Twizzler Tea
Today's tea flavor is Twizzler Tea. It's made with red Twizzlers rather than black. I think that's a wise decision. Using black Twizzlers would have made it too similar to the Licorice teas I've already tried.
Instead of large pieces, the Twizzlers are ground up pretty fine. I suppose that makes it easier for the essence of Twizzler to enter the water.
It brewed up a pleasant reddish-amber hue. There's a nice, but not overwhelming, scent of Twizzler rising from the cup.
The flavor is well-balanced. The Twizzler doesn't overpower the tea, but there is also no mistaking that this is Twizzler Tea. The dissolved Twizzler also gives it a wonderful mouth-feel. It almost coats the throat as it goes down. This would be an excellent tea if you had a cold.
The second steeping was disappointing. The Twizzler flavor was gone. Apparently, the very fine grind means that it gives its all in the first steeping. I wonder if including some larger pieces would help extend the flavor to subsequent steepings?
Overall, this is an excellent tea and I would buy ginourmous quantities of it, if only it existed.
