I’d actually had this tea before or not – but I didn’t really love the other options available (different green teas, Earl Grey…) so I picked this one for my tea.
Turns out that I have not had this before prior to now, but it is really similar in taste to a couple teas in my cupboard – namely “Surprise Rooibos” from Granville Island Tea Company, which is also just a hodge podge of ingredients thrown into a blend. The main flavour that pops out among all the other things is grapefruit, and lemongrass. Not AMAZING by any stretch, and CS certainly carries far better teas. However, after an afternoon of pretty mediocre teas out at the sugar shack this cup of tea was heavenly. Plus, I think I’m just really on a grapefruit kick at the moment so I really appreciated the grapefruit notes.
I would never purchase this though as loose leaf for at home…
