Berried Treasure

Tea type
Black Fruit Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Bergamot, Raspberry, Berries, Blackberry, Marshmallow, Strawberry, Tart, Vanilla, Wood
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Organic, Vegan
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Average preparation
Boiling 3 min, 15 sec 10 oz / 295 ml

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  • “This really stays true to its ingredients – the berries and the bergamot especially. Most prominent is the raspberry, and it’s so sincere that I almost expect to taste and feel the crunch of...” Read full tasting note
  • “Initially, I felt that the bergamot was far too present on this inspired berry marshmallow fluff tea. Then, as it cools a bit, the bergamot begins to back down to manageable levels. Nice cup. ...” Read full tasting note
  • “Lugging this around in a carry cup on this appallingly humid day. Berry goodness. I’d like more vanilla, but perhaps that’s a familiar refrain from me. I’m sitting on university campus and am jus...” Read full tasting note
  • “I believe I commented on someone’s post that I didn’t remember this tea but desperately wanted it. As luck would have it – I had a taster pouch! And it was delightful. Anne definitely works some...” Read full tasting note
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Tea of the Week for April 24, 2017!
Most of our blends with marshmallow root are genmaicha blends and I love those, of course, but I also have a fondness for marshmallow root in other types of teas. Marshmallow root has become one of my favorite herbs to work with because it softens/lightens a tea and adds a really delightful fluffy marshmallow-y taste to the cup at the same time.

With this blend, I started with a base of organic black teas from China and India. To those, I added an abundance of berry flavor – strawberry, blackberry & raspberry! – and some vanilla bean and bunch of marshmallow root. Then I added just a kiss of bergamot and a barely there hint of bourbon essence. It may seem like there’s a whole lot going on with this blend – but the focus starts on the black tea and then makes way for the berry and marshmallow notes. The other flavors add just a hint of something else in the background – like a little surprise “treasure” for your palate to discover!

This is a very tasty tea – bursting with delicious berry flavor with a soft, fluffy marshmallow background note.

organic ingredients: black teas, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, marshmallow root, vanilla bean & natural flavors

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2170 tasting notes

This really stays true to its ingredients – the berries and the bergamot especially. Most prominent is the raspberry, and it’s so sincere that I almost expect to taste and feel the crunch of raspberry seeds on my tongue.

Flavors: Bergamot, Raspberry

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Initially, I felt that the bergamot was far too present on this inspired berry marshmallow fluff tea. Then, as it cools a bit, the bergamot begins to back down to manageable levels.

Nice cup. The berry malt marshmallow is just beautiful.

Kittenna

Ah. This sounds like a tea I want to drink in the near future, but I have a horrifying feeling that it might have been eaten by the mice. Feeling a need to search through my bin now :/

Evol Ving Ness

I keep fighting back the idea of alphabetizing my teas :)

Mastress Alita

I keep my teas alphabetized on my shelf… but I mean, I’m a librarian, I don’t think this should surprise anyone. shifty eyes

52Teas

It would make things much easier for me to organize the tea studio alphabetically – but being that organized frightens me. “Chaos is a ladder.” ~ spoken in a lovely Irish accent

Evol Ving Ness

hahha, I used to keep my albums, ie. LPs, in alphabetical order, but that was an aberration. My natural tendency is towards creative chaos or just straight out chaos. Overly organized people frighten me.

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70 tasting notes

Lugging this around in a carry cup on this appallingly humid day. Berry goodness. I’d like more vanilla, but perhaps that’s a familiar refrain from me.

I’m sitting on university campus and am jus amazed at the number of American plates: Connecticut, NY, and Florida. And that’s just here in front of me in this corner. Not surprised but amazed. Apparently, the numbers are in the tens of thousands, or more, since this administration came to power. Really something.

And yes, I am aware that the exchange rate favours Americans, but the it usually does.

OK, back to my tea sipping.

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6105 tasting notes

I believe I commented on someone’s post that I didn’t remember this tea but desperately wanted it. As luck would have it – I had a taster pouch! And it was delightful. Anne definitely works some sort of magic with bergamot, berries, coconut, marshmallow root, vanilla… any blend with those ingredients is almost always a winner.

