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drank Saunapolulla by TakeT
2042 tasting notes

Well yes… I love sauna. Dry and hot Finnish sauna. I miss it so much so I bought two teas with sauna in name and opened this one first. I bought 50 grams of it and I am nearly _finnish_ed with it. It is a bit of cheat, as I sent a bit to Courtney, while not realising she doesn’t like smoked teas at all. Sorry once more, and who will be new owner of that pouch is unknown to me, but I hope they will like it as I do.

As I was going through this tea, I was able to found more and more from it. At first it was plain, smoky tea, not even sure if lapsang, as it was flat, but smoky. The blue cornflowers do not add anything to flavour I suppose. Later, I was able to notice more. First of all, it wasn’t just some common smoke, but I believe it was pine/birch wood used. It wasn’t meat-y as some smoked teas are. Rather woody.
And as I was in the middle of the pouch, I started to feel fruits in a cup. It says it contains “aromas” and “currant leaves” and I believe, it has got indeed black currant berry flavour/aroma. Not sure if it is the “aroma” or what started to be berry like, but those cups were my highly-favorite and maybe a reason for such a fast sipping down.

I also offered it once to my family members, as they wanted any tea to be brewed. So I took this one, while I told them I am not sure if they will like it. And they have drank it without any complaints and said it is perfect for colder days as it reminds them being next to the fireplace, covered with blanket and drinking hot tea.

So, a winner at all points I suppose.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML
ashmanra

Aaaaaah, that pun almost finnished me!

derk

Haha, nice skill there, Martin :)

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ashmanra

Aaaaaah, that pun almost finnished me!

derk

Haha, nice skill there, Martin :)

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