Sipdown (189/193)!
Thank you Kittenna for the sample!
I’ve been toying with the idea of a 52Teas order to try some of the Southern Boy iced teas (since I drink a daily cold brew anyway) and because quite a few of the white blends currently stocked pique my interest. I was sort of torn between this one or the Honeybush version as a final thing to round out the order but wasn’t sure whether they’d be worth it: I’d never had one of the 52Teas oolongs before and Frank’s Honeybush base usually tastes really peppery to me. That’s when I remembered I still had an untested sample of this one!
So this was my morning tea before work instead of the usual matcha (because if all goes well I’ll be making my orders tonight when I get home) and man was it delicious! Seriously, it was light apple in a really natural way and sweet, rich caramel in the perfect balance. It was delightful and gentle but still very powerful in the delivery of the flavours.
I kind of feel like that just makes the decision that much harder though: I know both version are reblends and what if the reblend of this one doesn’t live up to this stellar cup? If I get the Honeybush then at least I don’t have a basis for comparison and wont know if it pales in comparison to the original. And conversely; what if I hate the base for the Honeybush? I know I like the Oolong base…
So here’s my question for you Steepster people: Has anyone tried the original Honeybush version? What was it like? And then – has anyone tried either of the reblends? Are they equally flavourful? Not sure which I should go for…
Argh!