Blueberry Wild Child

Currently enjoying a cup of this tisane. This is really nice. I didn’t expect to like it quite as much as I do. The hibiscus is not overdone (which is probably why I like it so much!) I do recommend steeping it for just six minutes in 195F water to keep the hibiscus under control.

The result is a cup that tastes primarily of blueberry – sweet and tart, with notes of elderberry and pomegranate. The apple is barely noticeable but I think it adds a hint of sweetness to the cup that lends balance to the tartier (yes it’s a word, I just made it up) berries in the tisane.

Not bad at all, I enjoyed it. Watch for my review of this tomorrow night on SororiTea Sisters.

The photos off of Tiesta Tea’s website never work with the Steepster format, but I just don’t have time right now to shoot a better picture. What you can’t see in this photo is that Blueberry Wild child is a really beautiful tisane. Big dried blueberries, apple pieces, pomegranate arils, bright blue cornflowers… the works. This tisane is a tangy tornado of fruit flavor! It does contain hibiscus that works with the pomegranate to balance the sweetness of the blueberries. It’s not bitter, but if you’re a hibiscus-hater this tea probably isn’t for you.

Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 500ml at 205°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: apple, hibiscus
Steeped Tea Smell: hibiscus
Flavor: apples, hibiscus, watery
Body: Medium
Aftertaste:
Liquor: translucent dark orange red

not remarkable

Rating: 2/4 leaves

Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/11/tiesta-tea-loose-leaf-herbal-tisane.html

It refuses to save my note but this one was very good. Tastes like the blueberry pom wonderful drink if you have ever had that. Definitely a blueberry taste. Only thing is like most herbals you have to use a ton and there isn’t a lot of re-steep power to it. It’s nice though and would recommend. I drank it cold since that’s mostly how I like to drink herbal blends. And of course- an ice cold drink helps in the heat.

Sip Down & backlog

I was surprised when I discovered that Walmart sold 1-2 Tiesta Teas at our local store! I didn’t know that they had a hand in the tea game. Lol. When I first got into tea, I remembered discovering Tiesta Tea and enjoying anything I had from their catalogue. Since the Blueberry Wild Child was a favorite upon my first time trying their teas, I had to try this once again, a few years after my first experience with their brand.

I’ll note that my taste for hibiscus has changed quite a lot during my tea venture; I tolerate the taste less since it typically takes over any blend when it’s added. However, this is one of the few times when it works whenever you add to ice or cold brew. I made the last of this as a cold brewed tea last week and it dulled the hibiscus to the point it was greatly reduced to a mellow tartness which tasted more like blueberry and less like hibiscus. Lol. Drinking this one hot is not my style, and I’m certain that Tiesta Tea would recommend it to be chilled rather than served warm. Who’s to say? I prefer this one iced versus hot.

I bought this at a Natural Grocers packaged in store branding but the name and ingredients are the same as Tiesta Tea. Not sure if they are wholesaling from Tiesta or if both just have the same source, but there is quite a bit of overlap in the teas I bought there and Tiesta so I’m logging here instead of making duplicate entries under the “Natural Grocer” name.

I was craving blueberries a while ago and didn’t have any more flavored blacks or greens but did have a couple herbal options in my stash, so I settled for this. I really love it! It steeps a really lovely deep purple that looks like blueberries, and it has a really rich, syrupy blueberry flavor with a lovely tart finish. I love hibi/fruit teas but often find they sort of all taste “samey,” but this one really does have a very good blueberry flavor to it… the mouthfeel and tart punchiness of the hibi is there but it doesn’t really have the “fruit punch” flavor.

I’ve mostly been guzzling through pitchers of it coldbrew, which is normally my preferred way of drinking hibi/fruit teas, but I’m surprised to find I actually really like this one as a hot cuppa as well. It definitely hit that craving I was having and I will definitely have to restock this at some point.

This tea is everything I was hoping it would be and more. If you are craving blueberries, this tea is perfect for you! It’s tart and SO full of blueberry flavour; there are more subtle hints of elderberry, apple, and there is just enough hibiscus. This tea is great to chill out with, and I drink it often because I don’t feel the need to add any sugar.

My second tea from the tea box. This one smells and tastes like blueberry muffins, except they’re muffins with almost too many blueberries in them. It’s pretty tart, even with lots of sugar, but I still find it drinkable. I’m not sure which ingredient contributes the muffin-like flavor, or maybe that’s my imagination. So it’s a little too tart for me, but possibly combined with rooibos, this one would be a winner. I may try a second steep like that.

Don’t do what I did and brew it with less water than what it says on the bag – it’ll end up tart. Pretty good and fruity, but tart. I actually quite enjoy this tea and would recommend it to just about anyone.

Hmm. Maybe I need to edit my Sips By account. I’m getting tired of caffeine free tisanes. A girl needs her caffeine buzz.

I was all around unimpressed by this. It’s yet another fruit blend where they added hibiscus for color, but it ended up drowning out everything else. Brews up deep magenta and has a tart, tanginess that I’ve never really been a fan of. I guess I can taste some berry and apple underneath? If I try?

The whole experience was just not my thing. I used up my sample by blending it into other fruity teas. Which made them taste like nothing but hibiscus, too.