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Is one especially patriotic if one drinks 1776 tea in the morning? Or would it have to be drunk on July 4 to get the patriotic points? It is a silly name for a tea.
The ingredients don’t seem to match what I think of when I think of revolutionary history either: strawberry, maple, Assam, Ceylon, and Kenyan teas.
None of them are even the teas tossed into Boston Harbor, which consisted of 240 chests of Bohea, 15 of Congou, 10 of Souchong (all black teas), 60 of Singlo, and 15 of Hyson (both green teas). Green tea accounted for about 22% of the shipments’ total volume, and 30% of the value. Now if someone wanted to create a Boston Tea Party blend in honor of the event in 1773, those are the teas to blend.
But I’m delaying telling you about this tea. Either I brewed it too long or it is naturally this bitter. There is a strong strawberry taste similar to Marco Polo. I don’t taste the maple. In truth, I’m not anxious to taste anything more from this tea.
Off to brew something else.
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This tastes remarkably like a cherry cordial. Or at least it tastes like a cherry cordial if it were coupled with very dark intense chocolate. In the end, I added honey to the tea to take down the slight bitterness of the tea. Just a smidgeon brought out the decadent tastes of chocolate and cherry and satisfied my cravings for the afternoon. Much thanks to Janefan for steering me toward Culinary Teas. If this is indicative of their quality, I think I will be extremely pleased with their teas.
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This sounds awesomely yummy. Now you made me want cherry cordial. I think I’ve got some in the fridge…
It is extraordinarily good. I’ve been sniffing my now-empty cup longing for more (but holding myself back).
Oooh, that does sound good.
Oh man I’m in love with all things cherry, and if they have chocolate in then that’s even better! ;)
The one tea I have from them is the Canadian Icewine, which I got from a tea swap. I am going to have to research what else they have and order something. This one sounds good!
@janefan It is quite good. I had it again this morning to ground my fortitude before going to the doctor and it was delightful.
@Jillian You would like this one, then. It has a very strong alcoholic cherry fragrance and taste.
still drinking my ice wine tea/grape juice punch. A few days after mixing it in the pitcher, the tea and juice seemed perfectly blended — in fact, the tea seemed to stand out nicely. However, today the tea tastes muted and all I’m getting is watery grape :(
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I am cold-brewing 8 Tbs in 48oz water for 8 hrs. Had a scant teaspoon left, so made a (rather weak) cup hot, with a bit of sugar.
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was looking for the right tea to go with my leftover pizza for lunch. I think this will fit the bill!
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Give Metropolitan Tea’s a whirl…it goes by the same name, I believe!
I agree with T=Bliss. I got a tin of this for Xmas from my Canadian ice-wine loving sister-in-law who figured ‘I love ice-wine + she loves tea = perfect gift’. What could have been a tragic mistake …wasn’t. .. tin was empty before New Years
sweet upfront with a bit on tannin on the finish, just like a nice glass of wine. Only warm, and alcohol-free! Great with cold pizza for breakfast :-)
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actually this teat tastes sweeter when hot, and becomes more tannic as it cools (which seems the opposite of some other tea which seem more harsh when hot and mellow out/sweeten as they cool down.) Anyway, I like the first half of the cup better than the second. Still need to try this one iced or room temp though to see just how wine-like it can be. Would also be good hot w/ mulling spices as a “virgin” mulled wine.
Very strong grape/wine flavor. Hardly taste the tea though. It’s a good tea for when you want wine but can’t/shouldn’t have it!
This sounds really good. Where did you find it?
a friend who didn’t care for it gave it to me. They do have a website you can order from: http://www.culinaryteas.com/Flavored_Teas/Canadian_Ice_Wine_Tea.html
Looks like a 1oz sample is $2
Thank you. I will try them out.
This is the first Pumpkin tea I have tasted, so I don’t really have any points of comparison. I’m the kind of person who chases after things like “Pumpkin Pie Martinis” and “Pumpkin Ravioli” so I write from the perspective of a pumpkin lover.
