Whenever I’m in Sweden in late spring or early summer, my foremost summer-is-really-here ritual is to have soft serve ice cream with sprinkles. I tend to favor the chocolate sprinkles, but every now and then I go crazy and pick the tutti frutti ones. This tea, in the bag, smells exactly like that – the …
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Mango Lassi – Butiki Teas
This one confuses me – I like my flavored rooibos well enough, but this is like drinking straight-up rooibos. It smells like rooibos in the bag, it smells like rooibos in the cup, and it tastes like rooibos in the cup. Any hint of anything else, mango or otherwise, is simply absent. I can’t really …
Fruktig chili (Fruity Chili) – Tehörnan
And this is the last unlogged tea! I’ve been saving this for last, because I knew how bad this was going to be. (I tried this before, see. Once.) This is a very nice rooibos. There’s this surprising, buttery note both in the nose and in the cup. It mingles quite deliciously with the berryful …
Havtorn-jordgubb (Sea-Buckthorn Strawberry) – Tehörnan
…and I will soldier on. After this one, there’s just one more unlogged tea in my cupboard. This is one I’ve waited to write a note for, because I’ve found it confusing. It’s so frustrating when there’s a hint of something in terms of scent or taste that you just can’t place. But now I’ve …
Jordgubb vanilj (Strawberry Vanilla) – Tehörnan
Here’s another basic, plain, fruity rooibos. It’s the kind of tea I’d put in my thermos on a chilly autumn day I planned to spend in the forest, hunting chanterelles. It’s chanterelle-picking tea – robust, simple, foresty. [Purchased at Tehörnan in Uppsala, fall 2012.] Boiling, 5 min
Körsbär (Cherry) – Tehörnan
When I got this, it was mostly an experiment – I haven’t been a fan of any artificial cherry flavouring (Dr. Pepper is death in a can.) since the liquid antibiotics incident back in ’84. Ugh. This smelled more like berries in the store, though, so I went for it. The good news is that …
Rooibos Tropica – Teavana
Oh! Oh! Oh! So I cold-steeped the last of this. Unholy artificial citrus horror would sum it up quite well. I’m dropping this from an indifferent 55 to a near-objectionable 30 for the sheer offensiveness that is Rooibos Tropica iced. Why not lower? Because paired with these citrusy, almondy cantucci I’m having, it’s beautiful. My …
Rooibos Tropica – Teavana
The dry tea is pretty enough, flush with petals. Scent wise, a slightly chemical citrus dominates. Brewed, it smells a bit like citrus caramel, which makes me realize I’d really like to try a lemon caramel/lemon fudge tea in addition to all these more obvious lemon-ginger and lemon meringue combinations. In terms of taste, it’s …
Skogsdröm (Forest Dream) – Tehörnan
Okay, so this tea is a little worse for wear, as it’s been one of my travel teas – a slowly disintegrating bag of loose leaf I just cram into my carry-on and use for my thermos on flights and in hotels. It still smells really nice, though, both in the bag and brewed up. …
Kaktusfikon (Prickly pear) – Tehörnan
The scent of the dry tea is dominated by a very melony note of prickly pear. On sight it’s definitely a rooibos, but eyes closed it smells pale green. I prefer keeping my eyes open, though, as it’s such a pretty tea – riddled with perfect little rose buds and chunks of fruit. In the …