New Tasting Notes

It just arrived in the mail today from France. With our standard 7g, 750 ml boiling water, 5 minutes, the aroma knocked my socks off. The white tips are also pretty. It’s quite mild.

I am forever on the hunt for a perfectly balanced chai, though to me this was not as smooth as Ineeka’s Ma-Chai? It was still both good and not so spicy I couldn’t taste anything correctly, very balanced.

I tried this at my friend’s house and discovered she has amazing taste in tea, ha ha. The combination of flavors really does almost do a dance on your tongue and a bit down your throat as it goes. Recommended if you like any of the following: mint tea, rooibos tea AND/OR chamomile tea.

I just don’t think green rooibos is for me. The strawberry/citrus blend is wonderful—though my bag seems (happily) free of marshmallows—but there is an underlying wrong, chemical-y taste to the whole concoction. It’s not undrinkable, but I’m going to have to try icing it to see if that cuts the weird flavor.

Yes it is rather bitter (try multiple short steeps to deal with this) but it does make me feel a lot better. This is what I drink every night before bedtime.

Definitely the best of both worlds — powdered matcha and roasted kukicha — and so delicious. Plus, I love a beautiful cup of true green tea!

I only bought this because they were out of regular strawberry and I wanted some strawberry tea. I have a strong dislike of cream in tea (Milk! ALWAYS milk! Never cream! Milk!) but I was desperate enough to try it on the promise that it was supposedly sweet and summerly. The leaves smell lovely but all I can taste in the cup is the black tea and the cream. No berries of any kind. It’s drinkable, but I won’t be buying this again.

I’m honestly not certain if it’s the green rooibos, which I’ve not had before, or the pomegranate overpowering everything else, but I just cannot get into this one, which is a shame, as it smells heavenly in the bag. The hints of apple and lemon in the background are interesting, but overwhelmed by an almost synthetic fruitiness.

Mmm. It really does taste like roasted chestnuts. Not something I’d drink every day, but perfect for a chilly evening!

It’s okay. It has a bit more astringency than I would like, and I would have enjoyed more raspberry flavor. I won’t be buying any of it, but it’s drinkable.

Delicious. Fruity but not too fruity.

I’m finishing off the last of this and I want MORE. Makes me want to never drink another packaged chai.

Prepared the tea in a small stone(not clay) tea pot; holds enough tea for one ceramic tasting cup. Rich amber color, fantastic apricot flavor. Adjusting temp of the water up slightly with each additional steeping, rendered 5 in total. Black twisted leaves, open up and turn green as they are brewed.

This is one of my favorites. I love adding a dollop of honey for the perfect sweetness.

This is a wonderful blend of fruit and tea. The mango isn’t overpowering – just the perfect amount. This would be great iced! :9

I think I may have just found my new daily cup of the morning. It is full-bodied without being overwhelming, and has a really unique tingle without being peppermint-y at all. I’d like it a hair stronger, but as Adagio claims it can’t be over-steeped, it may just want another minute or two in the press.

One of the better Ceylons I’ve tried. I tend not to get very excited about Ceylon in general, but this is one of three I’ve had that actually had some interest to it. Didn’t flip over it, but wouldn’t turn it down.

This is very rich and has an almost metallic bite to it (which I think would be greatly improved by a teaspoon or so of agave). Definitely buying the next size up.

The layers of spice in this are amazing. It has a lingering pepper aftertaste that is surprisingly nice. I liked it with the recommended milk (well…soy) and honey.

Just got my first order from SpecialTeas, and if this tea is any indication, I’ll be ordering from them often. The description is spot on: this tea is smoooth, with a distinct light cocoa flavor. Delicious.

Had this again yesterday after reviewing it on STeaPTV.com, and I’m still really enjoying. This time had it at 175 degrees with the Zojirushi water machine, a Finum tea filter (small) and I did a 2 minute steep, because I said so. :)

Nice, light tea that’s nice for carrying around at work when I’m a little caffeined out. :) Flavorful, not too heavy on the peach, liked it. Had it for the first time earlier this week.

At Starbucks with iced Zen, unsweetened, light on the ice. :) Nom nom.