Cute and Clever Cocktail

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Blood Orange, Fruity, Pineapple, Rum, Tropical Fruit
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Certification
Organic, Vegan
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Average preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec 12 oz / 354 ml

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  • “Sipdown As good cold as I thought it would be! Fresh tasting green base with noticeable tea flavor that is not buried by the tropical fruit flavor. This is chilled, not cold steeped, but I would...” Read full tasting note
  • “AJRimmer Advent Day 14 I don’t drink, so this is a tea I probably never would have been drawn to on my own. But I’m glad AJRimmer sent it, because it’s so yummy! Blood orange is a favorite flavor...” Read full tasting note
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  • “The fruit is authentic and tasty, as always. The green tea turned out a little bitter the first time. The second time, I was extra careful with my steep time, and it still came out a bit drying....” Read full tasting note
    74
  • “Oh wow, I LOVE this one. I’m drinking it as an iced tea and I’ll need to try it cold-brewed next, per Anne’s tasting note. It’s so delicious… a wonderful balance between pineapple and blood...” Read full tasting note
    90

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Tea of the Week for May 8, 2023!

A blend of green teas (gunpowder & chun mee) with freeze-dried pineapple bits, blood orange wedges & alcohol-free rum essence. It’s everything I want from a cocktail: something sweet & fruity & not too bitter or ethanol-ish. Plus, it’s tea which is better than a cocktail, but with this tea, you get both – but since there’s no alcohol, you won’t have a hangover the next day.

It’s organic, vegan, gluten-free, allergen-friendly & all natural!

organic ingredients: green teas, pineapples, blood oranges & natural flavors

More about this tea: I have a confession: I blended this tea without having a name for it. I blended blood orange, pineapple & rum (alcohol-free essence) together & I like what I tasted. I googled the ingredient combination and there are recipes for “Blood Orange Pineapple Rum Cocktail – but that’s just a little too “wordy” for a cocktail for my liking – not to mention – too precisely literal. Cocktail names should be cute & clever. I wasn’t looking for something outrageous like Zombie’s Slutty Mama – I just wanted something like Pineapple Sunset – but that name has already been taken.

So, I found a cocktail drink name generator online & to be honest, most of what it was generating were kind of – well – not what I was going for. So, after about a half an hour of pushing that little name generator button, I gave up & decided to call this the Cute & Clever Cocktail that is also known as the Blood Orange Pineapple Rum Cocktail, but better because it’s cute & clever and not so literal.

I love the way the pineapple & blood orange work together here – it’s tangy but not too tart, it’s sweet & deliciously fruity. The rum flavor is not particularly assertive here, but you can definitely taste it – it’s enough to let you know that it’s there – that there is more to this tea than blood orange & pineapple. A really nice warmer weather kind of tea drink!

to brew: shake the pouch well to distribute the ingredients. Use 3g of tea to 12 oz very hot water (175°F) steep for 2 minutes, strain & enjoy!

serving suggestion: I crafted this tea primarily with iced tea drinking in mind because it’s getting to be that time of year – so I highly recommend cold-brewing this tea. My first taste test with the tea was hot – so it does work as a hot beverage as well, but it really shines as a cold tea. I like a teensy bit of raw sugar in the blend (or honey!) as it gives it more of that sweet, fruity cocktail drink taste – but it’s also really nice unsweetened.

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Sipdown

As good cold as I thought it would be! Fresh tasting green base with noticeable tea flavor that is not buried by the tropical fruit flavor. This is chilled, not cold steeped, but I would like to give cold steeping this one a try someday!

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AJRimmer Advent Day 14

I don’t drink, so this is a tea I probably never would have been drawn to on my own. But I’m glad AJRimmer sent it, because it’s so yummy! Blood orange is a favorite flavor for me and I love how it’s blending with the pineapple in this tea. I also got something I couldn’t really put a name to in the flavor, which I’m assuming is the rum. I enjoyed it hot, but I think it would be even better iced!

Flavors: Blood Orange, Fruity, Pineapple, Rum

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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The fruit is authentic and tasty, as always. The green tea turned out a little bitter the first time. The second time, I was extra careful with my steep time, and it still came out a bit drying. Maybe that’s a combination of the base tea plus the alcohol flavoring. Gunpowder isn’t my favorite, so it may just be a me thing.

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Oh wow, I LOVE this one. I’m drinking it as an iced tea and I’ll need to try it cold-brewed next, per Anne’s tasting note.

It’s so delicious… a wonderful balance between pineapple and blood orange, with just the faintest hint of rum essence to round it out and add some heft. I love that it doesn’t veer into juice territory (i.e., it’s not sweet or too flavored), but all the fruit elements are still there. It’s refreshing AF and a new favorite!

Flavors: Blood Orange, Pineapple, Rum, Tropical Fruit

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Our Tea of the Week for May 8, 2023! I was inspired to create this tea based off a cocktail recipe called the “Blood Orange Pineapple Rum cocktail”. That’s a bit too wordy & precise for my liking – let’s face it, it’s not as cute or clever as Fuzzy Navel or Harvey Wallbanger. There’s absolutely nothing cute or clever about “Blood Orange Pineapple Rum Cocktail.” I thought for a while about calling it the BOP Cocktail – but that just sounded – ugh.

So, lacking a cute or clever cocktail name for this delicious concoction, I decided to simply call it Cute & Clever Cocktail. Bonus: The name Cute & Clever Cocktail fits better on the space on the pouch labels than does Blood Orange Pineapple Rum Cocktail.

Anyway – you might be asking why did I even go with this combination if I didn’t have a name for it? Answer: I wanted something delicious with rum, pineapple and blood orange.

You might also be asking why I’m going on like this. Answer: I don’t know.

What I do know is that I love this tea. I cold-brewed it overnight and I’m in love with it. It’s fruity & I love the way the pineapple & blood orange work together. The rum essence (alcohol free) is not particularly strong, I didn’t want it too strong because I wanted the pineapple & blood orange to be the main focus – but it’s strong enough that I can taste it.

It’s really good. I can’t recommend cold-brew enough for this tea – so very refreshing.

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