1598 Tasting Notes
I’m bumping the rating on this as I enjoyed it more than before. I’m still super tired and seeing flashy bright spots but that’s what I get for getting 5 hours sleep: a combination of staying up too late to finish a knitting project I was excited about, and having the baby wake up an hour earlier than she should.
I’m hoping the guayasa does it’s thing. This is nice and mild, but I do feel slightly more alert than before!
If Sil and Kittena jumped off a bridge, would I jump too?
Maybe?
They both reviewed this earlier so I decided this would be my goodnight tea too! For some reason the taste is odd on this. Maybe it’s because of my mug? Idk. Further experiments are required.
A little bit of Paris at my side is just what I need! I just sent a stressful email out to a family member, telling them what I felt about their behaviour, and now I’m just anxiously awaiting a reply, any reply. :(
Ugh. Families are so complicated.
hear hear! but at least there’s tea :)
what was the quote from the lion king? ’There’s one in every family, sire. Two in mine, actually. And they always manage to ruin special occasions.’
Yep. That’s a fact! :)
And Lion King quotes make so happy! It’s one of my favourite Hamlet adaptations. :p
you too? no one ever agreed with me on that!!!
Really? But it’s the only one that ends fairly happily!
I made this and H&S’s Florence this morning and thought I’d better drink this one first before my taste buds were corrupted by nommy flavoured tea.
I wasn’t sure about this one, but figured it’s a sample and a quick sipdown so why not get on it? And it’s great! Why do I always forget how great non-black teas are?
This really smells like honey, and it’s sweet, and tastes a bit like straw and grass. This is really gentle and delicious. It’s also a little toasy! I immediately want 4 more cups!
I’ll have to re-order this from Zen or somewhere else!
Preparation
I like this more than the Silver Buds Yabao, although I’m still not crazy about it. I just want something stronger – this is too mild for me and I can’t coax out enough flavours.
Maybe I’m doing it wrong, but this was a sipdown. Maybe I’ll try another sample once I get a greater appreciation for non-black teas.
Woah! I can’t believe it: it’s a pu-erh and I like it! I gave it a quick 10 second rinse because I heard that was a thing to do, and then I steeped it for 2 minutes.
Yes, it tastes dark and earthy but it’s good. It’s slightly smokey and sweet which add a bit of depth to the flavour. Excellent! I don’t really feel qualified to judge this because I couldn’t tell you if this was a good puerh or not, or if it’s raw or whatever the other one is, but now I can venture out and explore more puerh.
I’ve got 2 samples coming from Teavivre so this is excellent news.
I’m no longer afraid of Puerh!
Preparation
haha just wait until you get out here! (can you tell i’m excited?!)
Hahaha. Yeah I have an idea that you want a joint Mandala order in the future. :D
yeah unless i get suckered in to cakes… EEP!
Good to know! I have 48 Harney teas on shelf right now but I have never tried their shu puerh. I do have a raw Ziyun Mao Cha that they haven’t carried in years but it is aging nicely, and I had their green tea cake, which is a puerh type tea but could not be labeled puerh because it wasn’t grown in Yunnan. I need to try this one!
Are all puerh’s from Yunnan? Because I do like black Yunnan teas!
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…going to have to put together a poo package for you cavo…or when you come here we can get together once a week for puerh together! (poo in the park with the little one?) haha
LOL
Haha. Poo in the park sounds fun. :P
Poo in the park…lol
I can’t remember what peach cobble tastes like, but I can say that this is pretty good. It’s mild, and fruity, with warm peach notes and something buttery/pastry-like hovering in the back. It’s slightly sweet and slightly comforting too for this frazzled Monday morning.
There’s a lot of sediment at the bottom of this cup though. This was a pretty good $1 sample though!
I still haven’t tried any guayusa teas yet…& although I love the name of this one, the flavor combo justs sounds meh to me. I guess I should request a sample & actually give it a try before I decide I won’t like it. Maybe on my next order?
You want some of mine? I have too much for how often I’ll drink it, but it was cheap.
Maybe set a little aside for some future trade (cuz we know there will be on, lol) :)
Done!
I hope this one helps you stay awake- I’m afraid to drink this one because I swear it put me to sleep!
So far I’m awake? I’ve had more tea than food so far today though – not just guayusa. :D