1908 Tasting Notes
I got several bags of this tea from a friend who lives over in England. It was supposed to arrive for X-mas, but Canada Post apparently backlogged all of its incomming deliveries.
The colour, when I add milk, is quite unique – it’s the exact colour of butterscotch, or maybe of creamy peanut butter. Maybe that’s the Kenyan tea they added ‘for colour’?
The tea is quite full-bodied and the tastes makes me think of toast, which seems quite appropriate all things considered. ;)
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When I opened the tin the first thing I thought was “Mmm, white chocolate…drool” -as you can probably guess, I’m a huge white chocolate fan, lol!
The taste unfortunately….really isn’t. It has a sort of green, vegetal taste to it with a touch of cardamom spice. It’s a taste that’s juuuust on the verge of being bitter, but not quite. Still, I was expecting something considerably sweeter and smoother. Maybe the water I used was too hot?
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You know, as much as I love the vanilla and coconut flavour, there does seem to be something missing with this tea. I think I was expecting a bit more strength and depth, particularly with the Irish Breakfast added in. It’s kind of a one-note tea, so I think I’ll drop the rating a little bit.
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This tea so wonderfully improved by adding milk so I’m going to up the rating a little bit. I’m noticing a distinct raspberry-ish aftertaste when I take a sip and the creamyness of the tea really works well with the milk.
Now if this tea were actually loose leaf then I could really get behind it. (God, that sounds so dirt!) XD
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Oddly enough for a green tea I think this one needs a higher temperature to really get the flavour out.
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I’ve just realize that I don’t really care for the smell of this tea – it’s almost too sickly sweet. Luckily the tea itself is toned down, otherwise I’d probably be gagging on it!
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How much of a deal breaker is the “smell” of your teas? I had a huge issue with the Honeybush Vanilla from Teavana that made me gag, however the tea itself wasn’t to strong.
For me it isn’t a huge deal as my nose tends to adapt to scents quickly so I no longer smell them. Still, I suppose it does take away from the whole ‘experience of tea’ if you’re into that.
Eric, you mean like Adagio’s white cucumber? lol;)
haha I hope I’m not the only one that’s “into that”. Maybe I need to keep trying? Did you get your “Zodiac Series” as a complimentary purchase?
Yes, it’s matched with your birthday. Since my birthday is in July and I fall under the Cancer Zodiac sign, that was the tea I got. It’s only a sample-sized container so if it turns out you don’t care for the one you get then it’s really not much waste.
I don’t like that Adagio won’t let you write reviews on the free samples they give you.
smell is HUGE for me. I go on and try the tea, but I smell everything first.
Well that’s the end of this sample packet unfortunately. This is another one I’m adding to my get-again list; I’m completely in love with the smoothness and the complexity of this tea. It’s rare to find a blend of tea types that works so well. I especially love all the cute little, perfect, bright-green buds that float to the surface after the tea has been steeping for a little while.
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I;ve been curious about this one for a while…I guess I should get around to ordering some!
It’s two dollars for the sampler, which is enough for 2-3 cups. I think a tin is worth it, but you might want to try the sampler before you dive.
I love this tea too. Will have to re-order soon. It has a good kick as well.
I live in Denver and love the local library’s redeco for the Summit of Eight in 1997. Will have to try this tea, too, to make the experience complete :)
@Tamara: This is an excellent tea and quite unique aswell, so I’d deifnitely recommend trying it. Harney & Sons has sample packets of all their teas for around $2 each.
I finally got to try out the temperature-setting feature on my new kettle – so awesome! This tea is pretty mild, the recommended steeping time is 1-3 minutes so I went down the middle with two min, but now I’m wondering if I should have steeped this longer.
The jasmine odor is quite faint, which is not neceesarily a bad thing – I’m not a fan of the jasmine teas that stink of perfume. But the taste is equally faint; basically it tastes like water that had only a passing aquaintance with green tea and jasmine. Meh.
I’m crossing my fingers that my swap letter for you should be arriving soonishly too, then!
Mmmm….this sounds good.