Ruby Pie

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Bunny Grahams (Vegan), Chocolate Chip, Hibiscus, Khongea Golden Tippy Assam, Organic Cinnamon Chips, Organic Natural Flavors (Vegan), Safflower
Flavors
Berry, Strawberry, Tangy, Tart, Custard, Rhubarb, Berries, Drying, Graham Cracker, Sweet
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Tea Pet
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 13 oz / 385 ml

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  • “Awe yeah! So this was my “something to look forward to tea” today since the custom blend arrived yesterday from Stacy. In retrospect i probably should have just tried it last night since i made...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Ok, confession time! I’ve always enjoyed this tea, but it’s never been a knock me off my socks sorta tea. You know what I mean, right? But I wanted to really like it because I like Sil and...” Read full tasting note
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  • “My Butiki order arrived yesterday! I’ve basically been getting packages in the mail all week, and well I know you know how awesome that feels. This was one of the teas I ordered a lot of, because I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Sipdown! 779. I keep craving this one, and lucky for me, based on the facts that a) it (was) stored in a plastic baggie, b) there was only one cup’s worth left in said baggie, and c) I chanced...” Read full tasting note
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From Butiki Teas

This tea was created by the winner of our Custom Blend Contest. In October of 2012, we held a contest to send in ideas for a custom blend. A panel of judges chose the 10 best ideas and we created a poll on our site. The concept for this tea won the most votes, so we worked with the winner, Sarah, to create her dream blend. This version has only been slightly modified from the batch of tea that she won. Ruby Pie is designed to taste similar to strawberry rhubarb pie. The pie crust notes are immediately noticeable followed by rhubarb and lingering fresh strawberry and vanilla notes. Hibiscus adds a hint of tartness to supplement the rhubarb notes but does not overwhelm the tea. Adding some sugar will intensify the strawberry and rhubarb notes while still maintaining the pie crust notes. For a short interview on the process of making this tea, please check out: http://butikiteas.blogspot.com/2013/04/custom-blend-contest-winning-tea-now.html

Ingredients: Khongea Golden Tippy Assam (Black Indian Tea), Chocolate Chip Bunny Grahams (Vegan), Organic Cinnamon Chips, Freeze-Dried Strawberries, Hibiscus, Safflower, Organic Natural Flavors (Vegan)

Recommended Brew Time: 3 minutes
Recommended Amount: 1 teaspoon of tea for 8oz of water
Recommended Temperature: 212 F (boiling)

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This seems like a good afternoon tea to drink while helping my mom decorate the tree, a little extra boost of caffeine for holiday spirit! The smell is pretty intense, lots of strawberries and a tart fruity undertone. There is also a hint of cookies and malt, so that makes it a bit like pie. Speaking of cookies, I read somewhere that gluten is not water soluble, so in theory as long as I don’t eat them they shouldn’t hurt me? Not sure…but I am hoping just a little bit won’t cause any problems. It smells to good to not try!

I have learned that my new tiny little teapot is in fact a TARDIS because wow, it holds so much more than it looks like it should. Enough for my mom and me to each have a small cup (and not small like my tiny gongfu cups, like teacup size) so that is fun. Also this tea smells really good! I love rhubarb and strawberry pie, but for some dumb reason I am allergic to rhubarb, but I was informed by Stacy that there is not actual rhubarb in here, so I was super excited to try it. Yay for tea that smells and tastes like things I enjoy but can’t actually eat :P

The taste is alright, at first I was not really wowed, but as it cooled I found I enjoyed it more. There is definitely a taste of strawberries, rhubarb, crust, and a bit of spice, just something was lacking for me. Not really sure what, could be my mood…could be anything. Glad I got to try it though!

OMGsrsly

I couldn’t have it at all, but she did at one point have some gluten free Ruby Pie made up. It was SO GOOD. I’m not sure how different, but definitely something I wanted more of.