This tea pleased me very much. Most importantly, the pumpkin flavor seems true and not at all synthetic. The mix between the black tea, the spices, and the pumpkin was exquisitely done. If you like flavored teas as I do and if you are a fan of the Pumpkin as Food or Flavor source, you owe it to yourself to give this a try. Very well done, Culinary Teas!
Caribbean Blue lady is strawberry kiwi blend as you take the sip and turns into a delicious coconut on the finish/aftertaste. The tea base is very mild so I think this one is best used as an afternoon pick-me-up. Blend is very naturally sweet so I would skip the sweetener until you’ve tasted it.
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Smells sweet but tastes a little bitter but not bad. You can taste the spices and they are strong but in a satisfying way instead of it being distracting.
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Onion family? Weird:)
i’m curious now…
Okay…AFTERMATH…I can totally taste the onion-funkiness-like thing in the aftertaste…ek!
yikes…i’m out.
I’m still game. But you know me, I have to try anything- infact, that just makes me even more curious!:)
worth a try…LOL
OH.MY.GOD. Masterpiece! This is great! Remember those scented markers back in the 80s that smelled just like fruit? Well, this tea smells JUST LIKE that Blackberry Marker! YES! It’s scent is LOVELY. The tea itself is very flavorful and yummy. The perfect mix of fruit and green tea. Great job Culinary Teas!
You can see the almond and smell the vanilla and almond. It’s a reddish brown in color and lightly flavored and scented all around. It’s actually quite good. Not one thing is too overpowering.
Smells like White Tea…Looks like White Tea…HEY! It must be White Tea!!!!
After it sits for a while it does start smelling a little floral. It’s pretty!
Delicate and thirst quenching…nice!
Just how much tea do you drink in a day?? I see from your string of comments you are into it today! I thought I drank a lot. Maybe you’re just taste-testing? Whatever it is, go for it and enjoy!
LOL @ Teaman – I drink at least 6 usually past 12 a day! I like variety! :P
Wow you are hard core @TeaEqualsBliss! Love it! Have a Happy New Year and don’t float away!
This still smells slightly smoky to me.
It is more of a thick reddish color this time tho.
I’m still not getting juicy but I guess I could chalk up this cup – compared to the last – more wine-like…maybe a semi-dry one. It’s kind of dry but also a little sweet.
This cup was better than my last by about 2 points :P Whatever that means…regardless…I’m raising it by 2.
The description says winey and juicey and I am not getting either. It smells a little smokey, but just a little. It has a slight positive bitterness to it. It’s light brown in color. It’s fairly good and a little different. Thankfully no aftertaste! That’s a plus. It’s growing on me…
This seemed to be a mild strength flavored black – with just enough Blackberry to blend well for alittle tasty goodness. Seems to be a good starter black flavored loose leaf for those who don’t like bold black teas. Mellow but tasty. Negative is that I couldn’t get a 2nd infusion AT ALL with it.
Wow, I’ve impressed by your history skills! I’ve never heard of any of those teas, except Souchong. And, now I’m craving a black-green blend.
I’m married to a history professor so any history skills I have are just the product of rubbing against his skills. (Which sounds like it should be more fun than it actually is.)
In this case, I knew that the colonists couldn’t have been using Kenyan tea (because it hadn’t been planted there yet) and knew that the tea of choice in the colonies was Bohea since it makes an appearance in several poems and works of literature from that period. Since I was miffed at the tea for being ahistorical in ways I knew were wrong and for being bitter to me, I just looked up the exact composition of the cargo using the great Google. So I’m less impressive than I might first appear.
Maybe because the colonists were bitter, so the tea blend was bitter? :-)
I’m no historian by any stretch of the imagination. I can’t even remember last week.
Carolyn, your explanation of the Boston Tea Party’s shenanigans was awesome. I’ve been wondering what the teas were that were dumped into the harbor for a long time, but I never took the time to research! Thanks for the info!
Now I really wish there was a blend reflecting what was actually dumped overboard!
Living in Boston myself, I can tell you that the harbor has probably never smelled better than it did that evening in 1773.
LOL sophistre! I second that!
Patriotic any day, double points on any US holiday other than July 4th, triple points on July 4th.