1962 Tasting Notes
2nd tea for the day. The dry aroma was a beautiful mix of orange, cinnamon, and cloves,. However, I was disappointed that the brew only tasted of clove. The clove flavor was so strong that it turned very chemically tasting.
Flavors: Clove
Preparation
My first tea of Halloween day. I wanted something sweet and creamy, and this seemed like it would fit the bill. However, even with the addition of sugar and cream, it’s surprisingly astringent and a bit bitter. It has a lovely vanilla aroma, but it’s lacking the rich, vanilla flavor I was hoping for. Based on other reviews, it seems like this tea can be a bit finicky, so I will be retrying a few different temp/time combinations.
Preparation
I have very much been looking forward to trying this tea and it did not disappointment. The vibrant, sweet candy-like honeydew flavor works perfectly with the oolong base. The flavor actually reminds me of a Sanrio store, which was an extremely nostalgic experience. Was surprisingly delicious hot too.
Flavors: Candy, Honeydew, Melon
Preparation
Yup, grapes. Tastes petty much as I expected, but I still enjoyed it. I made it hot because it’s way too cold for me to drink anything iced, but this would absolutely be better cold (or better yet as a tea slushy). Absolutely no bitterness, with a verrrry slight hay note behind the grapes. I enjoyed the cup, and will finish the bag I have, but I’m not sure there’s a need to re-order it.
Flavors: Grapes, Muscatel
Preparation
This tea was everything I hoped it would be and more. The base is light and vegetal, and the flavor is rich, caramelized, and buttery. Strong brown sugar notes, and no hint of bitterness or astringency. Very much reminds me of Butter Sencha from DavidsTea, but not nearly as temperamental or finicky. This is definitely one I want to stock up on before it disappears.
Flavors: Brown Sugar, Caramel, Chestnut
Preparation
Mmmmm….an excellent tea to start the day. I’m often dubious of both cherry and chocolate flavors in tea- they often come across as medicinal, or downright artificial tasting. I actually found this to be pretty true to biting into a cherry cordial. I’ll definitely being adding some oat milk and making it a latte next time.
Flavors: Cherry, Chocolate, Marshmallow, White Chocolate
