Currant Customer Reviews

In the bag: Just the twisted, brittle, black leaves of ceylon and a few finely chopped green-brown raspberry leaves. The ceylon also appears to have been chopped up - these leaves are shorter than what I usually see.

On the nose (pre-steep): A jammy, tart, berry scent is the only flavor. Not a sweet jammy - more of the astringent, savory variety.

On the nose (post-steep): The tart, jammy flavor survived the steep. But as with most flavored blacks, it has diminished and is now balanced by the unsweetened cocoa of ceylon.

On the tongue (pre-sweetener): Even though I steeped at a lower temp than usual for blacks, astringency still overpowers the other flavors. I get undertones of current and Ceylon, but they're secondary notes.

On the tongue (post-sweetener): Sweetener reduces some of the astringency but not all. It doesn't do much to accent the other flavors.

Opinion: Unfortunately, this one is a dud. It's just too astringent to enjoy. The currant smelled pleasant pre-steep though. I wish I could have tasted it.

Preparation: First steep 3 min, second steep 6 min. Both @ 175 ℉. ½ teaspoon monk fruit sweetener. I chose the lower temperature to avoid the bitterness many others have observed.

13 helpful votes

This is a nice strong black tea but I really don't get the fruit flavor. I love currants but they are not noticeable in this cup. I like teas that are a little bitter and astringent to wake up my taste buds in the morning.

12 helpful votes

Steeped at 212 degrees for 3 minutes. We found it sharply tannic and needed sugar to take the edge off. Not our cup of tea.

1 helpful votes

The taste of currants is dominant in this tea as to be expected. Not a fan of the aftertaste as it reminds me of having eaten a slice of berry pie and needing to drink a lighter tea to wash that down. Don't hate it, but don't really like it either.

2 helpful votes

Oh, I love this! I think currant may be one of those elusive 'forest berries' I keep hearing about and really enjoy. The dependable ceylon is a wonderful companion for these rich, chocolatey currants. Just seeing the word 'jammy' in the description makes me think of a cheerful breakfast in cozy pajamas with a slab of warm toast overfull with melty butter and mixed berry jam... which would go amazingly with this tea.

21 helpful votes

When you open the bag the raspberry comes through pretty strong. Once brewed you can still taste the raspberry but I always feel like the flavor of black tea overpowers all other flavors. One of the reasons I try to avoid black tea. I still enjoyed this cup, and I think I just need to add my own raspberries for bolder raspberry flavor

3 min steep · 195°F · 1 helpful votes

Barely any currant flavor to this, but a good black tea regardless. Murchie's makes an excellent currant tea if you are still looking!

5 min steep · 212°F · 1 helpful votes

Meh, this one is kind of boring. Couldn't really find the currant notes--still a solid black tea, but lacking in fruit flavor.

1 helpful votes

Best currant one I have had so far wish though there was more of a vanilla notes to it,I still love it though.

5 min steep

This tea is quickly a new favorite of mine. It smells absolutely wonderful and a naturally sweet taste with a hint of tart to keep it from being overwhelming.

1 helpful votes

This one was ok. I was hoping for a brighter tangier currant. This is mostly a black tea with a little berry flavor added.

2 helpful votes

Similar to the blueberry tea, the raspberry leaves in this seem to just overpower everything. It tastes less like blackcurrant and more like someone mixed a bit of currant jam into raspberry jam and made a tea out of it.

1 helpful votes

I took a chance on this one and was not at all disappointed. Absolutely delicious if you like a sweeter. more fruity black tea. I add a little (non) dairy to it and it just makes it nice and creamy.

2 helpful votes

Sorry, but I cannot taste currant, which was the whole point of this tea. Would be unlikely to order it again.

3 min steep · 200°F

A really nice morning cup, or works great in blends. The currant flavouring might be a little sharp for some people, but I quite like it.

love this - did not know what to expect but loved it. It is one of my go to teas. So happy that I found this tea. It is a favorite.

1 helpful votes

Purchased at the request of someone else who LOVES it.

Nice fruit flavor, cut back on brewing time to counteract black tea bitterness. Liked it better when mixed with cream and vanilla.

1 helpful votes

Definitely one of the best currant teas out there!

This tea is just a really good, smooth cup of relaxation at the end of a long hard day. I followed the instructions when steeping so no changes there. I love this one!

This tea just tastes of black tea. Maybe my sample was from the bottom of the bag..? No currant or fruity tastes at all. I like the black tea, but definitely a let down. Doesn’t even smell of currant or fruit.

3 min steep · 212°F · 1 helpful votes

This is a wonderful full flavored tea.
A real treat In the afternoon when a break in the action is required.

This is a good tea with strong notes of currant. Holds up well to milk

3 min steep · 212°F

Cozy tea for rainy spring days, also works well as an iced tea base.

Fruity flavors are a real toss-up for me, so I was delighted to find one that's tasty! The currant/raspberry combo is really nice--not too sweet, not too sour.

1 helpful votes

My second favorite. Love the currant flavor. Steep for 3 minutes or more for more flavor.

Have been searching for a currant tea that tastes like my childhood. Adagio is the only one I've ever found that gets there.

