We've been on a hibiscus tea kick at my house for the last couple of months. With such a wide range of other flavors that pair well with the already great flavor of the hibiscus, I think it would make a great diy. Has anyone already tried this?
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I enjoy hibiscus with orange, raspberry, passion fruit, and other florals. Quite a few recipes on ELR that use hibiscus.
I tried some hibiscus, but for whatever reason I can’t taste it at all. I can smell it just a little. But I went from 5 to 15 percent, and no taste.
I don't have hibiscus but I'd imagine it's a more floral, maybe almost perfumey favor. Some flavors you really taste most on exhale, sometimes through one's nose. The other possibility is you may not have steeped it for long enough, and/or it's one of those flavors that shines as an accent note, not a standalone. I would think 15% hibiscus would be pretty nasty, and if you haven't steeped it yet, well, steep some at a lower percentage and/or save your 15% mix (it is going to be overflavored, probably) to add as an accent note to other flavors. Some flavors are so subtle, you may not really taste as much as they tend to work best as accents though, and I am considering this may be the case here.
I am prepared to be wrong about all of the above however, I am merely speculating. Good luck!
Anna
I am prepared to be wrong about all of the above however, I am merely speculating. Good luck!
Anna
It really doesnt have a real strong smell. It is entirely possible you are just sensitive to some of the chemicals that make up the flavoring. I cant taste FLV watermelon at all but it smells great. I can taste it on my tongue as a drop but not in vapor.
Thanks, I think I'm going to try to make my own concentrate.
The tea we drink is more like a light cranberry the tart knocks out most of the floral notes, don't know if that is from flowers drying. I get the dried flowers at our Latino market in a 5pd bag so I have plenty to experiment with a concentrate. Since it already goes well with 100 proof vodka that could be my preservative.
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