Tea Series Challenge: Day 15

Hello and Welcome to Day 15 of the Tea Series Challenge!

I’ve been writing these so far in December, with the idea that I would write one a day until I had thirty total posts.  The Preview post would then go out on January 1, tomorrow as I’m writing this, and then the rest of the posts would last until the 31st of January.  

This post will be scheduled to go out on the 16th of January, which falls short of my initial goal.  I’ll keep writing these posts through January, but at this point I wanted to ask anyone who’s been reading these: Are you interested in more tea reviews?  Or is this becoming boring content to read 15 days in?  Let me know in the comments if you have an opinion about it.

For today’s tea I thought I would go somewhat festive; it is the day of New Year’s Eve.  So my blend today is called Cherry Cosmo, which promises to be “Bright pink and fun-loving with the taste of cherry and berries.”  Sounds perfect for New Year’s Eve morning.

So, moving right along, ratings:  

Appearance/Color

I don’t know about bright pink, but it is definitely a cherry color with pinkish tones.

Aroma

I can smell the cherry, and a bit of the berry, and I’m now just realizing I’ve put it in a mug with the word “merry” on it and I really shouldn’t be able to accidentally rhyme like this.  

Flavor

Sip one is very fruity.  It’s been steeping for probably about 10 or 15 minutes at this point (oops?) so that’s probably part of it.  It’s pretty good, but perhaps a bit sweeter than I was expecting.

Body or Mouthfeel

It’s fairly smooth, but the sweetness is somehow making it hard to tell.

Astringency/Structure

Sweet, and a bit bright, definitely fruity

Aftertaste/Finish

The sweetness fades a little after swallowing so the aftertaste is more fruity.

Conclusion

I like this tea, and it is definitely a “fun-loving” tea good for celebrating the end of 2024.  I think next time I would try harder to remember to not let it steep for as long.  It really is almost too sweet.