Cherry Vanilla Green Tea (SMOOTH)

Description

Still Getting Caught Up . . .

The label for this tea doesn’t actually say “smooth” but I feel like it should, because this isn’t strictly a Cherry Vanilla Tea. It actually does have some rum notes (courtesy of an alcohol-free rum essence). I was inspired by our Cherries Jubilee recipe, but this one has less rum essence in it. I wanted the focus to be primarily on the Cherries & Vanilla, with just a hint of rum shining through. 

I also didn’t want to cause any confusion by calling this cherries jubilee, since it is a completely different thing with the green tea base instead of the white tea base.

So, when I crafted the labels, I just went with Cherry Vanilla – but when I sampled the tea again to write this description, I decided SMOOTH needed to be a part of the description at the very least, even if it isn’t part of the label. 

This is a green tea base (organic Chinese Sencha) blended with cherries, vanilla bean & the aforementioned rum essence. And it is GOOD. So smooth. Juicy cherry notes, sweet vanilla tones & that smooth taste of rum. I love this!

organic ingredients: green tea, cherries, vanilla beans & natural flavor

to brew: I find that parameters for this tea are pretty important, as my second taste test involved BOTH overleafing, water that was too hot – AND – over-steeping – resulting in something quite bitter & unbecoming of the lovely tea mug that my youngest got me for mother’s day last year. So, you want to give the blend a good shake to make sure the tiny vanilla beans are well incorporated. Use 3g of tea to 12oz of very hot water (175°F) & steep for 2 minutes. Strain & allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Enjoy!

serving suggestion: This is delicious hot or iced (cold-brew it, it’s amazing!) I really like it hot on those rainy spring afternoons (I do live in the Pacific NorthWET & we have quite a few rainy afternoons), but it’s quite refreshing as an iced tea too. It doesn’t require sweetening, but I find that the vanilla & cherry seems to pop just a bit more with a teensy bit of sugar (about ½ a teaspoon per cup).