Strawberry Lemonade Flavored Honeybush Iced Tea from Southern Boy Teas

SBT-HONEYBUSH-Strawberry-LemonadeTea Information:

Leaf Type:  Honeybush

Where to Buy:  Southern Boy Teas

Tea Description:

Premium organic caffeine-free honeybush with organic flavors.

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Taster’s Review:

I could really smell the strawberry lemonade-ish-ness of this blend the moment that I tore open the pouch!  It smelled like a pitcher of yummy strawberry lemonade!

When I first saw this blend on the website, though, I wasn’t as confident about it.  Oh sure, I love strawberry lemonade.  But I wasn’t really sure how I’d like these flavors combined with the natural nutty flavor of honeybush.  It just didn’t seem like something that would work well.

Well, I was wrong.  Please don’t tell my husband I admitted that.  It’s much better that he operate under the notion that I’m always right.

This is really tasty.  The strawberry and lemonade notes are strong and forward, while the nutty, sweet notes of the honeybush are a little off to the background and don’t really obstruct the flavors of the sweet-tart lemonade and strawberry.

The lemonade is the prominent flavor.  It’s tart, but not pucker-y tart.  There is some sweetness to it thanks to the strawberry.  The tartness comes through strongest at the finish, when I taste both the sour notes of the lemon as well as the tingly berry tart.  There is some sweetness from the honeyed notes of the honeybush base.

Something else that I found interesting:  as I neared the bottom of the glass, I started to pick up on this creamy taste.  I don’t usually get a strong “creaminess” from honeybush.  Occasionally the nutty flavors translate into a slight creaminess but this time, the creaminess was strong enough that I really took notice of it.  Nice!  “Cream” is not a flavor that I would normally associate with Strawberry Lemonade but I like it here.

It’s a really tasty and refreshing iced tea.  I’d recommend keeping a couple of packages of this on hand for when you’re having guests over – this is the kind of tisane that everyone will enjoy.  It’s a funky twist on the Arnold Palmer!

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