673 Tasting Notes
an awesome tea!
when i smell the leaves dry, they smell musty.
when i smell the leaves wet, they smell strongly like honey and spices.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell strong honey, spices and weak smokeyness.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste strong honey, spices and medium smokeyness.
a note: the tea is a tad bitter sweet
the color of the brewed tea is amber.
i rate this a 100 because everything is satisfactory in this tea.
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Flavors: Bitter, Honey, Musty, Smoke, Spices, Sweet
Preparation
an amazing tea!
little glass pitcher method. grandpa style
when i smell the berries dry, i smell flowers.
when i smell the berries wet, i smell fruit.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell flowers.
when i taste the brewed tea i taste flowers.
the color of the brewed tea is a light olive.
the berries taste like prunes. i ate them after making the tea. mmmmm tasty.
i rate this a 100 because it was very enjoyable
many thanks for the free sample
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Flavors: Flowers, Fruity
Preparation
little glass pitcher method
an amazing tea too!
when i smell the tea bag dry, i smell cherries,
when i smell the tea bag wet, i smell cherries and black tea.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell cherries and frutyness.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste cherries and fruit.
the color of the brewed tea is peach.
another lovely tea! mmmm cherries! this is why i rate this tea a 100
many thanks to hyson tea co. for this free sample.
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Flavors: Cherry, Fruity
Preparation
an ok tea
teabag contains 1.5g
when i smell the teabag dry, i smell flowers, herbs and a tad bit of licorice.
when i smell the teabag wet, i smell strong flowers and hibiscus.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell hibiscus, flowers and herbs.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste hibiscus and flowers.
the color of the brewed tea is a pinkish red.
i rate this tea a 50 because i’m not really into hibiscus
many thanks to hyson tea co for this free sample.
Flavors: Flowers, Herbs, Hibiscus, Licorice
Preparation
a great tea :D
when i smell the tea bag dry, i smell mustyness and spices. typical of a black tea.
when i smell the tea bag wet, the smell is intensified.
when i smell the brewed tea, it smells musty like a black tea should.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste a tad bit of chocolate and a tiny amount of spicyness.
the brewed tea color is dark amber to chocolate brown.
i rate this tea a 80 because it tastes good. however, im not much for straight black teas, unless its lapsang souchong.
many thanks to hyson tea co. for this free sample
Flavors: Chocolate, Musty, Spicy
Preparation
an amazing tea!
when i smell the peels dry, they smell like orange citrus.
when i smell the peels wet, the smell is intensified.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell mild orange citrus.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste strong orange citrus.
the brewed tea color is a bright yellow.
i rate this a 100 because it tastes just like lovely oranges!
Flavors: Citrus, Orange
Preparation
Another Free sample from Hyson Tea Co.
an amazing tea!!
this tea restored my hope in tea blends! :D
when i smell the leaves dry, they smell like fruit, grapes and wine.
when i smell the leaves wet, the smell is intense! and yummy!
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell wine and grapes.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste wine and grapes.
the color of the brewed tea is a dark yellow.
another one of those heavenly teas! i can drink this a lot and not get drunk (like yyou can with real wine), and it tastes just like red wine! the joys of tea! this is why i rate it a 100
many thanks to hyson tea!
Flavors: Alcohol, Fruity, Grapes, Red Wine
Preparation
what an AMAZING tea!
i recived a lot of tea from hyson tea co. i hope to get to them all real soon.
little glass pitcher method
when i smell the leaves dry, they have a strong green tea smell and some smokeyness :D
when i smell the leaves wet, the smell is even stronger.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell green tea and slight smokyness.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste strong green freshness and light smokeyness.
the color of the brewed tea is a light to medium green.
this tea makes me feel like im in heaven. the smell, the taste… just wonderful! thus why i rate it a 100
many thanks to hyson for this amazing sample!
Flavors: Green, Smoke
Preparation
*Written oct 30th, 2015)
a great tea!
(click link below to see pictures.)
when i smell the leaves/peel dry, i smell melons.
when i smell the leaves/peel wet, i smell fruit and melons.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell fruit, melons and spices.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste fruit, melons, slight bitterness (from the bitter melon) and spices.
the color of the brewed tea is a dark amber to light brown.
i rate this tea a 90 because its very strong.
at the moment im heavily calm and relaxed from all the tea i drank today, some call it tea-drunk but id rather not call it that.
many thanks to Scot Wilson and Yunnan sourcing for the lovely sample.
here are some pics from an earlier session
Flavors: Bitter, Bitter Melon, Fruity, Melon, Spices
