Sipdown (121)!
So, I just hit a really cool Steepster milestone… 1000 Teas Rated!
Realistically, I hit that a while ago since I have things grouped under the same tasting notes (such as the teas I drink for my Sommelier courses) but now I have the numbers to actually say “I’ve drank over 1000 different kinds of tea”. That’s pretty cool.
So this tea, number 1000, comes from OMGsrsly and is my second “Anne Era” 52Teas blend. As a Canadian, I feel like I definitely have the right to be very critical of the ‘maple’ in the blend. But honestly, the thing I’m most interested in when it comes to this blend is actually the pear. I sure do love a good pear tea!
Cold brewed, of course, and this definitely smells like both maple and pear. Probably a little more like maple though, honestly. It smells “sticky”, at least as much as one can smell a texture that is.
As for the taste? I like it! There’s both a lot going on and really a very simple flavour profile. Basically, here’s how I break it down: The initial flavour is overripe pears (Bartlett) accented with a slight taste of cinnamon, then the cinnamon fades and you just taste pear. As an “overripe” pear there’s a slight sharpness to the taste with is pleasant as is creates a note that punctuates the rest of the sip. The finish is a maple/cinnamon duo and from there the aftertaste is a long lingering sweet, sticky maple flavour. What the maple reminds me of is “Maple Taffy” which, for non Canadians, is basically just maple syrup poured over snow and rolled onto a stick. The whole drink has a faint honeybush undertone throughout.
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Only in Canada, right? The maple is getting the “Canadian Seal of Approval” though, and the pear gets the “Roswell Strange: Pear Fiend Seal of Approval”. Definitely enjoyed this tea a lot! Perfect for satisfying those after supper sugar cravings.
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YAY!
Congrats on 1000 notes!!
Congratulations! And wow! I can’t even imagine the size of your tea cupboard.
Congrats on the epic milestone, Roswell!
This sounds awesome but I can’t justify the price of them.
And am I a terrible Canadian for never trying maple taffy? For shame.
I had to google that. I did not believe maple taffy was a real thing. Pouring maple syrup on snow? Hilarious!
not hilarious……soo good.
Congrats! I should try my last tsp cold steeped. Hot, I felt it lost some of the pear-ness.
YAY!
Congrats on 1000 notes!!
Congratulations! And wow! I can’t even imagine the size of your tea cupboard.
Congrats on the epic milestone, Roswell!
This sounds awesome but I can’t justify the price of them.
And am I a terrible Canadian for never trying maple taffy? For shame.
I had to google that. I did not believe maple taffy was a real thing. Pouring maple syrup on snow? Hilarious!
not hilarious……soo good.
Congrats! I should try my last tsp cold steeped. Hot, I felt it lost some of the pear-ness.