Guayusa and chai? Sounds like a good combo. I’d really rather have some of Butiki’s Good Morning Sunshine right now, though…
The aroma of this one is definitely chai-like, but smells like it’s missing something. I suspect that “missing” ingredient is a strong base tea; I managed to enjoy 52teas’ Melange Rooibos without a proper tea base, but I think I dislike the flavour of straight guayusa even more than rooibos… Bleh. Yeah, it’s much more like spiced water that I’m smelling.
Eh… the flavour kind of follows the odd aroma. Strangely enough I’m not getting the classic “guayusa” flavour, just light spices on top of something that’s coming off as creamy and pleasant. An creamy aftertaste that actually reminds me of GMS, but without the Meyer lemon. I wonder now whether that’s a flavouring aspect, or part of the guayusa itself… interesting.
Anyhow, although I’m not disliking this one nearly as much as I thought, it still isn’t likely to be a tea I pick up again. The spicing also isn’t strong enough to make me think that it would make a good latté (all chais should make good lattés!)
Oh well! Another tea down (not a sipdown though, still a couple more cups before that happens!)
I have a friend like that to! Apparently it doesn’t bug her when a tea is spicy, just food?!