New Tasting Notes

Yes, every day. I’m running low on this now! Twinings does what they set out to do: inexpensive, everyday teas to keep you going.

A haiku for peach oolong:
Peach oolong at work,
Calming my mind, focusing —
What’s next on my list?

Today I can smell the Lime in this one…slightly. Nice but not overpowering tangy-ness to it.

I’m actually pretty impressed by this seasonal blend. It has a really smooth, creamy taste that’s just like eggnogg. If they bring it back, I might have to pick up a box. Makes a great dessert tea.

A nice simple white tea with a rich fruity sweetness. One of the best bai mu dans I’ve ever had, and one of the cheapest ($14 CND/lb)

Limited Edition tea, it reads, “When it’s gone, it’s gone.” Tis a shame! I hope they reconsider… Steep it in a clear glass and watch the pomegranate bleed to the bottom. Gorgeous water color effect!

I keep forgetting that the vanilla gives it a good, smooth flavor compared to normal rooibos. Anyway, it’s tasty, relaxing and makes for a good afternoon tea.

I enjoy the balance created by the jasmine white tea – sometimes Earl Grey can be a bit rough, as though the bergamot is covering up for the tea somehow. My mother and I created this blend to ensure that the jasmine, the fresh green flavour, the bergamot and the black tea’s depth are nicely poised.

Still one of my favorites. Love the refreshingly cool aftertaste that lingers in your throat. Like brushing your teeth with every sip!

I still think this smells great prior to steeping. Just like Strawberries and Cream Candy. During Steeping you can add a “wood” smell to that mix. A bit sweet but I still enjoy it. Nice cup!

Double cup water, single tsp tea, 4 minute brew, 4 raw sugar

Doubling the water and brewing a shorter time makes this tea a bit more palatable to me. Not as strong, with not so much of an aftertaste.

Last bag!

veeeeery herbal. but, nice.

Delicious! It has a light but very yummy, sort of tart pomegranate taste. As usual with Adagio, the ceylon taste is strong, but I still love this blend. I’ll probably get more next time I restock my tea collection.

This sounded so good when I ordered it. I’m crazy about anything pear, but this… it was a huge disappointment. Even when brewed with twice as much tea as recommended, it still barely has any flavor. And what flavor you do get tastes nothing like pears. The tea itself doesn’t even really smell like pears. When I drank my last cup, there was a kinda unpleasant aftertaste, but mostly I could only taste the sugar I put in it. :(

Light in color but you can smell a hint of mint. The mint taste is a slight more noticeable than the scent. Fairly good.

I really love this tea, but I wish the vanilla taste was stronger. The taste of the ceylon overpowers it. And yet, I probably will keep buying it. :) It’s wonderful to mix with fruity blends. Adds a smooth dimension to any tea.

First of all, this tea smells amazing. When I opened the tin, the room instantly filled with a mouth-watering blueberry scent. But I’m just not a fan of rooibos. It has that odd rooibos aftertaste that I just can’t get used to. Aside from that, though, it’s a great tea. If you’re into flavored rooibos, I’d say to go for it. It brews up a nice shade of magenta.

A bit more spicy than their English Breakfast, but a good breakfast tea. The loose tea is chopped very, very fine and can sometimes pass through the strainer, so a paper filter is recommended over a mesh strainer. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, wait two minutes, pour water over tea, steep for 4:30, add a dash of milk and enjoy.

One of the more flavorful Davidson’s Teas I have drank recently. You can smell the lemon. Taste the Lemon…but I think it’s the Mango that cuts the Lemon Sourness a little. It’s pretty good if you like a little zing!

Needs to be stirred, which I never do, as a lot of the spices sink to the bottom of the cup. But it’s good.

I only taste the green tea. However, that may be because my package is 2 years old.

It’s steeping right now. It smells like mulch. I took it out of the silken bag and put it in my infuser instead, since their lavender tea opens up so much, but this looks mostly like tea sweepings. Will add more when I taste it.

Oh so smooth.