Canadian Maple

A good everyday drinker, this maple tea hits all the sweet spots with an air of causality. The flavouring is tamer than the last maple tea I had, but that doesn’t mean it’s subtle; I don’t think that’s possible with maple syrup. It’s slightly buttery as well.

The unassuming black base is more of a malty prop for the delicious maple syrup than it is a key player. However, it still has enough going for it to stay relevant when milk is added to the equation.

This tea was the biggest winner with my mother today, who stole my cup and then used up the rest of the pot for her to-go mug.

Tea sample provided by The Teaguy. Thank you!

This was a decent cup. Maple is not really my thing, though. It was a sweet tea with a moderate black tea base. If you like maple, you should try this. :)

Thank you for the sample, The Teaguy ! Sorry it took me so long to get around to a review!

Received a very generous sample of this from The TeaGuy — Thanks!!!
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First Impressions:
In the bag: Large unbroken leaves and chunks of what look like slivers of maple candy you get at World Market at Christmastime.
Smells like: One of those tobacco stores in a mall in the 80’s. But in a good way.
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Brewed:
Looks: leaves unfurled and plumped, liquid is that “proper black tea” rust color.
Smells like: Ihop, but on a Saturday mid-morning good way, not the sad 4am thursday way.
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Drinking:
Plain: Barely sweet, slightly astringent.
With sugar: Sweet, astringent.
With milk: OMG Waffles! Dripping in butter and syrup like the universe intended.
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Brewed in a ceramic mug with a badly photoshopped on purpose picture of an orange & white kitten in a straw hat – using an in-mug tea infuser from BB&B.

Thank you so incredibly much to the Teaguy for sending me a very generous parcel full of tea to try! It’s certainly motivating me to get back into tea at home, especially now that my new workplace doesn’t have a kettle in the break room. Oh well.

I opted for this first because I felt like something simple and sweet. There’s that classic maple note in there hovering over a slightly astringent base. I already had two cups and will have to go for another one and write a better note. This is what I get for writing this in hindsight due to NHL playoff distractions.

Next, I’ll have to try it with milk too. I had a maple latte at Second Cup the other day and I could barely taste the maple so I wonder how a maple tea latte would be.