$14.09
Tastes Like: black truffle, damp peat, grilled banana, percolator coffee
Feels Like: a majestic mountain lodge
This multi-faceted black tea combines layers of smoke, sweet grilled banana, and sharply fragrant black truffle. The aroma alone overtakes your senses, while the taste draws you deeper into its kaleidoscopic trance. Milk enhances the caramel banana sweetness. Add a touch of booze for a wild and wonderful hot toddy. Recommended for lovers of campfires, scotch and mezcal.
Ingredients
chinese yunnan black tea, spanish olive leaf, smoked chinese black tea, dried banana, sweet blackberry leaf, madagascar vanilla, flavors of of vanilla, almond, banana, white chocolate, and butter
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Fruit & hibiscus
This is an herbal infusion, so start with the fruit & hibiscus recipe: freshly boiled water and a full steep. Follow the producer’s directions where they differ.
Tart, bright blends. Boiling water and a full steep; great iced.
Baseline: 2.5–3 g loose leaf per 200 mL water.
Recipe references: UK Food Standards Agency, UK Tea & Infusions Association
Herbal blends (tisanes) contain no Camellia sinensis, so most are caffeine-free. Always use freshly boiled water for herbal and fruit infusions — the UK Food Standards Agency advises it for food safety. Follow the producer's directions where they differ, and check with a doctor about herbs during pregnancy or with medications.
ISO 3103 is a standardized tasting method used for sensory evaluation and quality control. It's how professionals compare teas fairly, not necessarily the best-tasting cup.
Core recipes, tea classification and general brewing
Japanese specialty tea preparation
Herbal and fruit infusion preparation
Boiling-water guidance for herbal and fruit infusions
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Standardized sensory evaluation and quality control