Cranberry Creme

I was in Seattle for the morning and decided to poke my head in Market Spice. I’m not sure how great of a decision that was because it turned into a shopping spree. An hour of perusing later and this Cranberry Creme is one of the little goodies that came home with me!

A berry and sweet cream scent fills the air and the smell reminds me of the berry cereals that I would eat as a kid. You know, the ones that are really bad for you and make the milk turn into a pink sugary sludge. I definitely taste the cream but the cranberry flavor is light and almost just a subtle aftertaste.

So far, this and Honey Flower are my favorites of the MarketSpice that I’ve sampled. I noticed that trying one type of tea makes me (almost compulsively) want to try different brands of similar teas, so maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that I don’t live closer to any teashops…

Here’s Hoping TTB

I generally steer clear of cranberry-flavored teas, as most of them include hibiscus. But this one was a pleasant surprise! Unexpectedly sweet with a strong creamy vanilla flavor and just a hint of generic berry (it doesn’t necessarily read as cranberry, but it’s not hibiscus, so I’m not complaining!) And the black tea base seems nice as well: robust but not bitter. Another reminder of why I enjoy Market Spice so much. Just wish they would sell their teas in smaller quantities!

Mastress Alita’s January sipdown challenge Tea #2: Cream tea

additional notes: Finished one package of this. It’s one I really enjoy and would be happy to stock up again (this is from a teabox). Great balance of tart cranberry and sweet cream all on an unassuming black base.
2022 sipdowns: 4

Better than I remember it, but the creaminess overpowers the cranberry for me.

After all this time, I’m finally back home where I left practically all my teas behind. This means I get to continue exploring many new ones, including the grab bag (if you can call it that) I received from MissB a few months back.

This smells like sweet berries ‘n’ cream. Not an obvious cranberry, but more like a mixed berry, and combined with the creaminess, the scent evokes images of berry-flavoured frozen yogurt.

The base is a little strong, and the flavours are muted. It’s a vague sweetened cream.

Thanks for including this one, MissB! I regretted not taking the time to take a trip to Seattle and explore their tea companies while I was living on the west coast, so it’s nice to get a taste of something from there.

Ok, so I’m digging through some of my samples and decide to give this one a try… It’s smells fruity sweet like something I would go for but I’ve put off trying it because cranberry to me means tart.. something I haven’t tried much in tea up to this point for fear of not liking it.

Steeped this is much like it smells, sweet & creamy with a bit of fruity berry flavor… I don’t know that I get so much cranberry but I guess not all cranberry is tart now that I think about the dried ones I get for spinach salads. I did add my normal bit of sugar to this ;) This is a nice treat I wouldn’t likely have ventured to pick up myself… If I ever put together an order for Market Spice I would be really tempted to grab a bit of this one. Thanks EvaGrimm for sharing this nice blend in our swap.. !

Smells like cotton candy to me, it’s that sweet (super surprising!) The taste is also pretty sweet, with a hint of cranberry tartness at the end.

This tea is tasty. There is a definite creaminess, but the cranberry is playing some sort of game. It’s there, and then it isn’t. There is also some sort of carbonation going on in the background. Not immediately, but I get a carbonation after-effect.

I tried it last night as well, and the confusion was there as well. Perhaps the flavours will become clearer as it cools. Despite all this, I am really enjoying my cup.

Thanks EvaGrimm. :)