STRAWBERRY DAIQURI

Memories of sweet juicy strawberries intermingled with creamy coconut. A finish that transports you to a surf pounded coral atoll.

• Description
• Product Information
• Brewing Instructions

• Speaking of strawberries, William Butler Yeats put it best when he wrote, "Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did." We wonder, what would Yeats have written if he'd ever had a Strawberry Daiquiri? Well, although the name sounds exotic, the Strawberry Daiquiri was actually developed by an American. Ok, he was living in Cuba at the time but he was American nonetheless. The man's name was Jennings Cox, a mining engineer stationed in the East of that country back in 1896. Jennings developed the concoction of strawberries, coconut, and rum as a special drink to offer his guests, and named it after a small village near his house. He could never known the extent to which his drink would take off in popularity and certainly never have guessed that it would become a fantastic tea blend! Well, we're pleased to say it did. We've blended a high grown Ceylon with all natural flavorings and created a tea with notes of full-bodied strawberry, undertones of sweet rum, and hints of fresh coconut. Brew it up hot with a dash of sugar and splash of milk to open up the subtleties of the flavoring. Like your tea cold? Pour the hot brew over a tall glass of ice for a real summer treat. Either way this one is superb. Que rico!

• Tea Type: Black

  Country: Sri Lanka

  Region: Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula or Uva districts

  Grade: OP (Orange Pekoe)

  Altitude: 4800 - 7600 feet above sea level

  Manufacturer Type: Orthodox

  Ingredients: Luxury black tea, Natural dried papaya, Freeze dried strawberry, Sweetened coconut, Natural dried apple, Hibiscus, Rosehip, Rose petals, Natural flavors.

  Cup Characteristics: Memories of sweet juicy strawberries intermingled with creamy coconut. A finish that transports you to a surf pounded coral atoll.

  Infusion: Bright and coppery.

• Brewing Hot

  Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Even though milk and a dash of sugar help enhance the flavor character on this tea, it is perfectly acceptable to consume this tea straight-up.

  Brewing Cold

  (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Please note that this tea may tend to go cloudy or milky when poured over ice; a perfectly normal characteristic of some high quality black teas and nothing to worry about!