Marshmallow Krispy Treat

Not leaving a rating because this is an older sample which may have lost its flavor due to improper storage. That being said, I didn’t get any marshmallow from this: just a strong, astringent black tea with a hint of toasted rice.

Really enjoyed this one too. Not quite what the name led me to believe, but a really nice cup.

Thanks, VariaTEA.

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Thank you for this one VariaTEA!

We were practicing making complicated drink orders for customers with the new tea guides at work a few days ago, and I happened to have this tea with me so I used it as sort of an example for those weird, complicated drinks. In hindsight, personally, I think I should have just tried this one straight because then I’d have a better feel for the typical flavours of this tea rather than my weird specialty order of it – though it did taste quite good.

Here was my order….
- 1/2 pump agave
- Two small splashes of skim milk
- Four ice cubes added after the water has been poured

And yes, people really order like that.

- Perfect level of sweetness; tasted like rice krispies cereal with sugar sprinkled on top
- With hints of vanilla/marshmallow
- I COULD see the “Marshmallow Krispy Treat” comparison
- But it did remind me a bit more of a bowl of actual rice krispies cereal
- Very smooth, well balanced flavour

I’d definitely be curious to try this one again in the future if the opportunity arose.

I liked it. I steep it closer to 4 minutes but that’s my personal preference. Nice black with dessert like flavor. I don’t usually like strong black tea so this was a pleasant surprise. Nice notes of rice and marshmallow but not overwhelming. I keep going back to this one.

this time there was a whole lot of…maple? going on. weirdness but still tasty haha

Note to self: 5 minutes is too long to steep this! The base takes over leaving a hint of popped rice under an astringent black tea. We’ll see how this does when brewed properly because I am sure this is not representative of how this tea actually tastes.