This is a classic black tea. The sip is filled out by dry ceylon flavors with a pleasantly astringent and fruity aftertaste. The currant flavor is not particularly pronounced, but it was a good cup nonetheless.

Update: I brought this to work in my thermos with a bit of creamer, and the added sweetness and time for flavors to develop really let this tea shine. Currant flavors were strong and absolutely intoxicating - a perfect fruity breakfast tea! I would strongly recommend this one to someone who takes their tea to go, since the additional time for the flavors to develop was absolutely essential.

3 min steep · 195°F · 4 helpful votes

My understanding of currants is that they're like spicy grapes, so I brewed my Currant tea with some mango, orange peels, and fruit tisanes honey, and WOW! It's true!! This was like drinking a spiced fruit tea. It's definitely a new favorite of mine!!! I would highly recommend this tea!

10 min steep · 140°F · 9 helpful votes

This tea has a good fruity flavor and is good both hot and cold

2 helpful votes

Fruity and deep, this one is good and I do enjoy it, especially when mixing with cream black tea, but not my favorite.

1 helpful votes

I wasn't sure what to expect with this tea. I enjoy it quite a bit, especially with a little cream. It's well balanced for my tastes, with just enough curranty sweetness and tartness that are complimented well by the black tea.

1 helpful votes

I guess I am not a big fan of currant flavored tea. I like the fruit itself but this one just didn't do it for me. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that impressive.

Kinda berry flavored, but I prefer the raspberry. If I tried it again I’d add a little honey to see if that brought out a little flavor and natural sweetness. It was almost a touch biter.

1 helpful votes

Today's CommuniTea packet was currant, made of black tea, currant flavor and raspberry leaves. It smells extremely fruity, both in the packet and when brewed, and I was concerned that I might find it too sweet. But the flavor didn't correlate with the scent. It tasted mainly of astringent black tea. Another tea that I like better in blends than on it's own, I think. Brewed in 12 ounces of 200 degree water for 3 minutes.

9 helpful votes

I followed the steeping instructions (3 min @ 212) and found that this turned out very bitter. I think a lower temp might yield better results but this was too bitter for me.

I found this one to just be ok for me. I didn't think I steeped it too long, but it was rather bitter.

2 helpful votes

I had high hopes for this tea when I read it described by one drinker as tasting like jam or jelly. I, unfortunately, did not care for this tea. I steeped it for 3 minutes at 190F to avoid astrigency. At first, all I could taste was a rather astringent ceylon. I decided to let the tea cool a bit to see if the flavour would mature a bit more. When I tasted it after it had cooled a bit, the raspberry had taken over all over flavours. The result was a bitter tea that left a nasty aftertaste in my mouth. I dumped it after a few sips. The tea sugar did nothing to add any sweetness to the tea.
Some communiTEA members seemed to really enjoy this tea, so maybe I just don't care for the strong taste of raspberry in tea.

8 helpful votes

What a beautiful and bright cup of tea! The fruit flavors were just perfect with the black tea

1 helpful votes

Currant tea is…ok. I wish I’d had more control over the temperature to help tame the raspberry leaves. I have never had currants on their own, so I can’t accurately claim how well this tea mimics the flavor. As a tea, it’s a little bitter, but is basically a decent black Ceylon tea with nothing really standout about it

15 helpful votes

I love currant tea! A classic morning cup for me. It has a berry like taste without the pungency of raspberry. Yum!

3 helpful votes

This was delicious and I enjoy this tea love this blend love the currents add Little Rock sugar ( 185 @ 3 min).

11 helpful votes

Tasted on 10 Jan 2022 via CommuniTEA. I didn’t get much in the way of fruity taste with this one, so I’m going to have to give it a “meh”, nothing special.

1 helpful votes

Berry black tea, strong with a decent flavor. Brewed at 195 for 4 minutes. No bitterness.

8 helpful votes

This tea smells pretty good in the packet. I tried brewing at a lower temp to avoid bitterness. This is a solid black tea but the currant flavor is faint.

16 helpful votes

Nothing to write home about this currant tea. lol The berry taste is very faint and 90 percent taste like ceylon black tea. I use milk and sweetener to bring out the currant flavor, really no luck on finding it. (this is what my tastebuds are telling me) lol.

21 helpful votes

I wish this one tasted like it smelled. Alas, there was no currant flavor to this tea. All I can taste is that raspberry leave and Ceylon combo, which I find bitter. This one’s not for me. 190° for 2 minutes.

18 helpful votes

this tea was delicious! the smell reminded me exactly of these chocolate covered raspberry jelly rings my family buys. once brewed, the smell gets a little duller but it still has a fruity tang. it doesn’t have that strong citrusy taste that i was expecting from a current flavor (red currents in particular) so i added a few rosehips and some orange peel and that definitely helped!

7 helpful votes

A nice high caffeine tea. The flavour of currants is balanced with the scent of raspberry leaves, making this nicely complex.

1 helpful votes

This is another one of those teas that I love in blends, and use in my own blends on a somewhat regular basis, but on its own it's just a bit... extra. So while I'll continue to appreciate and love it in blends, this won't be one that I'll ever buy and drink by itself.

6 helpful votes