Tea Type: Black Tea
Where To Buy: 52 Teas
Product Description:
This was a suggestion from one of our customers, and I spent an hour digging through my email folders and searching our facebook page, but I couldn’t find the original suggestion anywhere, so I couldn’t put his or her name on the blend.
Anyway, when I first got the suggestion, I realized I was going to have to MAKE some Zabaglione to try, because not only had I not tried it before, but I had never HEARD of it before. Well after trying it (for those of you who never have, I would say it is something like a custardy (flavor, not texture) whipped cream with a hint of wine. After trying it, I was not at all sure that we would be able to make a tea that hinted of the complexity of Zabaglione, but after some trial and error, we now have…
Our Tea of the Week for the week of May 31, 2010
Tasters Review:
I’ve now had two separate tries with this tea and here is what I have found…
For my first attempt…
I found this to be very VERY nice! It’s very creamy and a lovely Strawberry taste without being tart or fake tasting! There is a a bit of fruit, a bit of wine, and lots of cream! Ahhhhhh!
My second go-around was just as pleasing! Yes, the strawberry is still there and is juicy and plump in flavor but this time around I picked up more on the wine-likeness and it was a beautiful thing! And the cream was perfect and more towards the end of the sip! Truly unique!
All good things must come to an end – and so has this tea in my stash. I’m officially putting this one on my re-order list because it’s a goodie!!!
