Blueberry Nights

I usually dislike both black teas and blueberry teas, but somehow this one became my favorite tea of all time.

I have received again a bunch of postcards thanks to postcrossing; and one envelope with tea bag in. It came from Russia, surprisingly not opened by customs and this tea bag was in.
When I have opened the outer wrapping (which I am not sure if I have in my collection), I was astnoished how real the aroma was. Or, at least it was distinctly blueberry — reminding me a bit Blueberry Jam by DAVIDsTEA. So, I put the bag in my glass mug, steeped for 4 minutes and…

Blueberries were gone. Not totally, there were still hints of them, some fruitiness (probably as mentioned before, it’s hibiscus) and pretty much plain and boring black tea base, distinctly Ceylon.

Sadly, it’s just below average for me, though I generally like Greenfield blends.

The blueberry flavor is just noticeable, not too much or too little. The hibiscus adds a nice tartness that accentuates the tea very well.

I can’t believe it; a tea with hibiscus in it that doesn’t make me scream, clutch at my throat, and drop to the floor in death throes. Again, picked up by accident (note to self: read the box more thoroughly), but in this case a happy one.

I was enticed by the idea of a blueberry and cream-flavored tea, so I purchased this. I guess the blueberry and cream flavors cut into the hibiscus and made it bearable, or this flavor just doesn’t have that much. I smell it more than taste it, though there is a slight suggestion of it at the beginning of the sip. It doesn’t taste overwhelmingly of blueberry either, but it’s creamy and sweet. Not bad at all.