March Sipdown Challenge Prompt – an herbal tisane
Sipdown
For a tea that contains no sweeteners real or artifical, this is one of the sweetest tasting tisanes I have ever had.
Using my normal amount of leaf, the first pot of this was shared with Ashman and we did two steeps which we combined. Even that way, the flavor was incredibly strong. It was good flavor, mind you, but wow, was it strong. I agree that this gives the vibe of Carrot Cake Cupcake from the same company, with a sense of confectioner’s sugar and cream cheese frosting. How? I think it would be safe to back off a little on how much leaf we use when drinking it hot.
The second time I made it was when I needed a quick tea for Ashman. I put two teaspoons of leaf in a gravity steeper that holds seven ounces, steeped only once, and decanted it into a tea shaker full of ice. (Like a cocktail shaker but made especially for tea.) It got so frothy when shaken! does green rooibos have more naturally occurring saponins than tea? I poured it into a tall glass and added a couple of teaspoons of simple syrup. I tested a small spoonful of it to make sure it was sweet enough for Ashman, and it was light and fruity. He pronounced it very, VERY good and really enjoyed it. The crumble idea took a back seat slightly and this tasted more like jammy blueberry tisane to me. Nice.
We needed an evening tea for suppers so I made a half gallon with the remainder of the pack. This might need to be a repurchase for fruity summertime tea. It is chilling in the fridge now, but I will update when we drink it made that way, five teaspoons double steeped and combined going into a half gallon pitcher with a half cup of sugar. Hopefully it will be as good as the flash chilled tea.
