Cold Brew!
Big thank you to my IG tea friend Gabby for letting me order these Sayso blends to her address in the US (they don’t ship to Canada) and then shipping them out to me! So, so greatly appreciated since I’ve been dying to try these teas for over a year now…
All of the blends are basically everything you need to make a cocktail or non-alcoholic cocktail in one sachet with the idea because that you steep directly in your spirits (alcoholic or non-alc) or in water. For these first tastings I’m just going with water, as if they were a typical cold brew sachet.
This was really interesting! So much more sour and zesty than expecting with a pop of intense flavour that tasted like a mix of fresh pink grapefruit and lime juice. Definitely a bit paloma-like, albeit sweeter and more sour. I thought the cardamom might be stronger, but it was more just a light aftertaste of camphor and spice. Still really nice with the grapefruit, though!
I did notice, in one of the other flavours I tried, that the spice notes took a while to steep – much longer than the fruits. So, when I try this next, I think I’m going with an extended steep time to see if I can push the cardamom to be stronger. I think the tea needs it, to help balance out the shock of citrus. But this was still really nice!