In Another Castle

Adventaggedon Day Eleven – 5/5

I feel like maybe I like the idea of this tea more than the tea itself, but it’s also not an unpleasant tea. It’s inspired by the Mario games – specifically the character of Princess Peach. This is not the first tea I’ve come across inspired by this character, and of course all of them have the obvious common denominator of being peach flavoured.

Aside from the peach, this is also apparently lychee flavoured!? I have to say that I both smell and taste the peach, but not so much the lychee. Speaking of smell, there’s something about the dry leaf and steeped tea aroma of this blend that doesn’t agree with my stomach and I cannot place why. Thankfully, it doesn’t translate into the taste which is more of a bright and juicy peach candy flavour with a bit of a floral undertone. I suppose the lychee could be adding to both the overall juiciness and the floral characters. There’s also something, as the tea cools, that’s a bit like bubblegum. Honestly, I’m not mad at it – peach bubblegum almost feels more spot on as inspiration than peach and lychee. I’m not crazy about the split black and white tea base. It’s not bad but it’s slightly muddied, and I think this blend would be stronger if it was only black tea or white tea. Probably white.

Overall, I feel like I would need to try this again before really making my mind up. There’s promise, but I need a better feel for consistency of flavour and how things like icing or cold brewing it would affect the taste.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmCyvUVuvAB/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49z3i-eNC9o