237 Tasting Notes
I was super excited about this tea! I love macarons, and I wish I could eat them every day.
The lemon flavour is enjoyable and cake and vanilla tones are definitely present, but I’m not getting macaron from this. It’s missing that meringue flavour for me. There’s a very specific sugar flavour in a macaron that makes or breaks it. I tried adding sugar to the tea, hoping it would make a world of difference like it sometimes does, but it didn’t happen.
It’s a very well executed tea though, and I would highly recommend it. Maybe my expectations were a bit too high?Had this again this morning, only this time I added a bit of sugar and a touch of milk. Now I taste the banana, although it is more like banana pudding with coconut, than fresh banana. It tastes much more like a cookie this way, but I think I prefer it without sugar or milk actually.
So when I opened my Butiki order, my first thought was “What did I order again? Oh this is so exciting! Like a surprise!” I Ooooed and Aaahed at the teas in my box and then I picked up the last one, this one. Cantaloupe and cream.
Really? I ordered that?
I have no idea why I did. It must have a high rating on here or something, because cantaloupe is definitely not something I look for in a tea. At all. Ever. Moral of the story: never pick something just based on ratings when you are feeling uninspired to pick a tea. I am a bit disappointed because there are so many others I want to try from Butiki.
Anyways, so the dry leaf aroma is like fresh cantaloupe. So far so good. It smells a bit strongly of cantaloupe in my opinion, but then again, I am not super psyched about this one so my opinion is biased.
The brewed tea smells much MUCH better. Cantaloupe, a bit of overripe pineapple maybe? I smell a tad of vanilla and from the smell, I can tell the cream will be present. Nice…Nice…Ok, this might be good.
I know now to never judge a tea by it’s cover (?). The cantaloupe is present, but soft and pleasing. The cream notes in this are OUTSTANDING! Really. Every time I say a tea contains the flavour of cream, I mean in a sort-of kind of way. Not this one. This is cream. Hands down. It has a very gratifying texture. The flavours are very simple, but on target.
I take back what I said, I do not regret this purchase one bit.
Oh my goodness, did I take a chance on this one. I though DT’s Oh Canada completely put me off maple teas, but I decided to blame it on the rooibos and give this oolong a chance.
The aroma is reminiscent of maple, but not “in your face”. It smells quite nice, and already, I am very happy because I know this probably going to be goooood. I read on the website that adding sugar would bring out the maple, so I added about half a teaspoon of rock sugar.
First sip: I want to cry.
Cry tears of joy. Stacy, you have restored my faith in the marriage of maple and tea. The taste is actually quite remarkable. The star is definitely the tea base, but then the maple is like “What’s up tastebuds? Thought I would pop in and treat you guys” but the maple doesn’t stay for long, because the pecan steals the show. Then I guess the maple tries to upstage the pecan, because it comes back in after you swallow, to settle on your tastebuds.
What really really REALLY impressed me, is that the texture the tea leaves on your tongue is exactly the same as real maple syrup. Wow.
EDIT: I just wanted to add that the flavour of the tea seemed to deteriorate as it got colder. Don’t get me wrong, it was great from start to finish, but the first quarter of my cup was a 10, and the bottom of my cup was an 8, if that makes any sense. So if you make it, I would recommend making a smaller amount at a time if you are a slow sipper.
If WOW was a flavour, this would be the perfect example of it. I feel like I’m drinking something with a lot of calories in it: the taste is so rich and sweet, very decadent. When I smelled the brew, my first thought was “HOLY COCONUT!”. Then I took a sip and I was a bit stunned.
I didn’t know tea could taste like this.
The taste of the coconut is very present, but it does not taste artificial. It is sweet, yes, but the wood-y element that occurs in natural coconut is also present. There are wonderful caramel tones, some vanilla, a bit of butter, pralines… On the second steep, if I tasted it as a whole without trying to differentiate the flavours, I got a bit of red licorice, believe it or not. I don’t get the banana so much, but I will watch out for it next time.
I want MORE of this!
Sipdown!
Finished the last bit of this this morning. I didn’t like it at first, because I thought it was bland and boring, and then I added milk. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! It is truly like drinking a liquid macaroon. For those who thought this was too sweet, I can see where you are coming from, but I think it needs it. Kind of want to buy more, but I have to control myself. Just ordered 50$ worth of tea yesterday, am going to DT this weekend to buy more (probably another 30$) and then I have two swaps to ship out next week, so another 20-30$.
I really have to stop spending so much money on tea. It’s a bit embarassing, and I feel so guilty! Why do I feel guilty?? It’s my money, and all my bills are payed on time, so it’s not like I’m in trouble or anything. Gawh, I hate this feeling.
The dry leaf is all lime, cream and grass. I steeped it for 3 minutes at 65 degrees and the flavours were subtle, but lovely. The lime is not overpowering, although I can’t say that the green tea really shines through. It is sweet and creamy and simply wonderful.
