47 Tasting Notes

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drank Paris by Harney & Sons
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Hmmm even though this one also has bergamot in it, it tastes better to me than Tower of London. A nice strong black tea with a hint of fruitiness. Not something that I would go out of the way to purchase, but I don’t mind it.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 45 sec

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drank Tower of London by Harney & Sons
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Not a bad tea, but I have come to the conclusion that I do not like bergamot. I’m not really sure what it even is, but any tea that has it I tend to not like too much. Ah well…

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 30 sec
Sil

Haha I’m with you there! Though I did find one tea the other day that didn’t taste the way bergamot usually does that was decent enough :)

Finn88

Oh good, I’m not the only one! Ha I have no idea what it is about it…but I am not a fan.

Terri HarpLady

I’m also not a huge bergamot fan, but recently I have actually enjoyed an occasional cup, provided it was sweetened with stevia.

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drank Green Almond Chai by Kally Tea
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Blech. What the hell did I do wrong with this tea? It smells absolutely delicious…cinnamon, spices, and almonds. Even the first taste is amazing. But…as soon as I swallow it leaves this weird bitter, astringent taste in my mouth. Could it be bcause I’m not a huge fan of green teas? I have no idea…but I would never buy this. :(

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
mrs.stenhouse12

It might be because the water was boiling, I’d try a little bit cooler temperature and see if that helps, boiling can be a bit hard on green teas at times. Hope this helps :) it’s always disappointing when a tea smells soo good then it doesn’t taste at all the same!

Finn88

That’s what I was figuring. Followed the instructions they gave but sheesh. I hope that’s not how it was supposed to taste! I’ll have to try on another cup.

mrs.stenhouse12

I hope it works out for you! :)

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89
drank Red Velvet Cake by DAVIDsTEA
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The first time I steeped this, it wasn’t so good. I don’t know what I did wrong, but it was very weak. This time though it was delicious! Creamy, velvety cake taste. I’m not a big fan of red velvet cake in person, but in a tea, I love it. Glad my momma got me this for christmas :)

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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93
drank S'mores by Della Terra Teas
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Oh YUM! Thanks to Bonnie for the sample, this is delicious. The marshmellow and chocolate flavors really come through. The graham flavor is a little understated, but still it very clearly reminds me of s’mores. Given that I am a little on the chubbier side, I can’t exactly eat s’mores ever five seconds. But now, I can drink them :)

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 45 sec

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92

Drinking this sample from Bonnie makes me wish that I could move back to Colorado. I lived there was a kid and I would be excited to have a tea house around the corner from me, although I am sure there are some in NJ. (Any recs would be awesome) I seem to like a nice strong black tea when I wake up. To be honest, I am not the friendliest person in the morning. NOT a morning person.

I organized my tea stash last night and I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to go through all of my samples, I have way too many. This one called out to me because it comes packaged in the cutest little pearls of tea. Bonnie’s instructions were to use 4 or 5 of them for one 8 oz glass of tea. I dutifully followed her instructions…and boy am I glad that I did!

A beautiful dark brown liquor with a little sugar and milk. Delicious! Has a hint of cocoa but is nice and smooth. Easy to drink and probably get addicted to. I would definitely buy this :)

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 45 sec

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81

Yummmy. Thanks Stacy for the sample! I really like this. Another one that suprised me. For some reason I always expect peach to have hardly any flavor. It was very light and sweet. I easily drank the whole pot.

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81
drank Coconut Cream Pie by Butiki Teas
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So apparently I had hated Oh Canada by David’s Tea because it smelled and tasted like cigars to me. I think its the rooibos that smells like cigars because this one has the scent of it also. Except, I don’t taste cigars when I drink this so it gets an A+. Malty taste with a hint of coconut. Very creamy. Delicious dessert tea. I’m falling in love with Butiki Teas.

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79

Thanks Stacy for the sample! I never would have ordered this on my own. For some reason I was under the impression that I didn’t like oolongs too much. I liked this though! It was light and sweet, airy. I imagine that it would taste delicious iced. I feel like it took me away to a tropical island. I would definitely purchase this. :)

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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61

Decided to try this, hoping that I could find a bag tea that I kind of liked for work. Smells very strongly of chamomille. It wasn’t terrible for a bagged tea, but I really didn’t taste much of the underlying fruit notes. To me it tasted more like chamomille. Still searching…

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