Posts Tagged ‘Star Category’
July 29th, 2010 | 
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Category: Black
Tea Company: Red Leaf Tea (website)
Ingredients: Black tea, black currant leaves, strawberry leaves
Vendor Suggested Preparation: Boiling water, 1tsp of tea, steep for 3-5 minutes
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I’ll start off by saying I wasn’t exactly sure how to brew this tea. The sample packaging had no steeping parameters on it, so I tried the website and didn’t find any suggestions. I decided to brew this a little on the safe side and stick to 2 minutes at 195 F and used 16oz of water to 2 teaspoons of tea leaves.
Steeping with these parameters allowed for a vibrant red-orange liquor. I stopped at 2 minutes because of the darkness of the brew. I’m enjoying the aroma of this tea. It has a deep berry scent, possibly blackberries or currants, and I can still smell the black tea in it.
I taste sweet strawberries as I sip this tea. Similar to a strawberry cream scone we have at a nearby bakery; a sweet bakery strawberry rather than a ripe fresh strawberry. There is a hint of darker berry to the undertones of this tea. Something that makes it more complex than just strawberry black tea.
I would serve this tea over brunch with pastries and other sweet treats, or maybe as an afternoon tea. I enjoyed this sample, and am going back for a second mug.
You can purchase the Silver Star directly from the Red Leaf Tea website.
Posted in Black tea, Flavoured Tea, Red Leaf Tea | 
Tags: Afternoon Tea, Black Currant, Black tea, Blackberries, Boiling Water, Currants, Leaf Tea, Nearby Bakery, Orange Liquor, Red Leaf, red leaf tea, Safe Side, Silver Star, Star Category, Strawberry Cream, Sweet Strawberries, Sweet Treats, Tea Company, tea review, Tea Website, Undertones | 
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