Raspberry Jam

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Echoing Sil’s thoughts that this tea isn’t rich enough to be deserving of the name “Raspberry Jam”. It’s definitely because of the chamomile, too. I don’t even understand what that’s meant to do/add to the blend?

This is more or less chamomile tea with raspberry, rather than the other way around. Personally, I hate chamomile. It’s one of the reasons I was hesitant about this blend from the get go. It’s also maybe just a touch lemony? But it doesn’t deliver rich flavour in any way; actually, it’s really subdued overall. I think that’s because the overall ‘vibe’ DT wanted was a softer tea for Mother’s Day that could be enjoyed as a light evening/bedtime tea. The flavour with that approach makes sense, just doesn’t personally hit the mark for me. However, the flavour with that approach and the given name? Big disconnect.

No rating from me; I think I’m too biased towards the chamomile. So much bleck.

so annoyed that i didn’t notice this tea has chamomile in it. nothing irritates me more than when i use my finum with chamomile. the little bits get stuck and it takes me forever to clean, so i usually use my other infuser. oh well. lesson learned, pay attention!

this one smells mostly of chamomile when brewed – i did shake the bag up, so my teaspoons were balanced… (and yes, apparently i was temporarily chamomile blind when i was cooping ‘cause it didn’t register lol). Raspberry is there, but on the tail end of the sip. Certainly not enough for me to call this raspberry jam! if this came straigh tout of a jam jar, i’d be sad. Jam is INTENSE flavour, full of delicious goodness…this is…more like a chamomile, raspberry tea. oh well. enough to try it one more time. Maybe the second cup will be more jam like.

I went in to DAVIDs today expecting to buy a hot cup of their Lemon Pound Cake, but this one smelled so amazing I changed my mind (also swayed by the fact that it was almost 20 degrees out and this sounded better iced).

I really did like this one. Not as tart as I expected, but also not sickly sweet. I was a refreshing pick-me-up. The camomile is definitely there, but it blends with the raspberry well.

Not sure if I’d buy some, as I still have way too much tea, but it’s a great summer drink.

This tea smells lovely-very fruity. But there’s a lot of powdery and thin tiny twig looking like stuff in my bag and I’m not sure what it is because of the ingredient list, but I must have gotten the bottom of the bag when they filled their tins. I tried it hot and I did not mind it…but I can taste the chamomile and I’m not a huge fan of it. It’s drinkable though but I find that it tastes more like strawberry jam to me. I made it iced too but did not like it that way at all. Overall, this was just ok for me-I don’t think I’m gonna be buying anymore and I will be giving the rest away to family to try-my mom loves chamomile teas and raspberries so she might like it.

Dry leaf: Ripe raspberry notes mingle with the aromas from the chamomile and apple.

Liqueur: Pastel pink with a vibrant raspberry aroma.

Flavour: Even blend of chamomile, apple bits, raspberry chunks and lemongrass.