I had this tea yesterday, but I haven’t got time to write and I don’t even wanted to. Mostly because I felt bit puzzled about this tea.
The aroma is bit buttery (expected) and not sure if rum like. I am not really a rum drinker, though I drank some.
The taste, after 3-4 minutes steep, was quite mellow which I am grateful for. Maybe I have expected some spicy notes, which isn’t much present. It was quite on sweet side and very woody. Oak wood, like a barrel aged beer, or actual rum? I expected some harsh notes and some alcoholic notes, but none of them (luckily?) aren’t there.
It is smooth, which is another quality I haven’t expecting. I don’t mind drinking it, but called it rum-like? I am not that sure. But well, maybe it is actually good blend, just expectations were different.
Flavors: Butter, Oak wood, Smooth
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Hot buttered rum-the winter drink-is sweet with honey and brown sugar in real life. The spices in it are nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. I can’t really describe how rum tastes. It’s one of those smooth, tasty, deceptive drinks that make you want to have a few too many-then when you stand up, the alcohol hits you. I can’t imagine reproducing that in tea, but then I don’t drink or care for flavored tea, either.
That makes sense then. It is indeed on the sweet side with spices (though only cinnamon is here and ginger). If I imagine that, I think it is better. Please note, that I know Tuzemák (check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzem%C3%A1k ) as “rum”… and real rum I tried only five times in my life.
Ah! If you visit your Steepster friends in the U.S., one of us will introduce you to sugar cane based rum. It has many iterations, it is used as the base for most tropical drinks because of its smoothness (think pina colada) and it has quite a history, too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum
Hot buttered rum-the winter drink-is sweet with honey and brown sugar in real life. The spices in it are nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. I can’t really describe how rum tastes. It’s one of those smooth, tasty, deceptive drinks that make you want to have a few too many-then when you stand up, the alcohol hits you. I can’t imagine reproducing that in tea, but then I don’t drink or care for flavored tea, either.
That makes sense then. It is indeed on the sweet side with spices (though only cinnamon is here and ginger). If I imagine that, I think it is better. Please note, that I know Tuzemák (check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzem%C3%A1k ) as “rum”… and real rum I tried only five times in my life.
Ah! If you visit your Steepster friends in the U.S., one of us will introduce you to sugar cane based rum. It has many iterations, it is used as the base for most tropical drinks because of its smoothness (think pina colada) and it has quite a history, too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum