Blueberry Cobbler Honeybush

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 211)

It seems odd that I don’t have a note on this one yet, but it must have just hit at a time when I wasn’t doing so (it definitely appeared as if I’d drank it before). I was hopeful that it would be tasty – and it is! Really nice blueberry flavour, some vague pastry-type flavours, plus honeybush, of course. As always, would prefer the flavours on an actual tea base, but I’ll enjoy it as is.

Another evening cuppa from this past month that was consumed whilst writing advent notes; this will definitely be a theme with my tasting notes today. It was especially delicious as it cooled with a nice syrupy cooked blueberry compote note and really complimentary subtle warming spices. Notes of nutmeg in particular just made it so much more cozy and tasty!

This is better with milk. I got two decent steeps out of it. I love S&V’s blueberry crumble tea so much, so this one didn’t quite measure up. I get blueberry, the base honeybush, and the flavors that bring it together decently well. The strongest flavor is the honeybush, which definitely leaves me wishing the other flavors were more prominent. It doesn’t really taste like blueberry cobbler. I accidentally bought two small pouches, but I finished the first with just two large mugs of it (3 tsp each) so it shouldn’t be much trouble to finish the second.

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This is a flavor profile that my boyfriend really loves, so he drank most of this pouch. But, I had a cup and it was quite tasty! Syrupy sweet blueberries and vanilla are most dominant for me, with just a touch of cinnamon in the finish. The honey bush works really well here, adding to the cobbler aspect of the flavor.

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The last tea from my December subscription! Hooray for keeping up! \o/

This was a tasty one. A nice dark and syrupy blueberry combined with nutty pastry-esque notes from the honeybush base. To me, it’s closer to a blueberry pie since cobbler (as I think of it) is a bit more cakey. And just a hint of cinnamon adds a nice warmth and extra sweetness.

A free sampler, thanks Anne! Decided to brew this up as my herbal tea tonight, on what has become a very stressful evening! My kitchen sink is leaking, and since I don’t want to pay for “after hours” repair charges (in podunk Idaho, anything on a Sunday is “after hours”!) and I work during “normal business hours” during the rest of the week, the best I could do on the plumber front was getting an appointment early in the morning, an hour before I go into work, next Wednesday. Which means I have to deal with that sink leaking until then! (I’m no expert, but it looks to me like it only leaks when I’m running the water in the sink, so towels and a cooking pan under it will have to suffice, and I’ll have to try to severely cut down on my dishes until then… guess the next three days will be ordering in!)

I’m smelling my steeping cup, and getting warm blueberries, cinnamon, pastry, and that peppery note that I’ve been getting from honeybush a lot lately. The steeped tea tastes like a syrupy sweet blueberry, like a blueberry pancake syrup, followed by lingering spices in the mouth; the spices actually help mask the peppery note of the honeybush (or at least it seems to blend in well with them rather than standing out like several of the Plum Deluxe blends I had during advent). I rarely taste nutmeg when its included in a tea, but I taste it here! It sort of lingers on my tongue after the sip, too. The base tastes a touch nutty which I think is what is bringing out the pastry associations for me.

A pleasant cuppa on a not-so-pleasant evening!