5 Tasting Notes
I’m not too fond of this particular peppermint tea. I might even say I dislike it. I’ve never met one I didn’t like. For lack of a better word, it tasted “grassy” to me. Like I grabbed a bunch of old hay and brewed it up. Maybe I just got an off-batch? And no, It had not expired. The peppermint did not predominate.
Flavors: Grassy
I typically enjoy Rooibos tea well enough as I can’t handle caffeine after 2-3 pm and need decaf/low caf teas. I found this steeped nicely with the type bags Harney and sons uses. But for me it was overpowering in flavor. I’m sure some will love it.
I know that the other reviewer said it’s just like any other chai, and maybe it is. Maybe she has drunk more chai than I.
For me, this was near the top of my list of chai’s I’ve had. Perhaps because it was a gift from a friend who went to the Dickens Faire in San Francisco, I took more care to take brewing notes and get a cuppa just right for my tastes. I’d say the only other chai I have had that I liked this well was from the now Defunct Teavana (a store I really disliked on several levels) who’s name I don’t recall.
I take my tea without sugar and because I’m on keto I use Nutpods Coconut/Almond milk creamer-plain, I may have a narrower number of strong teas which I enjoy without sugar. In the old days I put one or two cubes of sugar and half and half in such chai’s.
This tea is no longer available and I’ve not found an email to contact the website or I’d ask if they plan to bring back.
Flavors: Allspice, Peppercorn, Vanilla