For the July sipdown prompt, “A blueberry tea.” Technically this tea has several different kinds of berries, but blueberries is one of them, which is good enough for me. Prepared one liter brewed hot and then chilled overnight, and the other liter as an overnight coldbrew.
Steeped hot and then chilled, the tea was quite brisk, with a fruity berry undertone that read most strongly as blackberry to my tongue. I normally opt to make my black teas “hot” and then chill them rather than coldbrewing, as I typically like the flavor a bit better, but when I tasted how strong it came out, I decided to try a coldbrew. The coldbrew definitely mellowed the black tea out a bit which let the sweetness of the fruits shine a bit more. I also got more of a “generic berry” flavor in the coldbrew. Both were tasty, but I liked the coldbrew preparation a wee bit more so I’m glad I tried it both ways! (And I’ll really have to experiment with coldbrewing black teas more often…)
Flavors: Berry, Blackberry, Brisk, Fruity, Malt, Sweet