I had the bright idea of leaving the sachet in my mug whilst drinking this tea and I think it allowed the brew to get overly potent to the point where the flavours picked up a rather chemical and almost “numbing” quality. It was hard to tell if this was the same raspberry flavouring that’s been used in other Almost blends. If it was then I think a shorter steep time and this sweet lemon flavouring could have the potential to produce a really nice cup of tea. It even had just a bit of a zingy acidity to it, to play into the lemonade elements.
There’s a very nostalgic “instant lemonade” vibe that I got from this which is nostalgic. I want to like it a lot. I think that puts a lot of pressure on my next cup of tea (which I will steep a reasonable length of time) to deliver. The question will be whether it was my preparation or the blend itself that had that fake-y quality…