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this is in the style of pu-erh, but instead of the barnyardy tasting yunnan peninsula, this tea comes from the sweet earthy hunan peninsula. so it’s already better, and then it’s aged 3 years, blended with rose petals, and pressed into heart shapes. hands down one of my all time favorite teas. the rose petals do little more than add a pretty effect and slight floral aroma. the body is so thick, amazing for a tea. the aroma is of sweet black tea. savor the tea, it is slow and luxurious. i don’t add sugar, but you could. it’s borderline sweet enough on its own, but you might want a little bit.
i usually steep it 4 times. 2 minutes the first time, 3 the next time, 4-5 the next time, 10 minutes or more the final time. it is fairly consistent in taste in each steeping this way.
when i first saw this tea, i thought it was some kind of a gimmick, but nope, this is fo’ real. so there you go.
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Definitely a tasting tea before it ends up in your tea spot of regulars.
I wish I had tasted this one in the store before I brought it home.No sense in wasting the tea leaves now. This tea can become a quick bitterness if one is not careful with steeping time Not my cup of tea, but like books, there are teas for everyone. If you are a green tea connoisseur, I encourage a tasting.
Books recommended to go with this tea are: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Flavors: Bitter, Jasmine
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I love this tea, especially cold. I can’t help but feel happy when drinking it because of it’s beautiful pink color and delicate taste. It’s very refreshing with an aftertaste I associate with apple pie. I am also very partial to this tea because on top of all it’s other great qualities, it is caffeine free (which is good because I can’t drink caffeine!)
they say it is “award-winning” but don’t say who provided the award. i probably would NOT have given it an award, although, with that said, it’s an above-average chai blend. the quality is very high, with actual cardamom pods and well-balanced spices….none of the spices overpower any of the others. it’s a very nice chai. if i had to put my finger on it, i’d just say…it’s not different. it’s not memorable, it’s not unique in any way to make it stand out. but that’s okay, right? a lot of times, you just want…plain chai. and this is a good one. so there you go.
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My friend and I received this as a sample in our joint DAVIDsTEA order. We used up the entire thing to make a pot, which we then shared with her mother.
This tea has sweet smelling dry leaves that brew up to a dark gold color. Its taste reminds me of chocolate – it’s rich and sweet enough to drink without sugar. Adding some sugar brings out the chocolate notes more.
This tea is a fantastic breakfast tea. The mild flavor and caffeine kick are great for when you’re first waking up.
I wonder how this tea would be with some milk and/or brown sugar. Something to try for next time.
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…I don’t know if I’ll ever give a tea a thumbs down. This one might be a thumbs sideways though. I like this tea overall, but it was a little too fruity for me personally. There was too much flower and fruit and not enough tea. If you like fruity and soothing mild tea though, I would recommend this.
1/3 in a Matcha Single Serves package that I bought. This is definitely not the best matcha I’ve tasted! I had bad experiences with the Mint Matcha and Mocha Matcha too. I wasn’t expecting much from this packet, and somehow I was still disappointed. In the end, I spooned an extra teaspoon of pure Japanese green tea matcha into my cup, and increased the amount of water I used. The pure matcha somewhat masked the strange and unpleasant taste of this Vanilla Matcha mix.
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I’m really addicted to sencha at the moment so when I somehow happened to be going past the local tea shop this morning – no idea how that happened g – I ended up with a packet of this. This makes a typical sencha yellow-coloured brew, and you can really smell the strawberry and raspberry in it. The fruit taste isn’t overpowering, but somehow it does leave a fairly bitter aftertaste, even when making sure that the water is the right temperature for green tea.
This is my least favourite of the sencha blends I’ve tried recently. It’s not awful, but I’d much rather have a cup of Sencha Honey or Lime and Coconut than revisit this one.
