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“Adventaggedon Day Three – 3/5 I have to say, so far the advent I’m having the most fun with is this one. Each day it’s been such a delight seeing the featured fandom and even finding the perfect...” Read full tasting note
Not Quite Turkish Delight
Flavor Profile: A taste worthy of selling out all of Narnia for! Sweet, floral, and exquisite. We highly recommend this one over ice, with honey, or however you please.
Ingredients: White tea (Pai Mu Tan), Hibiscus and rose petals, dried beets.
Brewing instructions: Bring water to 100ºC/212ºF. Use 1tsp of loose tea per cup. Steep 5-7 minutes.
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Adventaggedon Day Three – 3/5
I have to say, so far the advent I’m having the most fun with is this one. Each day it’s been such a delight seeing the featured fandom and even finding the perfect piece of teaware to compliment it! Today I went with a traditional British style teacup with a floral rose print; perfect for Chronicles of Narnia and a turkish delight themed tea!
I didn’t have any Turkish Delight to pair with this tea, but I think I made do with a fruit cake flavoured truffle and more nerikiri from the Japanese Holiday market. It was shaped as a beautiful snow covered holiday wreath; so cute! And definitely the right aesthetic vibe of early chapters of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe with Lucy finding Mr. Tumnus in Narnia.
The tea itself looked like everything I would want from a Turkish Delight inspired tea; both in dry leaf visual with all the rose petals and with the steeped liquor which was this stunning rosy pink colour from the beet and hibiscus! Sadly, the taste left me a tiny bit conflicted. It actually tasted really nice with a very smooth white tea base and just a hint of tartness from the hibiscus, but I had to go back and double check the ingredients because I found it surprisingly herbaceous and I was half convinced there was something strange like basil in the mix.
Obviously basil is not a flavour that springs to mind when you think of Turkish Delight, so it was a mismatch for me with taste and concept. Now, I love a good herb tasting tea but for this blend I think I expected a more pronounced rose flavour and just a touch more sweetness. I guess, since it nailed the aesthetic but was off in flavour, it actually did live up perfectly to the name, though! Not quite Turkish Delight.
Also! It occurred to me that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe does actually take place over Christmas. Santa even makes an appearance! So, this was a second fandom tea that was actually seasonally on point as well.
Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CluMZkouA7b/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HSrMpFQkpM
