Goblin King Blend

I combined January’s sipdown theme, Out With the Old, with today’s National Science Fiction Day and chose this Goblin King blend as my geeky tea of the day. This is one of the oldest teas in my cupboard, and there was enough left for one cup. Seemed like a good pick for the day. I clumsily tipped over my brew basket and spilled at least half of the leaves before steeping, so I dropped my water to 6 oz. and upped my steep time to 7 minutes. It still doesn’t taste like much honestly. I would assume this would be due to age, but looking back at my previous note I can see that I didn’t think this tea tasted like much in the beginning either. I do like some of the other blends from Geeky Teas, but this one isn’t on that list.

Had to try this one first. It reminded me of the babe. Anyway, one teaspoon in eight boiling ounces after 2 minutes and 45 seconds. Peach, apricot, malt, and sweetness primarily come through. I could partially taste the other ingredients, but the ones I listed were dominant and mildly astringent. The peach was intentional, and any fan of the movie would know why. It was so smooth and so sweet on its own-no need for sugar whatsoever. Can’t say that cream, sugar and honey wouldn’t compliment it though.

It certainly made my day. Little obscure references are too few. I needed a reminder of one. Thank you Nicole, and thank you Geeky Teas!

I think almost anyone would enjoy this, but the audience is obvious. Some oolong lover might enjoy this one if they brew it lighter to get the same type of apricot note in their tea. Newbies would certainly like it, and certain connoisseurs might make an exception for flavoring this once.