“This tea has great flavor. It’s strong and malty with good raspberry notes. I probably steeped it too long, which has been a theme this week. I’m not familiar with a zabaglione so I looked it up....” Read full tasting note
“I’m back at work this week, so I brought some new teas with me (or I suppose what I really mean is “untried” teas…) to ease the pain. Not that my week off was so great – I’m trying to buy a flat...” Read full tasting note
“This was in my grabbag a few months ago. So it might be a little older for a tasting note but it tasted the same when I steeped it up then. I definitely have two big pieces of raspberries in my...” Read full tasting note
“I have been so obsessed with 52Teas lately. The concept of a new blend every week is so tempting! Also, they sent me another freebie in my order?? A full sized Gingerbread Chai! I don’t know what I...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for April 11, 2016!
52Teas has a couple of “Zabaglione” teas – Frank created a Strawberry Zabaglione and a Blueberry Zabaglione and we even reblended the Strawberry Zabaglione . . . so I thought: “Why not a Raspberry Zabaglione?” And really, I think that raspberry is ideal with the creamy, sweet flavor of a Zabaglione custard. It seems to bring out that sweet wine note – perhaps even more effectively than the sweeter flavors of strawberry or blueberry. The tart and tangy note of raspberry adds a brightness to the sweet, creaminess of the custard.
I started with my go-to black tea base of organic Indian and Chinese teas but after the initial taste test, I decided that with these flavors, it needed a little more – something. So I added some of Verdant Tea’s Laoshan black teas to round out the flavor and give the tea a little more depth. And – WOW! It worked! Freeze-dried raspberries and all natural flavors bring this tea to life!
ingredients: organic black teas, black teas, organic freeze-dried raspberries and organic natural flavors.
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