Home – 5:30 PM
My Harney & Sons order came, hooray! I picked up some favorites (Paris & Tower of London) along with some new things to try. This one smells fantastic dry! Super fruity and almost tart. It’s interesting to see a stonefruit tea without peach – this one has apricot, plum, and cherry flavors.
I admit it, I’m a little disappointed. I expected the fruit flavors to be much stronger based on the aroma of the dry leaves. I mostly taste dried sour cherry and a bit of apricot, not sure if I really get plum (maybe prune?). The base tea is light and woody and has a slight musty accent.
Well, this is why I ordered samples! Now I can say I’ve tried it and leave it at that! ;)
Flavors: Apricot, Cherry, Dried Fruit, Musty, Smooth, Wood
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Maybe if you steeped it at a lower temp than boiling and steeped for less than four minutes maybe more flavor would make an appearance? I find that lower temp and less minutes sometimes create more flavor. It all depends on the tea I guess.
I generally steep black teas at about 200°, but I’ve been making an effort to follow the manufacturer’s instructions lately. I have one more cup’s worth, so I’ll likely try different parameters with that one. :)
tea-sipper, an interesting comment. I oten try to steep my tisanes and flavored teas longer, with my reasoning being that many flowers and fruit are less intense and I need to give them time to shine. I may need to revisit and possibly reconsider.
Yeah, I think it all depends on the tea. If a tea doesn’t seem to be at the most flavorful, I try to steep it differently. OR if it’s the second steep of a tea I let it steep for many minutes.
Maybe if you steeped it at a lower temp than boiling and steeped for less than four minutes maybe more flavor would make an appearance? I find that lower temp and less minutes sometimes create more flavor. It all depends on the tea I guess.
I generally steep black teas at about 200°, but I’ve been making an effort to follow the manufacturer’s instructions lately. I have one more cup’s worth, so I’ll likely try different parameters with that one. :)
tea-sipper, an interesting comment. I oten try to steep my tisanes and flavored teas longer, with my reasoning being that many flowers and fruit are less intense and I need to give them time to shine. I may need to revisit and possibly reconsider.
Yeah, I think it all depends on the tea. If a tea doesn’t seem to be at the most flavorful, I try to steep it differently. OR if it’s the second steep of a tea I let it steep for many minutes.