Lights on the Bayou Bananas Foster Black Tea

When you are in the bayou, take your directions from the fireflies and don’t trust the gators. Leaning towards the New Orleans roots and going with a Bananas Foster taste told the story best. For the base, we used a bold black tea decorated with swampy green tea sprinkled with yellow chamomile fireflies. The fireflies are not only represented in the yellow banana and the yellow chamomile flowers, but also in the famous rum glaze of the Bananas Foster. To create the glaze, the dish is flambéed, and the fire imagery comes back to the fireflies. The overall taste is a glorious dessert blend with a sticky caramelized rum taste and sweet banana. It is not overly sweet though and is perfectly balanced.

Steeping Instructions: Use one heaping teaspoon per 8 oz cup of water Let steep 3-4 minutes in hot water 200° (just under boiling).

Ingredients: black tea, green tea, coconut chips, banana chips, banana flavor, cinnamon, strawberry leaves, safflowers, chamomile