Ocean of Tea's Black Currant Tea (review)

Name: Black Currant Tea

Brand: Ocean Of Tea

Type: Black tea with natural black currant flavor and strawberry leaves

Form: Loose Leaf

Cost:$3.60 for 2 ounces (quantity discounts available)

Review:

I tried Ocean of Tea’s black currant tea as part of their recent Friday Twitter Tea Party promotion and am quite glad I did!

As the office “tea lady”, I am constantly faced with the challenge of bringing in new and different teas with which I might tempt my co-worker’s tastebuds. Many of my colleagues prefer flavored teas, so it is great fun to source new flavors.  Ocean of Tea’s black currant has proven to be a huge hit: The nose on this tea is remarkable (it actually smells like, um, black currant jam) and people have been “sold” on this tea as soon as I let them sniff the leaves!

The tea infuses to a dark, robust brew, again with that lovely black currant scent and flavor. I’ve never added any sweetening to this tea: It is fruity enough (though not sweet) without any additions.

I would note that the black tea is definitely secondary to the black currant flavor. If you are looking for a more subtly flavored tea, this is not for you.

Recommendation:

This tea is all about the fruit flavor. Yes, there is a backnote of black tea, which is fine, but it is aggressively currant-y.  This is not a bad thing: It is genuinely delicious, but don’t expect the tea itself to shine, which may be just as well for non-tea lovers. I suspect that this would be great iced.  It is very good at breakfast-time, particularly with toast or bagels.

(I also suspect it would be utterly decadent if blended with a chocolate flavored tea.)

(As an aside, I have added virgin coconut oil to my diet during the past few months, and have found that a spoonful of the oil in this tea is very tasty indeed.)

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