I live! Fall teas brought me back to life ;)
The wifey and I are going to visit my folks in the US for Christmas, and my brother is a huge DT fan, so I sent a note out to everyone saying that if they want any of the fall teas, to let me know and I’ll grab some before it’s gone. Within minutes, my Dad replied, asking for 50 g of Yes We Cran. Candosville, Daddy-o! I was amused at the one he picked, considering this was the same man who once told me that voting for Obama and then moving to Canada was the same as farting in a car and rolling the windows up XD. The wifey just picked up the new fall teas last night, so I thought I better taste test this one soon and report back!
I’m having it hot with two spoons of sugar and the smell of the dry leaves had me drooling. It smells like a really good mulled wine…or cider. I can’t decide. Mulled something. Which I love. The scent carries over to the steeped tea as well, the smell of it filled my kitchen. Awesome. I’m a little scared of the hibiscus.
Surprisingly, the hibiscus mixes well with the cranberry, enhancing the tartness, rather than taking over like hibby tends to. It is a perfect fall drink, in my opinion. Makes me think of fresh cider and orange leaves and all sorts of deliciousness. I could have used less sugar, honestly.
And in the middle of the sip, your tastebuds freak the heck out. Because pumpkin. In a cranberry tea. I don’t get it, I just don’t get it, and if the pumpkin wasn’t there, my rating would be higher, but ugh pumpkin. When I drank coffee, I lived for pumpkin lattes, and I always have to get at least one pumpkin muffin from Tim’s during the season, but that’s about it. I don’t understand the need to shove pumpkin into EVERYTHING once fall hits. Davids already has pumpkin chai, why do they need pumpkin in this too? And did I read something about two more pumpkin teas? Why?
I want a good eggnog tea, dang it.
Regardless, this is a yummy, yummy tea that I think my Dad will love (hi Dad!).
