I’m sooo tired, but also so close to catching up on tasting notes. Two more, and then I’ll finally sleep…
This is obviously T Kettle’s recreation of Magic Potion from DT. However, I’d like to call your attention instead to what I think might genuinely be the worst piece of copy writing that I saw on any tea throughout all of 2020. Like, it wins the award for “worst way to describe your tea”. So, I present the short copy on the T Kettle website:
Brrrrr…. this is so bluey good (incredible as a DIY Popsicle). Tends fruity with ‘into the wild blue yonder’ notes.
I’m sorry, but… INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER NOTES!? What does that even mean!? It’s such a bad and confusing way to describe your tea.
However, with that aside… it’s not a terrible tea. Like, it’s definitely NOT a tea for me but honestly neither is Magic Potion, really. Both have pretty strong notes of stevia and a pleasant but ultimately pretty generic fruity berry flavour that I don’t dislike but that I don’t really like all that much either. I find this blend a little more distinct in what fruit, specifically, it tastes like – and that’s black currant, and maybe just a bit of anise? However, just because it’s a little more distinct to me doesn’t mean I think it’s better. Or worse, actually. What I do think is that black currant is a flavour that’s not super beloved in North America, and that when steeped too long can kind of read and medicinal. That said, the more intense flavour of Magic Potion coupled with the heavy use of stevia can just read as pretty cloying/artificial. So, I think whatever trade off of flavours you’re getting between the two blends probably cancels each other out.
Actually, thinking about it, the taste of this tea sort of reminds me of the black version of these Haribo candies: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xjQdyDMKi1M/XLx_V8ZZjtI/AAAAAAAAZN4/q9dtlrydzi8To9mKhn01foJ9WyiCu7UqwCLcBGAs/s1600/0C09BAF4-DC16-4E0C-A25D-F4272ECBBDFE.jpeg
Don’t know if that’s good or bad, though.
I actually like those black Haribo candies more than their red counterpart. While it isn’t a tea I would say “must have”, I think I could enjoy it :)
It looks like Into The Wild Blue Yonder is a US Airforce song. No clue how that translates to this tea!