As we stopped by aisle of coffee and tea for my husband to replenish his coffee supply, a little box of tea that was on sale caught my eye. Green tea with blueberry, pomegranate, and açaí. Sounded good.
Being that it was all of two dollars, I tossed it in the cart. A few days later, when the writing wasn’t going well, I decided to give it a try.
Normally when I drink new teas, I review them, and this one was plenty tasty… but not too different from most berry blends. Where it did differ, though, was how bright the tea was. It was a bold purple, and when I sweetened it a bit and added some milk because I wanted to go the berries and cream route, it turned a lovely shade of lavender, and it kind of got me thinking.
Tea parties could be a lot of fun if color-themed.
Pick decorations and teas that go together. Pastel teas. Brightly-colored tropical teas. Certain ingredients make for different colors, and I was a little sad when I realized I could color-coordinate my teas with my teacups, if only I had the right blends.
Hibiscus makes a strong red tea. Rosehips are more of a red-orange. Mint makes a pale yellow, and matcha, of course, is green… and not necessarily tea, by the rules of it.
I have an orange herbal blend that makes a richly orange brew, but purple? Well… this was a first. I figured blue would be out of the question, since so few plants result in blue pigmentation in the natural world. I don’t think I’m about to go mixing indigo into my tea, so it may be the one place that the desired color can’t be found through natural means.
Where was I going with this? I actually don’t remember–I got distracted drinking the last of my purple tea. All I know is I want some more. More colors, more variety, more blends that mellow the colors interestingly when milk is stirred in… but most of all, I want interesting tea colors that also taste good.
So if you have recommendations, put them here. This one is nice for a lavender or lilac shade, or a rich plum purple if you don’t add milk.
Please recommend me some colorful blends, and I’ll share photos of my teacups to go with them.
A friend gifted me chai masala made from pea blossoms. Different milks and creamers changed the shade of blue from sky to light teal. No mater the shade, I pretended I was drinking bantha milk tea.
Oh my gosh, that sounds AMAZING. I gotta find some! Thank you!
Butterfly Pea tea offers a stunning blue hue… until you add acidity (i.e. lemon juice) and it goes purple to even red… or tonic water and then it goes PINK!
I’ve always wanted to try butterfly pea tea just because of how colorful it can be! I really need to put some on my list.