658 Tasting Notes
When trying to choose a black tea to take to work (I carry an arsenal of at least one black, green, white, and rooibos or herbal each; I like choice!) to get me through 8 hours of sitting behind a silent desk on a rainy Saturday, this was a clear winner.
I’m glad this doesn’t make me think too directly of Christmas. I have a problem with quickly getting over seasonal things. But this is just tasty and really good at waking me up gently. It’s also still the only minty tea I’ve ever liked! The creaminess makes such a huge difference and is really unlike any other tea I’ve had. So good.
Okay, so I didn’t expect this tea to make me sleepy. I thought it would be a chamomile, relaxing-type tea (it is), but those don’t do much for me and I don’t typically see any effects from herbs/teas/remedies I try so didn’t expect it to do much.
But, this makes me dopey! It’s amazing! I’ve tried it the past two nights when I needed to get to sleep and it pushed me over the line between lazy and drowsy, which is always my problem. The first night I thought I might just be getting tired on my own or that it was my imagination, but it helped last night too. I don’t think it would knock me out if I were well-rested, but it really seems to help put me to sleep when I would rather just stay up browsing Steepster all night. I suppose it could just be a placebo effect but it really felt like I had been sedated, which is weirdly exciting.
The taste is better than I expected. I’m not a fan of chamomile, and this is pretty chamomile, but it’s definitely manageable. I like the lemongrass, and while I’m not typically into mint, the peppermint in the background blends nicely. It’s really just an herbally concoction but if it helps put me to sleep I would drink a lot worse.
Next sample. The leaves in the little packet are so lovely. Big, dark, and all rolled up. They smelled nice and lightly creamy but very fresh.
The only thing I have to compare this to is DavidsTea’s milk oolong, the only other milk oolong I’ve had. It’s not a huge departure taste-wise as far as I can tell, but it has a different body/texture. It’s not as creamy, and it’s milder, though I steeped it far less, and a bit lighter. It’s nice and soft.
So, I absolutely had to buy myself a tin of this only two days after buying 25g to try. So good. I am crediting drinking it a few hours ago with helping me get through yet another exam mostly unscathed. While waiting for the rest of the class to hurry up and move on to the next slide during the exam, I couldn’t stop thinking about getting home to finish up the last bit that I hadn’t had time to drink!
This really makes me think of some kind of cookie or macaroon or other delicious baked good.
Ooh, my little Tea from Taiwan package arrived delightfully quickly! I wanted to try definitely unflavoured milk oolongs and ordered up their sampler. I also threw in a set of samples including this. Advance warning: I don’t know what I’m talking about or what I’m tasting, really. I just like oolong and thought this would be a good place to start learning.
I chose this at random to try first. It’s nice and mild, with a pleasant sweetness. It’s not knocking my socks off, but it’s very enjoyable. I love the scent.
I was relieved to find a rooibos in my little baggy of teas while I’m at work. It’s a hectic night and I wanted something that I could dump into my glass with boiled water and forget about. This is one of my generous samples from Joy’s Teaspoon, and the first I’ve got around to trying.
I’ve gone a bit off red rooibos recently, but the citrus and tropical flavours actually work really well with it here. It’s really fresh-tasting and refreshing, which is good as I am feeling drowsy and run down.
This is one of the two spring teas I’ve already bought more of. It’s delightful and makes me feel like a child. So pink! So tart and sweet and loud-tasting! I am enjoying it hot but it seems made to be iced, and I have a bit that is left to chill over night. I’m not sure that this was the right choice for bedtime (it was between this and Forever Nuts, a perhaps more suitable choice) because it is pretty in your face. But the sunshine had me wanting to pretend it was spring today. The cold wind kind of ruined the illusion so I reached for this.
I’m glad I’m not alone in wishing this was more affordable. It’s really not. If it were more wallet-friendly I’d likely re-stock several times, but I am going to have to wean myself off this one and learn to like cheaper teas!
This is a tasty, comforting, and fun tea.
It gets an A++ from the boyfriend. He said he wanted something “classic” but when I mentioned I had this it was the only option. His sentiments about it were summed up in a simple statement: “it really tastes like ice cream!” Indeed it does. It has the milky swirling-together of the flavours, and a creamy feel. I also added a touch of half-and-half.
I think I officially like honeybush. I don’t know what it tastes like on its own, but it’s worked marvelously in these blends.
