Berry Good

My first tea review, yay!


Name: Berry Good


Brand: David's Tea


Primary Type: Pu'erh


Dry Scent: Sweet, sun-ripened wild strawberries. Not the store-bought kind, but the almost jam-like scent of those tiny balls of pure flavour that one might come across in a field somewhere and sink into summer bliss over.


Steeping Time: 7-8 minutes


Steeped Flavour: Tastes like strawberry freezer jam primarily, with some of the deep earthiness that typifies pu'erh teas and a green brightness from the presence of strawberry and blackberry leaves that cuts the sweet and leaves a clean finish on the tongue. As the tea cools a little, the hibiscus comes more into play with its sharp, citrussy bite, but it still plays nicely with the sweetness of the berries.


Food/Drink Pairings: This is definitely a dessert tea, or a tea to sip if you're craving something sweet and don't want to give in and munch on something full of calories. I also suspect that this tea would be very good for dipping a cookie or biscotti into, and would be nice with milk or cream, although I very much doubt anyone would think they need to add sugar, even people who normally take sugar in their tea.


This would probably make a beautiful iced tea, especially if frozen strawberries were floating in it to cool it rather than ice cubes. Throw in a nice berry-flavoured vodka or some coconut rum and you could have a summer cocktail people would be sipping probably faster than they ought!


Rating out of Six Tails:

5/6

Buy/Don't Buy