Rhubarb fan here, so picking up some of this was a must. The aroma of the dry leaf is juicy and truly does evoke the image of red fruits and berries.
It’s one of those teas that falls flat hot, however. The strawberry is faint and the rhubarb is there, but the base seems to be taking over. Not to mention, there is a weird chemical note in the background. It may be the flavouring?
The cold brew is better. No chemical note, the base isn’t astringent but I’d say it’s actually the star of the show, while the rhubarb lags behind. No strawberry.
I also tried mixing this with the Creamy Rhubarb herbal blend the other day and made a cold brew, and I’d say that was even better. The black base here gave the herbal blend more depth while the Creamy Rhubarb gave off tons of rhubarb flavour. I think that is how I’ll be doing it from now on.
This tea transports me back to walking the aisles of Hemköp, a grocery chain in Sweden, where you can buy bulk tea. Rhubarb seems to be a popular flavour so it was so surprise to find rhubarb black tea there. Very similar to this one.
