I got all excited when I opened the packet because the smell reminded me of ATR Brioche!
A chewy, sweet, buttery, almond pastry like smell.
A lot of those qualities are still there, albeit in dilute form, in the aroma and flavor. It makes me wonder whether I ought to add more mix and steep a bit longer.
Because I’d sure like to find a substitute for Brioche, even if it is a de-caf substitute. But this wasn’t quite Brioche…
It was prettier though. That’s what beetroot will do for you, I guess. Fire engine red!
Flavors: Almond, Apple, Butter, Cinnamon, Pastries
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I don’t know, to me this one is far more apple-y and tart than Brioche, in which I have not detected an apple flavour. That said, I have never tried Brioche-free, or whatever the ATR herbal was called. I will very much miss ATR. A sad closing.
You’re right, there’s no apple flavor in Brioche that I could taste.
But it’s funny, the only reason I put apple as a flavor for this one was because I read some other people’s notes and they all said apple. So when I tasted after reading, I tasted apple. But it’s not the main flavor I taste in this.
I never tried the herbal Brioche either, but what strikes me about this one is that it manages to capture a pastry quality in a way I don’t think I’ve ever encountered in an herbal mix before. Even rooibos blends that say they’re replicating the flavor of some sort of pastry don’t really manage to do it 99 percent of the time.
Hmm, I’m going to have to have this one again to see what I make of it. All I remember is apple. This time I will purposefully seek out pastry, but honestly, that comes as a surprise to me despite having had it several times.
with sugar is when I notice the pastry element.
I don’t know, to me this one is far more apple-y and tart than Brioche, in which I have not detected an apple flavour. That said, I have never tried Brioche-free, or whatever the ATR herbal was called. I will very much miss ATR. A sad closing.
You’re right, there’s no apple flavor in Brioche that I could taste.
But it’s funny, the only reason I put apple as a flavor for this one was because I read some other people’s notes and they all said apple. So when I tasted after reading, I tasted apple. But it’s not the main flavor I taste in this.
I never tried the herbal Brioche either, but what strikes me about this one is that it manages to capture a pastry quality in a way I don’t think I’ve ever encountered in an herbal mix before. Even rooibos blends that say they’re replicating the flavor of some sort of pastry don’t really manage to do it 99 percent of the time.
Hmm, I’m going to have to have this one again to see what I make of it. All I remember is apple. This time I will purposefully seek out pastry, but honestly, that comes as a surprise to me despite having had it several times.
with sugar is when I notice the pastry element.