Prairie Berry

I’ve discovered that this fruit tisane makes a really nice iced tea, especially when I sweetened it with a bit of honey. It almost tastes like some sort of tart-ish fruit juice.

I have a confession to make: I nicked this from my mom’s stash, BUT it’s okay because she’s currently in Thailand and won’t notice anyways!

Another confession: this is what I kinda expected DavidsTea’s Prairie Berry to taste like… and then it didn’t. So, sometimes when I want this tea dumbed down and the DT Prairie Berry to be more flavourful I just mix the two together!

Now, let’s talk about this tea. Currently, with the roller-coaster of nausea/vomiting I am on, it’s the only fruity tea that I have been guzzling. And I mean guzzling. Hot. Cold. Iced. It doesn’t matter, if it’s there I will drink it. Plus, add a little honey or raw sugar, pop it in the fridge overnight, and it tastes like Saskatchewan Summer in a glass. Which is nice because our lovely summer abruptly ended this week with -5C temperatures.

Turns out last time I thought I had this, I was actually drinking Saskatoon Berry (I just have to remember to move that tasting note over to the right page). This one is very similar except with a little less berry flavor and a little more hibiscus. There is also a cherry component to this that is pleasant but adds to the tartness. Granted this was steeped longer which could account for this being more flavorful. It’s not a bad cup but not something I will be seeking out in the future either. Still it was fun to try so thank you Roswell Strange for the share! 218.

Even though I drank this mug hot, the flavour of this blend is so close to the Saskatoon Berry one I recently had cold brewed that I would have a hard time distinguishing them from one another if they weren’t side by side. I think the main difference is that this has a hint more “red fruit”/chokecherry type of taste to it…

A hint.