Blueberry Fruit Tea

The Story

Blueberries are sharper than most people remember. They are not as sweet as strawberries or as fragrant as mango. They are tart, with a slight bitterness in the skin that comes through when you blend them. In a fruit tea, that sharpness is a good thing.

The green tea base adds its own mild bitterness, and the two play off each other. The drink ends up tangy and refreshing, with a deep blue-purple colour that looks darker than it tastes. There is sweetness, but it arrives after the tartness, not before.

This is the fruit tea for people who do not want their drinks sweet. It is tart, clean, and goes down cold and quick.