Teafluent

Iced!

Made this one a few days ago in the afternoon. I’d been feeling a little nostalgic for summers spent back home in the prairies, so I went and dug out this tea which I am perilously close to finishing off. It’s so interesting that there was an almost nutty and peanut-like taste to the undertones of this iced tea that made me think of PB&J sandwiches, but overall it was just really juicy and tart with that sort of cranberry meets blueberry flavour that is so nostalgically Saskatoon Berry tasting. Makes me want all kind of Saskatoon Berry treats from home: pie, jams, milkshakes, you name it…

Made this into an iced tea for myself in this cool yunomi cup I picked up while I’m here on vacation. It has a loot to it that makes me think of tall blades of rich, green summer grass. Very prairie summer vibe, to me at least. I’ve actually nabbed a lot of ceramics while on vacation. More than I’d planned to.

The tea was great. I think I made my concentrate a little strong for the cup size, but that’s on me for eyeballing instead of measuring. Even so, the sweet jammy deep purple berry notes and pop of hibiscus tartness were sooooo refreshing. Saskatchewan is in the middle of a heat wave right now, so the last week has just been sweltering hot from early morning up until late day.

Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvdVk3lOL2I/?img_index=2 (Second Photo)

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJN9al3cJx8

When I saw a vendor at the farmer’s market selling Saskatoon Berry tea I knew I had to pick some up for myself. The dry leaf was surprisingly fresh smelling with an almost fermented sourness to it – definitely from the surprisingly plump Saskatoon berries in the blend which don’t seem to have fully dried out. That said, it tasted lovely once brewed. Very bright and juicy with a lovely top note acidity and tartness followed by deeper, jammy berry notes. A pretty good depiction of these berries I love so much.