Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Monterey Bay Spice Company
Product Description:
Summer Fruit Ambrosia smolders in the cup, a powerful and stimulating fruit tea that helps to slim the body and maintain alertness in the mind! At the heart of this fruit tea is safflower, whose vibrant red petals not only add colour, but also bring essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals to the infusion! Coupled with a robust black tea, this beverage is truly a “food of the gods!”
Taster’s Review:
When I think of “ambrosia,” I am reminded of the family gatherings at my gramma’s house on the 4th of July and other summertime occasions (or sometimes, no special occasion at all!) Gramma would prepare a meal for us – picnic style – that we would all enjoy out on the patio. One dish that was sure to appear at any such gathering would be ambrosia salad: a concoction of fresh and/or canned fruits mixed with mini marshmallows and whipped topping. I don’t really care so much for ambrosia salad now (it’s a bit too sweet for my liking), but when I was a kid, it was a bit like heaven in a bowl!
Well, take away the marshmallows and whipped topping, and add some black tea, and you’d have the tea that I’m enjoying right now. And I do like this better than I like ambrosia salad (sorry gramma!) because it isn’t cloying.
This is sweet, but it’s a nice level of sweetness. The fruit tones are pleasant and delicious, although they are a bit muddled. It is difficult to distinguish any individual type of fruit note – rather, it tastes a bit like a fruit punch.
The black tea is a delicious and strong black tea. It has a nice level of astringency – astringent but not too drying. It leaves the palate feeling clean, allowing this taster to enjoy the sweet aftertaste.
Overall, I find this to be quite an enjoyable tea, one that will certainly be a staple these warm months – because it tastes GREAT iced! My daughters love it too.
