This is my first from 52teas’ permanent collection, and I can’t wait to try it! Although it looks like Cinnamon Roll Honeybush and Pancake Breakfast finally made it into the permanent collection! WOOT WOOT!!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!! GO 52TEAS!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!
Ahem. Excuse me. I’m just really excited about Pancake Breakfast being around indefinitely. But on to this tea…
The dry leaves smell strongly of strawberry. Like insanely strong strawberry! The brewed tea has the same aroma. Okay, I think it’s cool enough to try now. ((Takes a huge swig & splutters.)) Ugh! This is the bitterest black tea I’ve ever had! Blech!
I rushed off to the kitchen and added milk and sugar. Thank goodness, that took away the overwhelming tannic bitterness. Hmm, now it’s just a cup of really sweet, really strawberry tea. I think I need to use less leaf next time. This is quite strong, and I’m afraid not in a good way.
Overall, it’s definitely a strawberry tea. There’s no mistaking it for something else. If you’re in the mood for strawberry, this is the way to go. But I think I like the green tea version better (and by that I mean Strawberry Pancake Green Tea).
I’ll try this again later and let you know what happens then. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad. I just didn’t do a very good job of preparing this first cup, and now I’m a little scarred.
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What temp water did you use? I see other reviews stating a slightly lower temp and a quick steep time. I, myself, from a reccommendation from Starfevre used water between 175 and 180 and steeped for about 2.5 min…it’s yummy goodness!
I’ve tried it a lot of different ways. It’s best for my tastes with just a splash of skim milk, no sugar, and steeped for 2.5 minutes in roughly 8 oz. of water with 2 tsp of leaves. It’s been a while since I tried it with a low water temp though, so I may try that again. Thanks!
My pleasure!
What temp water did you use? I see other reviews stating a slightly lower temp and a quick steep time. I, myself, from a reccommendation from Starfevre used water between 175 and 180 and steeped for about 2.5 min…it’s yummy goodness!
I’ve tried it a lot of different ways. It’s best for my tastes with just a splash of skim milk, no sugar, and steeped for 2.5 minutes in roughly 8 oz. of water with 2 tsp of leaves. It’s been a while since I tried it with a low water temp though, so I may try that again. Thanks!
My pleasure!