189 Tasting Notes
Loose
Appearance: Long flat leaf tea, shades of olive
Aroma when Dry: light grass, hints of cream
After water is first poured: creamy bean notes
At end of first steep: sweet lima bean
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: bright, soupy vegital, bean and nut notes
As it cools?: notes linger longer, sweeten, get cloying, nut notes disappear
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, sticky sweet, slightly brothy
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: large oolong kernel, dark olive grey green
Aroma when Dry: sugary sweet, hints of butter notes
After water is first poured: buttery sugar
At end of first steep: buttery, creamy, sugary sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Type yes, would buy brand again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: buttery sticky rice
As it cools?: starts to get nutty, popcorn texture, creamy, slightly lingering close, starts to get bodied, brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, buttery rice notes, mostly high in palate
Second Steep(5 min):
At first: buttery, nutty, creamy
As it cools: gets bodied, rich, salty, brothy, buttery notes lighten a bit
Third Steep (5 min):
Light, brothy, nutty
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: balanced yellow red blend of florals
Aroma when Dry: bright ginseng, camomile floral
After water is first poured: sweet spicy tart, ginseng, hints of rosehip and ginger
At end of first steep: ginseng, hints of ginger
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Possible, medicinally
Preferred time of day: as needed medicinally
Taste:
At first?: smooth tart ginseng notes, velvety mineral notes. Hints of rosehip on close
As it cools?: ginseng notes expand, deepen tea gets bodied
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Slightly, ginseng and light rosehip notes
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: dark large curl oolong
Aroma when Dry: light earthy, floral jasmine
After water is first poured: strong floral jasmine
At end of first steep: honeyed apple jasmine
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? No, might try type again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: light, thick perfumy velvety jasmine
As it cools?: notes sweeten, thicken in the palate
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)?No
Lingers? Yes, sticky sweet jasmine notes
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: large camomile puffs, bright yellow, sparse purple lavender buds
Aroma when Dry: fresh, bright camomile, hints of lavender
After water is first poured: bright, juicy, apple-y camomile
At end of first steep: bright, fruity, camomile
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Type yes, this blend seems to have much less lavender then preferred
Preferred time of day: evening, or if needed medicinally
Taste:
At first?: fresh, sweet, bright camomile, hints of lavender on front of mineral lingering close
As it cools?: notes open, sweeten.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, camomile brightness
Second steep (3min):
Lavender notes surface, camomile gets lighter, notes sweeten greatly
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: black grey dark curls
Aroma when Dry: bright, sweet lotus notes, peppery
After water is first poured: salty bright lotus floral notes
At end of first steep: bright lotus floral bittersweet notes
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: sharp, slightly fuzzy sour floral lotus
As it cools?:sour nutty tangy notes open up, tea gets fuzzier, deeper, thicker
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Softly, crisp floral lotus, slight hints of grass
Second Steep (5min):
Light, floral brothy, drying notes in close
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: large chunk fruit and hibiscus
Aroma when Dry: bright, juicy, tart
After water is first poured: tart, fresh,
At end of first steep:
Tea liquor:
At first? Light pink
At end of steep: deepening
Staple? yes
Preferred time of day: any medicinally, summer staple
Taste:
At first?: slight tart, high in the palate citrus, mild floral balanced close
As it cools?: gets a bit more tart, slight sweet notes linger longer
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? No
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: large dark oolong kernel
Aroma when Dry: sweet, nutty, creamy
After water is first poured: sweet nutty creamy rice notes
At the end of first steep: sweet, creamy, nutty
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? type Yes, would use brand again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: Nutty, mineral notes, velvety sweet close
As it cools?: Notes of chestnut, pecan, and milkiness surface, joining the other notes, tea deepens and layers
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, sticky rice and nutty notes, pine nut, hazelnut notes
Second Steep (4min):
At first: sweet, mineral notes, then nuttiness
As it cools: mineral notes linger much longer, nutty notes deepen
Third Steep (5min):
Nutty, thick mineral notes, velvety, creamy close
Fourth Steep (5min):
Creamy nutty notes blend, light velvety close
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: dark loose curled leaf
Aroma when Dry: honeysuckle, sweet, woody, faint floral
After water is first poured: honeysuckle syrup
At end of first steep: bright, sweet, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: leather brown
Staple?No
Preferred time of day: any, save evening
Taste:
At first?: crisp, smooth leather notes, floral honeysuckle close
As it cools?: honeysuckle notes open, tea starts to get slightly peaty, foresty, tea gets bodied
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Perfumy floral honeysuckle notes
Second Steep (3 min)
At first: lighter texture, same notes
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: sweet fennel herby notes, minty fresh
After water is first poured: crisp, sweet Mint, fennel
At end of first steep: bright sweet fennel, mint closes
Tea liquor:
At first? Hints of green
At end of steep: meadow green
Staple? Yes.
Preferred time of day: as needed medicinally, evening otherwise
Taste:
At first?: sweet fennel, crisp mint notes close
As it cools?: Notes brighten, mint opens up, texture gets herby, fuzzy, tea gets both bodied and lighter
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, sweet, slightly creamy fennel notes, short hints of mint bite
