Butterfly pea flower tea has taken off in recent years for one very obvious reason: it does cool things with color. On its own it's a very mild tea, meaning it does well blended with other things. In particular, there's Chapters Tea & Co.'s new fruit and herbal blend, Wonderland Tea Party.
Before we discuss the flavor, let's discuss the obvious: color. It brews up a deep red-purple and will further change color with the addition of acidic citrus (I recommend a bit of lemon). But if you brew it in a basket infuser in a clear cup or teapot, you can watch the blue of the pea flower billow out into the water before slowly blending in with the rest. This is absolutely one that would work well at a children's tea party and benefits a lot from presentation.
As for flavor, it's a nice benign fruit blend that should go over well with just about anyone. The berry, peach, and cherry flavors balance out nicely together. The hibiscus gives it a tart edge, but not nearly as sharp as overpowering as it ends up in other blends. As with fruit and herbal teas in general, this one benefits from longer steeps and is difficult to "mess up" by leaving it in too long. But longer steeps may bring that hibiscus forward more — so plan accordingly based on what's tastiest to you.
This is definitely a great tea for parties, especially (as previously mentioned) kids' parties, but also any themed or fancy party. I wouldn't recommend adding anything to it but lemon, and then primarily for the color-changing effect. Try it on its own first to see what you think.
Additionally, it's nice to see Chapters' fruit and herbal catalogue growing and gaining more variety. While black teas will always be my favorite, I like having something caffeine-free for later in the day. And considering that many late-day teas have medicinal herbs that can interact with some medications, something that's fruit-based is a great fallback.
As ever, the art for the bag is lovely, depicting a colorful Alice in Wonderland-inspired scene. I'll always be extremely grateful to Chapters for employing talented artists to design their bag art.
Grab a bag of Wonderland Tea Party from Chapters Tea & Co., and use my code KARA15 for 15% off this and other teas!
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