omorka | Tea Note

The blackberry-jasmine green iced tea mentioned in an earlier post is a little bit sweet, but otherwise absolutely fabulous. It has none of the weird astringency I usually associate with greens and which I was worried would be bitter and unpleasant in an iced tea blend. It also appears to be lower in caffeine than the peach tea from the same manufacturer was (not surprising, as greens usually have less caffeine than black teas). Some of the floral overtone dissipated when it was chilled, but the blackberry note comes through loud and clear.

I made a pint of Morning Thunder in the Sunbeam this morning to get me through the 8:30 work meeting. It was functional - again, a little weak for the Thunder, but then I don't need my stomach complaining at me all day, so that's probably okay. So the Sunbeam does what I originally got it for, which is good.