For the 2nd Tea of Christmas, 52Teas Sent to Me This Chestnut Cream Cheese Danish Green Tea!
52Teas has made a few “Cream Cheese Danish” teas throughout the years. I wanted to add Chestnut to that list, mostly because I felt like the sweet, nutty flavor of chestnut would work well with the creamy, tangy note of cream cheese. I’m really thrilled with how this one turned out!
Smooth & silky cream cheese notes with a kiss of tanginess provides a nice contrast to the sweet, buttery nuttiness of the chestnut. There’s a hint of pastry to this too – giving the overall sip a ‘freshly baked pastry’ taste that I love.
Best of all, it’s organic, VEGAN, gluten-free, allergen-friendly (yes, it’s nut free!) & all-natural!
organic ingredients: green tea, calendula petals, nutmeg & natural flavors
more about this tea: every year about this time (well, actually, a few months before this time) I make a checklist for myself – a list of “holiday” flavors to be represented in my tea blending every holiday season & one of the flavors that make the list every year is chestnut. I’m sure it goes without saying that there is just something unmistakably “holiday” about chestnuts. Even thinking the word evokes thoughts of that song.
But it does get a little challenging coming up with a new idea for the flavor. This year, I decided to go with a flavor profile that I thought would compliment the naturally sweet, buttery flavor of the chestnut & I decided that cream cheese would be an ideal pairing. After tasting this tea, I have determined that my instincts (at least with this tea!) were spot on! This is so good!
I do recommend that you be patient with the cool time after steeping: wait at least 5 minutes (it’s even better if you give it 10 minutes) to cool. The flavor really pops after the cool time!
