Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: 52Teas
Tea Description:
Here’s a unique treat to tempt your tastebuds. How about some of our premium black teas blended with raisins and the organic flavors of vanilla ice cream, raisins and rum? Our Rum Raisin Ice Cream tea is sure to impress. Get some while it lasts!
Learn more about this blend here.
Taster’s Review:
Yummy! I’ve been looking forward to trying this Rum Raisin Ice Cream Flavored Black Tea ever since 52Teas announced it as the tea of the week for December 9th. I can’t recall ever tasting a Rum Raisin ice cream, but the idea of rum soaked raisins and sweet, creamy vanilla ice cream sounds delicious. And I usually enjoy 52Teas ice cream inspired teas, so I was fairly certain I’d enjoy this one too.
And I’m loving this. It is so good. The flavors all come together so well. I taste raisin, I taste rum, I taste the sweet, creamy notes of vanilla and even a hint of a milky/creamy taste that is giving it an ice-cream-y sort of flavor.
And then there is the black tea. The “usual” black tea base that 52Teas uses for their black tea blends is perfect for this blend. It is robust and has notes of malt that marry well with the rum notes. The black tea tastes rich and full and fills out the background while the flavors play in the foreground.
This not only makes a great “dessert” type tea, but also offers an amazing, guilt-free way to enjoy dessert for breakfast. I enjoyed the tea served straight up, and after the first couple of sips, I decided to try it with a little bit of turbinado sugar, so I added about half a teaspoon. The sugar enhanced the sweet raisin notes and the ice-cream-y taste, so I highly recommend trying this one with just a little bit of sugar. Then I poured myself a second cup of this Rum Raisin deliciousness, and this time I tried it lightly sweetened with a splash of milk … and oh my goodness! So, so good.
A really good one from 52Teas. As I write this review, I see that there are eight (count ’em … 8) pouches of this tea left. I highly recommend getting yourself over to 52Teas and picking up one of these pouches for yourself before they’re gone. It’s a winner!
