Pink Lemonade

Name:  Pink Lemonade


Brand:  David's Tea


Primary Type:  Rooibos


Dry Scent:  Wow!  Yikes!  Very, very lemony!  Sweet though.  Actually, this does smell very much like pink lemonade, which has always been a favourite summer staple of mine, so the lemonyness doesn't put me off at all.  I will warn you ahead of time, however, this is not a tea which you will wish to bury your nose into the container of!  It smells very tasty, but you'd probably be blinking back tears!  Gently waft it toward you, the way you're taught in chemistry class, and you'll be good.


Steeping Time:  6-7 min


Steeped Flavour:  Yup, this is lemony, but it's not a pucker-your-whole-body lemon, it has that inherent sweetness that pink lemonade should.  I know this is really supposed to be made into iced tea, but I happen to find hot lemon very soothing when I have a cold, and this was definitely living up to that need.  Sweet, lemony and soothing on the senses, and the cute shade of pink lent by the hibiscus in this blend didn't hurt either!


Food/Drink Pairings:  Well, given that this looks and tastes much like summer's best lemonade I would say it pairs well with most picnic foods, especially iced.  It would also probably stand up very well to a slice of lemon meringue pie, or a lemon square, although it might be a bit tart for most other desserts.  I can't really see this being a breakfast tea, but iced with some berries it would make a truly marvelous mixer for vodka, rum or gin.  Especially gin...


Rating out of Six Tails:
5.5/6


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