I decided to brew this up on a Sunday night and bring it on the train with me in the morning as a cold treat. I generally prefer a hot drink in the morning, but time is tough when you’re racing to get ready, and Monday mornings are particularly hectic – not only am I dealing with all the regular morning activities, but it’s trash/recycling/compost collection day, so there’s always an added bit of madness, which the (enormous) puppy thinks is great fun. Suffice to say, there isn’t always time to even boil the kettle, so forget steeping or doing anything fancy!
I forgot I had set this to steep in a small pot (oops!), so definitely overcooked it or whatever the tea connoisseurs call it. Still, I don’t mind bitter tea, so I poured it in my little iced tea travel sippy cup and left it to chill overnight in the fridge. I found this to be a very refreshing morning tea. The sarsaparilla has a strong zing to it, and the spice notes are slightly warming in the back of the throat. I was really pleased I’d tried it out, because I was pretty sceptical about a root beer float tea. I’m not sure how often I’ll use this one, especially given that the warm weather is winding down and the general consensus here says that this isn’t a great tea served hot, but I’m still happy with it, and would recommend it, if even just for a bit of a novelty.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Cream, Licorice, Root Beer, Sarsaparilla, Vanilla
