This is my first non-loose leaf review on the blog! I have been so fixated with brewing tea on my own that I forgot to consider that tea can be brewed by other people too :P. Back to the tea! I was at Lisette's during my last few hours in Kuala Lumpur as the trip with my friends began to end. We were waiting for our train which would arrive in about 2~ hours time, so we headed to Bangsar to this quaint little cafe to unwind from the rather-packed adventures of the past two days.
When I saw that they offered such a unique tea on the menu, I knew I had to get it.
The Tea
It took a good 20 minutes for the tea to arrive, much longer than I thought it would. On arrival, the pot sat on top of a warmer which was powered by a candle. It was windy, so it promptly blew out before I could even take a picture of it. As I poured my first cup, the prevalent characteristics of a herbal tea immediately made its presence known - a strong smell of flowers and chamomile.
With such a verbose list of ingredients in the menu, I expected it to be anything but just.. plain old chrysanthemum tea. I could taste some slight nuances ( likely from the other ingredients ), but they were faint as they were overpowered by the chrysanthemum. No astringency at all, and the more I drank it the more I thought it was just a 'smoother' chrysanthemum as the sweetness spike from standard chrysanthemums wasn't there. It was a had a surprisingly light taste, and I think it would have made a great refreshing cold drink if you've been out in the sun for the past few hours ( which I was not ).
The tea lacked any sort of depth, and by the end of my second cup the taste has already become repetitive, though I would expect this from herbal teas. I did not opt for a refill when the waiter asked. Still, it's a pleasure to look at though! Very pretty. Overall, a 2/5 from me, as it's rather good if I compare it to the other chrysanthemum teas I have tried. Excited to try more tea outside!