I like Foggy Coconut a bit better, but it also has the downside of coconut. No coconut here, but creaminess from the marshmallow root and possibly other flavourings, plus berry flavours and bergamot. Yum yum yum. Also had about 3-4 delicious infusions.

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1792 tasting notes

It’s a nice change to be able to experience a berry-flavoured tea that actually tastes like real berries and not artificial flavouring. I can actually taste the raspberry and strawberry in this, and the marshmallow root truly does give this a fluffy background texture.

Am I detecting a mineral note from the base? I swear.

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6444 tasting notes

I brewed this and then got distracted by our little puppy aka Poupée so this is cold. Still tastes like it smells though and it smells pretty good. Someone made the comparison to DAVIDsTEA’s Fantasy Island and I can see why. A tasty berry black tea. Alas the berg builds the more you drink :(

Fjellrev

Poupée is a freaking adorable name for a puppy.

VariaTEA

It’s one of many. She was also referred to as Buppy for a while (because she was a baby-puppy), Susan Lucci, and Wiggles. My sister named her Lucky and we all think it’s too cliche so she gets nicknames.

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15006 tasting notes

Not sure how i ultimately feel about this one. It was on my list of teas i needed to try but having tried it, i think i can pass. It’s a nice black strawberry/berry tea but there’s something not quite harmonious about this blend that doesn’t work for me. Thanks for all these samples VariaTea!

Final Count: 56

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1429 tasting notes

While superficially reminiscent of the old Fantasy Island blend from David’s Tea, this blend is boozier, brighter, and more acidic (thanks, Bergy). There’s also no coconut, but it makes up for that in vanilla marshmallow, and even more berries.

It’s surprisingly juicy, with all the sweet-tart dimensions that blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries bring to the table. It’s a refreshing cuppa, even when consumed hot, without milk. The vanilla and the woody fluff textural quality of the marshmallow root gives it that desirable berry dessert vibe. The bergamot is actually not that blatant, merely complimenting the lush berry flavours with its floral/citrus profile.

If you love Bluebird’s Vicky’s Spongecake, DT’s Fantasy Island, or AQTT’s Black Cherries in Sweet Cream you’d probably enjoy this too.

This sample was generously provided by 52Teas. Thank you!

Flavors: Bergamot, Berries, Blackberry, Marshmallow, Raspberry, Strawberry, Tart, Vanilla, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Shae

I love that you put recommendations at the bottom for similar teas. Very much enjoyed this note!

Roswell Strange

Oh man, I miss Fantasy Island! I remember when that one blew up here on Steepster! It was a pretty fun tea, and in hindsight I bet I could have done so much more with it.

Evol Ving Ness

Vanilla marshmallow and berries! WIN!

VariaTEA

I enjoyed all those teas so I look forward to trying this out when I can actually taste teas again!

tea-sipper

Bluebird’s Vicky’s is a nice comparison. :D

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761 tasting notes

I got this as a sample with my last 52Teas order. I put it off because I saw that bergamot was one of ingredients. I am not fond of bergamot. Earl Gray is not a fave! But either my cup didn’t have much bergamot or it is so light I can barely taste it. I enjoyed this cup. It had a mellow strawberry flavor that avoided the fake or “children’s cough syrup” version of strawberry, and it didn’t taste like sickeningly sweet strawberry candy either.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 45 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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308 tasting notes

I’ve realized that strawberries are a hit or miss ingredient for me in teas, especially in black tea blends. I’m finding that it almost has to be the primary flavor in a black tea for it to jive on my taste buds. I don’t dislike the blend, but I probably would’ve loved it had the strawberry been excluded altogether. Another delicious base and the other berry flavors are quite nice. The bergamot and bourbon essence are not really discernible at all. I’ve had it both hot and iced. It makes for a pleasant little cuppa, but, sadly, the combination of berries just didn’t work for me. I’ll sipdown the rest of my small stash, but it’s not a tea I’d repurchase.

Flavors: Berries, Marshmallow, Strawberry

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