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drank Strawberry Field by CaesarsTea
6444 tasting notes

Though your many cold brewing suggestions all sounded great, I didn’t have any of them. What I did have was a lot of this tea. I worried that this might turn vegetal since when brewed hot it had that quality. However I am glad I relented because this is so much better this way. After 15 hours there is virtually no vegetal base. This is sweet strawberry (mewakeling, I actually thought of you while having this as it is reminiscent of DAVIDs Sweet Strawberry) and papaya all the way. The rating got bumped and I will definitely be making it this way from now on. One of the best cold brews I have had thus far. In fact, I might make another bottle tonight and cold brew some of Caesar’s Lemon Tart while I am at it.

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more
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Fjellrev 11 years ago

Sounds like a yummy cold brew to me.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

It definitely was. I am glad to. It is a mediocre hot tea but a very good cold brew.

Fjellrev 11 years ago

I love when that happens. Such a huge save in my books.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

Definitely. A lot of the time I use cold brewing as a way of quickly using up leaf of teas I don’t love. That was sort of the case here, well that combined with the fact that I thought the flavor would work as a cold brew. Now I am even considering picking up more of this next time I am in the store.

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

VariaTEA, I’ve probably asked this before, but how much tea and water do you use when you’re cold steeping black teas?

VariaTEA 11 years ago

This is green tea although I suppose if I steeped black I would do it the same way. Basically what I do is start with a 500 mL water bottle and pour off/drink just the top little bit to make room for the leaf. Then I double the of leaf used in a cup because I figure it is two cups. So in this case I used 3 tsps for the 500 mL.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

*double the amount of leaf

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

Awesome, thanks! I only use 1 heaping tbsp/litre for fruit teas, but it feels like it’s not enough for a black or green tea.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

For one liter, I would use 2 tablespoons just because that is about 4 glasses and typically for blacks and greens you need 1.5 tsps per glass.

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

So for my new jugs, I’m going to need 1/4 cup. Yikes! That’s gonna use tea up fast.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

Haha that is quite a bit of tea. Well, I usually used cold brewing to use up teas I am not in love with so I suppose in that case such a large use of tea is a positive thing.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

SBTs are sized for about 2 liters though so maybe it might be worth it to invest in those. I have enjoyed the couple I tried so far.

Roswell Strange 11 years ago

Just dropping in to say that all the notifications for this tasting note are driving me crazy! Not because of the conversation or anything; it’s actually really interesting. Purely driving me crazy because everytime I see this blends name in my notifications I get the damn song stuck in my head :S

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

We can have a sing-along! “Strawberry fields forever…”

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Fjellrev 11 years ago

Sounds like a yummy cold brew to me.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

It definitely was. I am glad to. It is a mediocre hot tea but a very good cold brew.

Fjellrev 11 years ago

I love when that happens. Such a huge save in my books.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

Definitely. A lot of the time I use cold brewing as a way of quickly using up leaf of teas I don’t love. That was sort of the case here, well that combined with the fact that I thought the flavor would work as a cold brew. Now I am even considering picking up more of this next time I am in the store.

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

VariaTEA, I’ve probably asked this before, but how much tea and water do you use when you’re cold steeping black teas?

VariaTEA 11 years ago

This is green tea although I suppose if I steeped black I would do it the same way. Basically what I do is start with a 500 mL water bottle and pour off/drink just the top little bit to make room for the leaf. Then I double the of leaf used in a cup because I figure it is two cups. So in this case I used 3 tsps for the 500 mL.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

*double the amount of leaf

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

Awesome, thanks! I only use 1 heaping tbsp/litre for fruit teas, but it feels like it’s not enough for a black or green tea.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

For one liter, I would use 2 tablespoons just because that is about 4 glasses and typically for blacks and greens you need 1.5 tsps per glass.

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

So for my new jugs, I’m going to need 1/4 cup. Yikes! That’s gonna use tea up fast.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

Haha that is quite a bit of tea. Well, I usually used cold brewing to use up teas I am not in love with so I suppose in that case such a large use of tea is a positive thing.

VariaTEA 11 years ago

SBTs are sized for about 2 liters though so maybe it might be worth it to invest in those. I have enjoyed the couple I tried so far.

Roswell Strange 11 years ago

Just dropping in to say that all the notifications for this tasting note are driving me crazy! Not because of the conversation or anything; it’s actually really interesting. Purely driving me crazy because everytime I see this blends name in my notifications I get the damn song stuck in my head :S

OMGsrsly 11 years ago

We can have a sing-along! “Strawberry fields forever…”

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For me, flavored teas are definitely my sweet spot. I will most often reach for black teas and rooibos or honeybush blends but I do keep some flavored whites and greens around for when the mood strikes. I have a few herbals/tisanes but most of the time I find myself disappointed by them as they often smell deliciously sweet and then end up tasting tart/sour. I have a little bit of an aversion to pu’erh and oolong teas. I am also wary of florals, earl greys, and chai teas. I do not like overpowering citrus flavors nor do I usually like hibiscus, licorice or chamomile. I love dessert teas – caramel, vanilla, toffee, cookie, cream, and other sweet flavors make me smile. Fruits like strawberry, peach, mango, and pineapples will often catch my attention as well.

I have also realized that although I really enjoy adding frothed milk to some of my teas, if I do not like the tea with zero additives (just in plain water without milk or sugar), I probably won’t drink it. The one exception is flavored matchas which I will happily drink in cold milk if I do not like it mixed with hot water. My theory is if the tea can’t stand on its own then it is not for me and I will more than likely try to swap it out for something else.

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