Type: Black
Origin: India
Price: Free sample
(regular price – $5.00 for 1oz)
Vendor: Butiki Tea
Brewing Method: Per
Instructed - 1.5 teaspoon of leaves, 1 cup of filtered water, heated to 210°F,
steeped for 4 minutes
Overall Score: 4.4
out of 5
Raspberry Truffle is a Kundaly Indian black tea base mixed
with chocolate chips and raspberries; all organic ingredients. The huge raspberry and chocolate chips stand
out amongst the tiny black tea leaves. I
am tempted to pluck out and eat one of the chocolate chips from the blend just
to see if it has been infused with the black tea and raspberry flavors... but I
won't.
The aroma of the dry blend is super sweet. I can smell the fruity raspberry with a hint
of earthiness in the background... not sure if that is coming from the
chocolate chips or the black tea.
The subtle aroma of the steeped blend is a mix of sweet,
tart, and earthy. I can smell the
raspberries up front with the earthy and hearty black tea aroma in the back
ground. The liquor is a light brown
color.
The taste is quite tart at first. After each sip the tartness gives way to
sweetness. I can't really detect the
chocolate by itself, but I believe the chocolate is what is helping the black
tea flavor move more towards the front.
What I mean is, usually with flavored teas you just taste the
flavoring. However with this, I can
taste the raspberry flavor AND the earthy tones of black tea. I think the chocolate makes the actual tea
flavor richer so it does not become hidden by the raspberries.
When it comes to adding milk, cream, or sweeteners to this
tea... I like it the way it is. I
believe adding cream would mask the flavors too much while sugar might bring
out the raspberry flavor more than it needs to be - unless you really like
raspberries.
If given the choice, I would pick an actual raspberry
truffle over this tea - mostly because of the lack of chocolate flavor. However, this is a flavored tea that I
wouldn't mind keeping in my stash.
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