768 Tasting Notes
I got this as a free sample with the advent calendar that I ordered for my sister. It came yesterday (at last) but I was too tired to drive over to Minnesota to give it to her last night.
This tea was nice. I didn’t LOVE it, but I enjoyed the flavor a lot more as it cooled. The cinnamon was a bit drying on my tongue. I don’t think I would order any more of this one, but if a friend served it I would have no trouble drinking the cup.
This is tonight’sd tea. My tin is quite old and the flavor when I had it last time seemed muted. I assumed it was the age. But tonight’s cup was delightful. I see this one is back in stock, but I canNOT buy any more tea! In a ddition to th4e 70 or so teas I have on hand, I also have the Bird & Blend Tea advent calendar, and a friend gave me an advent calendar from the English Tea Shop, and I am waiting for a tea calendar from Plum Deluxe. So maybe after the holoiday if any is left in stock I will order 50 grams. I like this because it is low caffeine, which i like for evening tea sipping.
This was part of a package sent by a friend. It sounded so good! Didn’t enjoy it much. It smelled okay. I could smell the maple and the apple, and I thought it would be a nice after supper tea to enjoy while I knitted. But the flavor was flat. There just wasn’t anything super appealing about it. Maybe it was old. it is not one I will go out of my way to have again.
It snowed Friday morning and it snowed today. It will snow again on Tuesday and on Thursday. Perfect weatehr for tea. I went diving in my tea drawer for something warm and comforting and came up with this. Boy, this one is old. The flavor may have been a little muted by age, but it is still a delightful tea. I have several new chais to try, but I feel like I should drink up some of these older teas before opening a new pouch. Now that summer is really over (probably) I will be able to enjoy hot tea in the afternoon and evening.
I finished off my packet of this tea last night. I think I liked it better than when I first got it. I am raising my rating to reflect that. Maybe I didn’t use enough in my previous cups. This time I used all of the tea that was left in the pouch, about 2 teaspoons. It was sweet and mellow and not fussy.
Fall is coming. It is my favorite time of the year. Cooler evenings means I gete to enjoy my chai teas again. Maybe I am anal or something, but I don’t generally like spice teas in the heat of summer. I’m sure we will have plenty of hot weather before fall really hits, but we have some nice days in the upper 60s and nights down to the mid 40s this coming week and I am excited!
Preparation
I decided I wanted a fruity evening tea and found this one. I was a little disappointed. I think it would have been pleasant if unmemorable except for a sour bite at the finish of the sip. I suppose a little sweetner might have helped, but I rarely use sweetner in my tea. Maybe I’ll try mixing it with a straight black for iced tea.
Oh my gosh! I just found this in the tea drawer. I thought I was out. Cold brewed a pticher of this and am enjoying it greatly. Refreshing. Usually when I make iced tea I ad a splash of lemonade to give it a little zing and sweetness. No need here.
Last night was the first time I drank tea hot in over a month. (summer sucks) I had received this as part of my tea subscription several months ago but never tried it. I bet it smells heavenly, but since I don’t have a sense of smell, I didn’t get that. I didn’t get much flavor either. Sort of picked up on a floral taste. Kinda of soapy. Which is probably me, not the tea.
So for me this one was a pass. Probably another tea lover who can taste various flavorsw would have enjoyed this one a lot.
The weather is hot. Stinkin’ hot. It’s been in the upper 80s and low 90s for the last couple of weeks, and the 10 day forecast calls for more of the same. Even worse, the lows are in the low 70s. Ugh! I really hate to be hot!
Thank God for air conditioning and iced tea. This tea was part of my June subscription packet. It is a teensy bit bitter, but that is removed by a splash of lemonade. Very refereshing. I won’t be buying any teas soon, but this is one I mi8ght get a refill on.
