Another tea from my Dammann advent order. This is one of the few Noël teas that I haven’t tried yet, and the flavor combination sounded lovely, so in the cart it went! It’s listed as an apple, peach, pear, and mirabelle plum black tea with hazelnut and chestnut. I’ve never had a mirabelle plum before, except as preserves, but I love all plums and stonefruit in general, so this seems right up my alley! The smell is very sweet mixed stonefruits, and I would almost guess there was vanilla as well.
This steeped up very light in flavor, which I think is well-suited to the mix of fruits here. The strongest notes are the apple, which is crisp and somewhat tart, and the juicy plum. The peach sort of melds into the plum, being quite similar, and I don’t think I’m tasting pear here at all. I also can’t pick out any nutty notes. The base tea is generic and unassuming, a good foil for the lovely fruit flavors. There’s a tad bit of tannic astringency, which sort of enforces the idea of apple and stonefruit skin on the tongue. And perhaps a hint of floral at the tail end of the sip from the rose petals?
Overall, I’m very happy with it, as the plum flavor is quite pronounced and not overshadowed by the peach. This would be a lovely choice as a light afternoon or early evening tea. I definitely don’t get any Christmas-y association from it, but I’ve also never been to St. Petersburg! ;)
Flavors: Apple, Apple Skins, Astringent, Floral, Green Apple, Jam, Peach, Plums, Rose, Smooth, Sweet, Tannic, Wood
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It sounds bit overcombinated to me. Mirabelle plums are quite specific, bit more on sweet side and combined with “classic” plums don’t taste good for me. Peach and nuts sounds bit weird as well. But I could enjoy just plum and nuts, that could work in my opinion. The rose… can be interesting.
Note that I never been to St. Petersburg as well, though I could if I was bit more rich 4 years ago. I still I kind of hate myself for not saving more…
It definitely does sound like a lot, though I didn’t taste any pear or nuts, so really it was mostly an apple & plum tea with some peach. The rose I could do without but I’m not a fan in general. :P
I’m not sure how common mirabelle plums are here in the United States, but I want to try them, they look so cute and cheerful!
It sounds bit overcombinated to me. Mirabelle plums are quite specific, bit more on sweet side and combined with “classic” plums don’t taste good for me. Peach and nuts sounds bit weird as well. But I could enjoy just plum and nuts, that could work in my opinion. The rose… can be interesting.
Note that I never been to St. Petersburg as well, though I could if I was bit more rich 4 years ago. I still I kind of hate myself for not saving more…
It definitely does sound like a lot, though I didn’t taste any pear or nuts, so really it was mostly an apple & plum tea with some peach. The rose I could do without but I’m not a fan in general. :P
I’m not sure how common mirabelle plums are here in the United States, but I want to try them, they look so cute and cheerful!