Sweet Pear Punch

It is still ridiculously humid in TO, so I have still have not had any hot tea beverages, and I have so many to try!!!

Yesterday I went to ‘Toys R Us’ to buy a kiddie pool. Not for me…but for the furry beast (shep/lab cross) that I live with, to help him get through the heat. He still prefers the stink water creek a few minutes away…but will jump in the kiddie pool if encouraged.

Back to the tea….on opening the bag I smell over-ripe pears. This told me that this would be fairly sweet on it’s own, without any sugar additives.

Because of the heat, my first tasting of this one is as a cold brew, and I have to say…I am surprised that I like this as much as I do. When I first saw the fennel seeds as part of the mix I was like “What??!!!” This will not be good. WRONG!! This is my second fave cold brew…a real surprise to self.

Cold brew tastes like sweet pear. No tartness. Just sweet pear. Sugar is not needed here…it is sweet on it’s own. YUM!!!! I will be sad when it’s gone (2-3 cold brews left). But, maybe I will find something as good. The tea journey continues…. :)

Thanks again to scribbles for sending this one to me.

This is probably the first tea from tealish that I don’t absolutely love. I sure don’t think it tastes like a pear. Perhaps I’m just spoiled by fresh pears directly from the tree (we live next to an orchard). It’s very sweet and reminds me somewhat of the canned pears that they served in the cafeteria when I was in elementry school. I thought the fennel was an odd addition when I saw it and I’m not really sure it is contributing much to the taste.

My second cup I let steep to long and it has an overwhelming tartness form the hibiscus. I like this best when steeped around 4mins because it’s sweeter.

ummm AMAZING. I am thrilled with this tea… definitely my replacement for when I run out of davids perfect pear… dare I say? I like this one better :) … when you smell it, the pear is not prominent… it made me skeptical about the tea… but once it brews… holy cow… it comes out nice and strong! with nice sweet fruity after notes…. delicious! :)

I’m pretty sure I’ve had this before and written about it but alas my note seems to be MIA. No worries, it’s just weird.

Today I am having it as a tea pop and the pear is really shining through. Granted it’s not s true pear flavor, rather it is closer to pear candies. It’s good albeit a bit artificial.

Needed a little break from black teas, so pulled this one out. This is different than the very first time i ever tried this, but i like it both ways. this is more pear wheras the first time i had it you could taste more of the other things going on. Either way, something that will be in and out of my cupboard when i need herbals.

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