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“This is one of the exclusives from the first sub box I received from Deb and with the new box arriving, seems as fitting a time as any to give this a try. Also, the latte made with Deb’s Banana...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown! (31 | 161) This was one of the exclusive teas from my first-ever Dessert by Deb subscription box! To be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about the exclusives, I would almost rather have...” Read full tasting note
“Not a big fan of flavoured greens, and this fell into that category. Mostly tasted like banana/cinnamon; I’d have preferred a non-green base.” Read full tasting note
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This is one of the exclusives from the first sub box I received from Deb and with the new box arriving, seems as fitting a time as any to give this a try. Also, the latte made with Deb’s Banana French Toast tea was fresh in my mind so it seemed a good time to make this and compare the two.
Right off the bat I’m going to say I prefer the French Toast as a latte. This is more cinnamon and if I didn’t know better, I would think apple. It’s also not as strongly flavoured which means it’s harder to taste through the prep method. I have more of both teas so I can try them plain but so far I’m meh about this and much prefer the banana French toast
Sipdown! (31 | 161)
This was one of the exclusive teas from my first-ever Dessert by Deb subscription box! To be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about the exclusives, I would almost rather have more teas from her latest collection. But that’s neither here nor there!
This one actually does make me think of muffins. There’s a sort of wheaty bran-esque taste to it, like a healthy breakfast muffin. I also get a nice, fairly authentic banana flavor along with a fairly hefty dose of cinnamon. The combination of all these things is like a hybrid between banana bread and a healthy bran muffin. Somehow I’m also slightly reminded of applesauce, even though there are no apples here. So maybe there’s applesauce in the muffins as well!
I quite like it, and I feel like it’s grown on me more and more as I’ve sipped it down. I like the subtlety of it, it’s not screaming at me, but it still tastes like its name. I’ll have to ponder on whether I want to ask Deb if she’ll blend some for me…
Flavors: Apple, Banana, Bread, Cinnamon, Grain, Honey, Sweet, Wheat
This sounds super interesting! But I think it would work a lot better with a black tea base? Sounds yummy! :)
Honestly the added flavors were pretty subtle here, I’m not sure I would’ve been able to taste them on a black base.
I got it! That makes sense! :) I guess this works better with a green tea base then?
Not a big fan of flavoured greens, and this fell into that category. Mostly tasted like banana/cinnamon; I’d have preferred a non-green base.
Yeah! I agree. I think the idea of bananas in a green tea sounded odd to me. I prefer flavoured green teas to be floral, citrus, or some of Deb’s other current green tea blends are lovely as well.
I think my sweet spot for flavoured greens is creamy, or berries. I’ve had some fantastic eggnoggy greens, and strawberry/blackberry/blueberry greens. I’m actually not entirely certain that I’ve had a banana green before, actually!
Ha-ha! :) That makes sense! Have you tried Deb’s (I think it’s called) Berry Cream Shortcake? It has a nice berry/creamy component to it!
I think for green tea, I really like its pairing with pineapple, honey, apple, citrus, lol! :)