TeaNecromancer

Soooo bad idea drinking this tea, I am having a hellish reaction to it meaning either the info about gluten being nonsoluble is BS or I have an allergy rather than an intolerance.

Time to see an allergy specialist instead of a GI doctor me thinks :(

OMGsrsly

Possibly unless you’re steeping in something that is a small enough filter to prevent the cookie dust from passing through, you’ll end up with gluten in the tea… :/ Hope you feel better soon.

TeaNecromancer

I think the worse thing is I really do know better but got excited. Thank you for the well wishes, luckily? it seems to mostly be ‘attacking’ my skin, so yay.

Butiki Teas

Oh no, so sorry to hear about your reaction. :(

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Thanks to Stephanie, I finally get to try this tea. It smells like strawberries, in pie form even. I like the added graham crackers. Certainly smells like there is a pie in my tea mug. The flavour is berry, but I think I taste the hibiscus too. Makes for a good berry tea, but I’m not getting much pie… the cracker seems kinda hidden.

This seems like something that would be good iced, so I’ll try that too.

Flavors: Berry, Strawberry, Tangy, Tart

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Oh yeah this is a favourite. I gave my BFF her teas tonight, and made us a pot of this to share while she cleaned the frogs and I dealt with whatever it was I was doing.

I’m drinking the second steep right now, actually.

We both really REALLY like this tea. I highly recommend it. I love the slight tartness, the strawberry, the custard. Yum.

(3 min for first steep, 4 min for the second)

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML
Memily

… cleaned the frogs?

OMGsrsly

I am reluctantly taking care of frogs for someone right now. Reluctantly because they are so noisy.

Mercuryhime

Memily, I thought the same question. :) I wondered if it was slang for something or if maybe I’m just really ignorant about frog care.

OMGsrsly

And really it’s their habitat that gets cleaned. We don’t give the frogs tiny showers. ;)

Sil

i wanna see you give frogs tiny showers…

OMGsrsly

Maybe I should do a kickstarter. “I will make a video of me giving frogs tiny showers.”

Butiki Teas

Would totally donate to that :D

OMGsrsly

I might have to get crafting, then. They’ll need little shower stalls, scrubbies, and wee shower caps. ;) Maybe I could make as much as the Potato Salad Guy!

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Backlog time. Apparently the middle of the night Saturday/Sunday morning is my gongfu session/Steepster sweet spot.

Another tea from the lovely Virginia! I fear that I got lost in the tea and forgot to thank her for all the Butiki teas she sent me, but if you’ve read a review by me of a Butiki tea lately, she’s the facilitator :).

So this tea is dark brown with chunks of dried strawberry and graham cracker-type things. It smells all sweet strawberry and brews up a reddish brown. The taste is all sweet strawberry with a tart kicker, smoothed out by vanilla. Unfortunately, I don’t taste any graham-ness to suggest the crust, but if you like strawberry rhubarb, this tea will bring you joy.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
TheTeaFairy

Yes, I remember this tea being pretty spot on with the flavour. And middle of the night gongfu sessions rock!

mj

They do! I would do this every night if it was acceptable to show up at lab after noon.

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237 tasting notes

Every time I open the bag, I want to shove whatever’s in there in my mouth and eat it. I steeped it for 5 minutes after seeing someone else’s comment that it brought out the flavours and YES, it’s true! Revelation!

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I’ve seen so many good stuff about this tea on my dash (if that’s what it’s called? Dash or feed or… I don’t even know) and it got me excited to try this tea! It’s… okay. It had a really nice dry leaf smell, but its brightness got a bit.. murky and dull in a way? I like how there’s little bunny grahams in here hehe, so that’s probably what gave this tea a bit of umph, but not enough to go head over heels for.

It’s good, but not great. Thanks NayLynn for the chance to try it, and giving me enough for a few cups, but I don’t think this is a tea I’ll go out and purchase.

