Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: WhiteAugust Tea Company
Product Description:
Black tea delightfully married with French plums, cranberries, and raspberries then kissed with just a touch of strawberry essence. The refreshing tea was made to be iced. A lightly fruity way to quench your thirst.
Taster’s Review:
When I was young, we had a plum tree in the backyard, and when the plums were ripe, we would have plum cobbler for dessert. The smell of those sweet plums baking was intoxicating. While this tea was brewing, my kitchen was filled with that aroma from my childhood. YUM!
This tastes as good as it smells, too. The plum flavor really stands out, and the berry flavors fill the background with a fruity flavor that screams summertime! The combination of sweet and tart fruit flavors is really delicious.
The black tea doesn’t just sit off in the distance and let the fruit flavors do all the work, though. It is a brisk, flavorful black tea that is lightly astringent. The astringency gives this one a sort of wine-like finish which was quite unexpected but certainly enjoyable. The black tea flavor isn’t overly aggressive, but it lets its presence be known in every sip.
This tea is alright hot, but, I really prefer it iced. This is the kind of tea that would be perfect to serve at your backyard gatherings and barbecues as well as just keeping a batch brewed and chilled in the icebox whenever you want some cool, delicious refreshment. Everyone is sure to love this one!
Plum Black Tea from McNulty’s Tea & Coffee
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: McNulty’s Tea & Coffee
Product Description:
I was not able to locate a description of this tea on McNulty’s website.
Taster’s Review:
I love plums, so I was very excited to try this flavored tea from McNulty’s. The dry leaf smells like a juicy plum!
The black tea base is a fairly mellow tasting tea with a mild astringency. Based upon the evenness of the flavor, I would say it’s probably a Ceylon. It is brisk and smooth.
The plum flavor doesn’t overwhelm the black tea, and I like that. The plum is sweet with just a whisper of tartness to it. It tastes like a fresh, plump plum that’s just been plucked off the plum tree! (Can you say that three times fast?)
What I like best about this tea is that it tastes like tea that’s been flavored with the essence of plum. It doesn’t taste like an overly sweet, artificially flavored drink with a hint of tea flavoring in the background. It is delicious hot, but I think I prefer it chilled! It is very refreshing!
Cinna*Plum Tea from American Tea Room
Tea Type: Herbal Tisane
Where To Buy: American Tea Room
Product Description:
A delightfully warming organic caffeine free blend of cinnamon, plum, currants and licorice root. The herbal infusion is organic naturally caffeine free. Cinn*Plum is American Tea Room’s Holiday Tea for 2010.
Tasters Review:
Dry Cinna*Plum Tea from American Tea Room smells like Plum and Cinnamon and MAYBE a little licorice – but not too much licorice to the nose.
When I finished infusing this – I saw the color and freaked because I assumed it had Hibiscus in it…BUT…it doesn’t! I give this Extra Points for that on my personal preference meter, indeed!
This was quite smoother than I thought it would be. Don’t get me wrong – I am thankful for that – as I am not overly fond of intense tarty or fruity teas and tisanes, usually!
I could taste Plum and maybe the currants, too…they’re very wine-like. The cinnamon isn’t an intense cinnamon type taste – I can smell it more than taste it…and the licorice is pretty much the same way…together they knock down the tartiness of the fruit and it works out VERY nice!!! This is very warming and comforting and fruity and fun but not overly tart and I like that.
Eventho American Tea Room markets this as their Holiday Tea for 2010 – I think it would be lovely iced, as well!
Plum Berry from Rishi Tea
Tea Type: White Tea
Where To Buy: Rishi Tea
Product Description:
A blend of white teas combined with succulent plum and wild forest berries. It’s juicy with a deep ruby colored infusion that’s tart, fruity and naturally refreshing.
Tasters Review:
If you have followed this blog for a while now you may have noticed I tend to make special notes about plums from time to time. They aren’t necessarily my favorite fruit but they are on my top fruits list! The reason I mention them here on SororiTEA Sisters is because I sometime find an ingredient that I am on the constant search for that perfect taste or flavor or aroma or feel IN a tea. Plum is one of those flavors! Each time I see a tea with Plum in it – I will most likely try it. With Plum – specifically – I am looking for a plumpiness to it even in my tea! So I am looking for a plump and juicy plum flavored tea. Not one that is artificial tasting or barely there. I guess my plum tastes are quite specific one could say.
I’m not going to tell you that Plum Berry is my favorite Plum tea because it isn’t. BUT…I am going to tell you what I do like about this tea and why it’s different and why I would have another cuppa!
The first thing that came to mind when I smelled this DRY and prior to infusing was KOOL AID! Once infused it does smell more like plum and maybe a hint of raspberry. I prefer the infused aroma better than the dry. It is pretty juicy smelling!
Thumbs up to Rishi for creativity! It’s quite plum and berry like and it’s juicy but you can also taste the white tea a little underneath. It might be a little too flavored for some white tea purists but I think it’s alright! If you are looking for a plum or berry fix and need something a little different – you might want to try this one!
Plum Lov’en from Design A Tea
Tea Type: Rooibos
Where To Buy: Design A Tea
Product Description:
We saw the way these two were looking at each other in the blending room. So we introduced them, although shy at first, vanilla did make the first move. Mixed in a Rooibos base, we’re sure you will love this combination. Is great cold.
Tasters Review:
I will fully admit it…I have been in a PLUM Mood Lately. The more Plum Flavored Oolong Teas and Plum Flavored Rooibos Tisanes I taste the more I think they are made for each other! Speaking of being made for each other…get a load of this one from Design A Tea! It’s Plum Lov’en and I just have to say…This is just awesome!
Yes I can taste the natural sweetness of the Rooibos but more importantly an even 50/50 of Plum and Vanilla. It sort of reminds me of a mixed drink for a split second.
This is a wonderfully flavored Rooibos and it smells great too! It tastes just like you would expect – based on the aroma!
The SororiTEA Sisters have many great reviews on tap from Design A Tea and MANY other great companies so please say tuned. In the meantime…check out the Design A Tea Website…it’s a goodie!!!