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“25th and last tea of the Plum Deluxe advent calendar. Supposedly this is a twist on chamomile-vanilla, but made up as a latte I can’t make out either of those flavors. I’m getting primarily cocoa...” Read full tasting note
Day 25 of our 2023 Herbal Advent
If all of the holiday shenangians are leaving you ready for a moment of calm, we’ve got it here in this blend that’s a twist on a classic chamomile-vanilla tea: we use a dollop of Vermont maple syrup and a bit of cacao to add sweetness and warmth. Sink into a comfy spot and enjoy.
If you are truly a maple fan and the blend is not sweet enough for you, you can add a little bit of extra maple to hit the spot.
Ingredients: Rooibos Tea, Apple Pieces, Cacao Peel , Chamomile, Maple Essence
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25th and last tea of the Plum Deluxe advent calendar. Supposedly this is a twist on chamomile-vanilla, but made up as a latte I can’t make out either of those flavors. I’m getting primarily cocoa and, inexplicably, nutty notes, with a hint of maple. The maple is stronger in the aroma – it mostly shows up at the end of the sip while drinking. I actually love this exactly as-is. It’s a very indulgent dessert tea without being overly sweet. Great way to end the calendar.
Overall, I’m really glad that I got this calendar again this year. I didn’t adore every blend but there were a lot of really enjoyable ones. The amount of tea is just right: enough to enjoy and experiment with but not so much that it takes forever to drink through. I had fun with the teas being unlabeled, since it allowed me to test my senses before looking if I wanted to. The tin is very cute and a good size to repurpose for storage. I still don’t adore the plastic baggies they use, but the baggies do seem to have been a bit less staticky this year – mostly I only noticed it with rooibos blends.
Four advents/samplers is apparently the right number for me. I was able to more or less keep up – enjoyably and without stress – even when illness periodically knocked me off course by a couple of days. I’m really pleased with the ones I picked out this year and the way I structured it, except that I should have gotten the caffeine-free Hanukkah sampler. Five is probably the absolute max I could do without it being too much, and if I do that I should make sure only one a day is caffeinated.
Surprisingly, no glittery teas in ANY of my advents this year! I guess it’s out of fashion? Too bad, I still enjoy some sparkle from time to time.
Have you done the Plum Deluxe caffiene advent, and if so which did you prefer?
Not the caffeine advent. I did do the caffeine Hanukkah sampler this year, which may not be a fair comparison since it’s only eight days: I was less a fan of that one because it skewed heavily towards black tea blends and those tend to unsettle my stomach. Flavor-wise I ended up really really liking about half of them, whereas I enjoyed most of the caffeine free blends. Roswell Strange did the caffeine advent this year; not sure if she’s done herbal before.