Adventaggedon Day 24 – Tea 2/6
Called this one from the start – there was just no way that the last day wasn’t going to be either this matcha or Gingerbread, and Gingerbread showed up very early in the advent, so…
I have a love hate relationship with this matcha – I just don’t really love mint flavours in most of my matchas, but it’s quite nice as a latte and I was especially feeling the festive spirit today so it was probably one of the best days for it to show up waiting to be steeped! I made it as an eggnog latte, with crushed candy cane sprinkled on top, and it was so perfectly festive and indulgent. Very, very rich/sweet too. The eggnog masked a lot of the mint, but enough still came through that I got the candy cane aspect of the tea still!!
It was really fun doing this advent – to be completely honest I had way more fun with it than I did the regular LLT advent that I did last year. Perhaps that’s because I just seem to love the majority of DT’s matcha flavours. I’d definitely consider doing it again next year if it’s brought back (definitely not a decision I’ll have any part of) though my concern would be that a lot of the teas might be the same/similar because there will not be 25+ new matchas flavours to load up the advent next year. Well, actually, I guess I probably shouldn’t say that as a fact/statement – just because I work in R&D does not mean I know everything. It doesn’t track with the amount of matcha flavours that have historically been released in a new year, though.
I would really like some new Christmas Matcha options other than Gingerbread/Candy Cane though – even though I like both of them well enough they aren’t my favourite matcha flavour profiles. Would holiday matchas would y’all want? I’m not above outsourcing ideas if it results in new matchas, haha.
Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJM0NCOgiTR/
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Something like B&B’s Nordic Berry, with a piney/juniper flavor paired with a tart cranberry-esque berry note!
I’d love a Cranberry Matcha! Sometimes you want something festive but not “heavy” so that brightness/tartness could be so nice. Not sure how that juniper flavour would go over, but I’d personally be ALL FOR that. I think the only tea DT has done with a strong juniper flavour that’s worked long term, though, has been Cold 911.
It makes me sad the lack of love for the humble juniper berry in tea blends in general. I’m crazy for it!
Me too – the pine-y flavour is so distinct and unique, and it adds such a nice botanical/forest-y feel to tea blends. Whenever I find a juniper tea I often crush them before steeping to maximize the flavour.
Juniper berry matcha? Although I am not avid matcha lover, this sounds like an interesting taste. I can’t pick up any idea of matcha now though.
Something like B&B’s Nordic Berry, with a piney/juniper flavor paired with a tart cranberry-esque berry note!
I’d love a Cranberry Matcha! Sometimes you want something festive but not “heavy” so that brightness/tartness could be so nice. Not sure how that juniper flavour would go over, but I’d personally be ALL FOR that. I think the only tea DT has done with a strong juniper flavour that’s worked long term, though, has been Cold 911.
It makes me sad the lack of love for the humble juniper berry in tea blends in general. I’m crazy for it!
Me too – the pine-y flavour is so distinct and unique, and it adds such a nice botanical/forest-y feel to tea blends. Whenever I find a juniper tea I often crush them before steeping to maximize the flavour.
Juniper berry matcha? Although I am not avid matcha lover, this sounds like an interesting taste. I can’t pick up any idea of matcha now though.