Purple Rain

Bought this trying to have more low-caffeine alternatives.
A little tannic, fruity; Deep reddish brown color.
Really has no classic black-tea flavor. If you’re in the mood for “something different”, this could be it. It says it has “Kenyan Purple Tea” in it, but again, definitely herbal, not actually classic tea flavor.

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From the purple tea trio!

This is pleasant enough. I still have no idea what purple tea tastes like, despite having tried all three of the teas in this sampler. I wish they would’ve included their plain purple tea, but I guess I’ll just order some at a later date.

Anyway, this tea reminds me of Sweet Tarts. I mostly taste lemongrass and hibiscus, thankfully it’s not too tart, even with the fairly voluminous amount of leaf I used. It has a vaguely fruity, candylike tart flavor to it. There’s apparently passion fruit flavoring here, I certainly wouldn’t recognize it, but I assume it’s contributing some of that tart fruitiness.

Perfectly nice tea, but probably not something I would order again.

Mostly of the JusTea teas I have left are herbals, I really need to get into the habit of drinking tisanes during the day so it doesn’t take forever to finish them… :P

I got this tea for Xmas in a tin set that stacks three of their teas on each other. I didn’t realize this one had so much hibiscus in it and that I already have one of the teas or I wouldn’t have put it on my wishlist.
This steeps up tart, but not as obnoxious as most hib. I think the lemongrass mellows it out a bit and rounds out the tartness. There is only a hint of alkaline flatness from the hib. I’m actually enjoying this tea, which is weird for me and such a hib heavy mix. I can drink it as long as I keep pretending it’s a lemon tea.

Thursday 9/24/2020 in North Carolina 71 Degree Rainy and Overcast Afternoon Still under Covid 19 Dumbness,Looking for a Bright Delight this afternoon, Steeped a Mug of Purple Rain (1st Steep) This was the Fruity Brightness that I needed today, Nice Balance of all the Fruit Flavors, LemonGrass, Hibiscus, Apple Pieces, Rosehips, Passion Fruit. I’ll Make the 2nd Cup a Little Hotter first was 195* Gonna keep on Steepin On

Well, I’m back. Again. I’d like to thank whomever’s idea it was to give me a boatload of SNAP because it allowed me the chance to indulge in a couple luxuries I could never afford previously.

This was one of those luxuries.

I’ll start by saying this is a beautiful tea. The presentation in the window top tin, with wooden serving spoon on the side is just divine. I love it. So kudos to Justea for that.

I brewed this up western style, 2tsp/190F/4min/12oz

Taste is… MMM that’s fruity. I never thought I’d see the day when someone did hibi right, but here we are. I didn’t add sweetener to this, and it’s tart. But not overpoweringly tart. It’s just the right balance of tart and sweet, without additives. Also, the liquor is a lovely majenta/purple color from the hibi and I love it in my white mug.

This stuff is just so good and balanced. That’s the key word here – balanced. Hibiscus teas are usually wretched because they come out unbearably sour. This, however, is lovely. I’m glad the tin is pretty decently sized because I can see me going back to this one, and who knows how long they will be handing out extra money.

All in all, great tea.
Now, if I can just figure out how to properly make the matcha I bought, I’ll be golden.