Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system (my Review here.)
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vanilla, mint, fake cherry
Steeped Tea Smell: cola, sarsaparilla, mint, vanilla
Flavor: black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent, mint
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown
Post-Steep Additives: +1 tsp German rock sugar – more sarsaparilla flavor to the tea
New steep:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml 195 °F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
more sarsaparilla, still minty, no cherry
Rating: 1/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/11/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-cherry.html
Such a shame on this! I had high hopes for it…
if you check out the other reviews many people like it, i just am not a fan of frank’s black base – want to try it (i’m not going to finish it)?