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T&C TTB#16: Okay, this is great. This was another I have never ordered because I figured it wouldn’t be my thing. I don’t really get any chocolate chip bunny taste here, but it is easily one of the best strawberry blacks I’ve had. I do notice the hibiscus but not in a bad way and there is a little bit of pie crust in the background. It’s a little bit dry as it cools off. I don’t get much cinnamon either and I’m not sure what rhubarb tastes like. My grandma made strawberry-rhubarb pies every spring but I never ate any. I liked the plain strawberry ones too much to branch out. :) This one goes on my shopping list for the next Butiki order.

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 45 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Sil

BAD Nicole! (i would have sent you some if i had known you hadn’t tried it!)

boychik

I really like strawberry rhubarb preserves. I think I have a sample of this one.

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I’m having one of those days… You know, where you think your tea cup is a gaiwan, so you dump your tea into your wet cup, only to realize you have to quickly scoop it out into your infuser basket with your clumsy fingers…all while working as quickly as possible, so as to not affect the outcome of the brewed tea….

Well, I was also distracted by a man in the school field behind my house as my kettle was coming to a boil… He had been hanging out there, playing with his dog for quite awhile…which is all good. But then when it came time to leave, his goal was to get his four legged friend into the backpack carry-on so that he could ride his bike home….and doggy was not looking pleased about this arrangement. It was hilarious, and vexing in a way (because, I’m sorry, that’s just humiliating to that poor dog….)…. So, perhaps that’s why I was distracted…

But, I wasn’t going to let anything distract me from this tea once it was ready.
Oh my…. I love this one.
Thanks so much, Marzipan, for sending it my way!!!
I get the steamy jam that’s bubbled up around the edges of the crust (I always go for that gooey looking piece…), I get the buttery pastry dusted with sanding sugar, I get the cooked strawberries and rhubarb….. I get the WHOLE PIE.
I just want to gobble it up and then ask for seconds (and eat it with my hands, like keychange said was perfectly acceptable)….
This is getting added to my “buy this as soon as you can afford it, and keep it on hand forever after” list….

Sorry dog in backpack… I no longer care about you…I have pie in a teacup.

tea-sipper

Had this one yesterday, and your description is perfect! But that poor dog!

DeliriumsFrogs

I know! I wanted to run out into the field and rescue him from that crazy backpack set up!…. but then I had my tea…. Lol

Butiki Teas

Poor dog but that does sound amusing to watch. :)

keychange

Mmm now I want a cup of this tea! And yes, eating pie with your hands is amazing.

Frolic

Drinking it now myself and wanting pie.

Plunkybug

Ha ha! love this! Ruby Pie is seriously yums, though.

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The second of the Butiki teas I pulled out to try, and oh my goodness is this amazing! My search for a brilliant pie tea is offiicially over. The dry leaf smells wonderful — fruity, tart deliciousness. Brewed, it’s even better. The first thing I can taste is a strawberry and rhubard, with a perfect depth and tartness. It’s just like pie filling. Not too sweet, not too savoury, just…bam! After the initial fruitiness comes the cinnamon, and then a buttery, baked flavour that is just dead-on pie crust. How can something that tastes so much like fruit pie actually not be fruit pie? The assam base is really good here, adding a maltiness and a sweetness that somehow underline the whole thing. Sil and Butiki did really well with this one — I’m convinced it’s tea heaven! A definite repurchase once I’m done with this bag.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp
ohfancythat

You’ve convinced me to try it with my next order!

Nxtdoor

Yes, whatshesaid, you have to try this. I bought it a while back and loved it. All gone now but definitely on the list. Along with peppermint patty.

Sil

So glad you love it :)

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I think I am on the fence on this one. I like it parts of it, but I am not sure about others. I love the rhubarb and the strawberry along with the vanilla undertones. I absolutely think of a fruit pie when I am drinking it. However, there is a little bit of astringency in the base tea that I am not crazy about. I think I need to play with it a little bit and see if I can bring out the top notes and mellow the base.

For now, I am not going to rate this tea, I think I need to drink a few more cups before I make a final decision.

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