Tastes Like: blackcurrant, juniper, honey, spruce
Feels Like: a walk through alpine woods
As the Austrian Alps warm they offer a multitude of aromas and colors. A forest walk leads to unexpected clearings redolent of grasses, herbs and wildflowers in full bloom. The bright spruce aroma overhead and earthy fir needles meld with the soil underfoot. Brushing along bushes and ground cover brings an intense burst of fragrant herbs and ripe blackcurrant berries warmed by the sun. This tea offers a majestic aromatic journey.
This fresh black tea blend evokes forest bathing in the Alps. It's an update of an earlier tea blend of the same name.
This blend emerged from the idea of a tea that captured the essence of a forest and prairie walk among the herbs and berries and sweet earth. It's got a lovely bouquet of dark berries like juniper and blackcurrant alongside rosemary, thyme and cornflower. There is a very light touch of pu'erh for some extra depth. If you are unfamiliar with pu'erh tea, it is a special fermented black tea that is prized for digestive and other health properties.
For our 2024 version, I decided to soften the herbaceous and earthy flavors by adding honey granules. It is not a sweet tea to my tastebuds.
This tea is an aromatic spa experience. Lovers of wildflower honey, juniper and gin will appreciate this flavor.
There are those who will shy away from this tea for its pu'erh or the herbs. My hope is that this blend will be a delightful experience for anyone who's looking for a truly unique flavor.
I'd love for you to try it hot and iced. Add a splash of your favorite milk. If you're inclined to add more honey, please do. This is a blend that defies the usual flavor categories found in tea. It's a lot to ponder in each sip.
I can't wait to hear what you think.
Warmly, Gina
Warmly,
Gina Zupsich
Head Blender
Ingredients
south indian FBOP black tea, chinese pu’erh tea, juniper berry, honey granules, blackcurrant, cornflower petals, rosemary, thyme, natural flavor of red currant
Net weights
4 cup deluxe sample: 14g
15 cup bag: 50g
70 cup bag: 250g
Pro tip: If you want more concentrated flavor, try doubling the tea leaves in this recipe.
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Unlike any tea I have ever tasted. It truly tasted like an evergreen forest when I drank it straight up. Though lovely to smell, it was overpowering to my palate. After I added milk and sweetener, however, the flavor softened and was just right. This will be a nice tea to keep on hand for when I’m in the mood for something a little different.
This one was a surprise. I wasn't sure how I'd the feel about the rosemary and thyme in this blend, but that is surprisingly the best part!
I know it's subjective, as not everyone is a fan of "herby" flavors, but it's such a wonderful balance of sweetness from the berry and honey along with a bit of bitter from that herbaceous touch. So Good! Haven't tried it with milk/cream yet but I'm sure it will be amazing. Another new favorite!
Not enough superlatives in my vocabulary for this new tea! Rosemary, juniper, thyme & black currant…a not to like? I love how evocative these flavors are and yet they don’t overwhelm you. I’m not familiar with the two types of tea in here, but I’m now curious to see if they exist in other August products. A splendiferous morning experience, and from the bottom of my mug after forgetting there was more, I’d say it’s equally terrific iced. I need a tin for this one!
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Seriously, this tea has all of my favorite flavors in one cup--light floral, smoke, earthiness, and the whisper of honey sweetness to round everything out. It manages to capture the freshness of the Alps in spring, where you could hike in the temperate day, but might still want a cozy fire come evening. The juniper is breathtaking.
