Element Tea

The leaves are longer and twisty. The color of the cup is a nice mellow yellow. I may have steeped this too long, since the flavor was a BIT bitter, but it still has that lovely sweet, floral and light flavor a good oolong has, and has a good deal of residual flavor for a while after. It also leaves my mouth a bit dry. But this one is very delicious. WAY better than the Element Tropical Peach Oolong I also bought with this one in their closing sale.

My level of light to strong flavor for oolongs – 2 out of 5 for this one.

This is just okay.
Not very oolong ish and the peach is alright I don’t believe I would order this again but its not horrible either.
Far better of similar teas though out there.

Alphakitty coming your way!
See previous notes :)

Azzrian thanks for a pack of this!
I had a cup earlier but need to remember to do a double shot next time – the flavor is juicy but subtle. See previous notes…

Muppetlove sent this to me! Thanks a bunch :)

The black tea base is rich and a little strong than a medium strength black. The pear is certainly there – and tasty! There is a floral or perfumy-ness to it, too!

I’m not sure if those lil pieces of leaves are raspberry leaves and stems or what – perhaps THAT is what is contributing the floral/perfume notes.

I’m not sure if Element Tea is having website problems or making an upgrade…I can only view their 1 Luxury Tea – the search doesn’t come up with anything nor does clicking on each tea base. Strange.

BUT…this is tea nicely flavored and I do like it very much! It just might be my fave pear flavored black so far…or at the very least right up there!!!

I absolutely loved this one! Sad they went out of business!

I made a cup of this the other day. It seemed a bit weak tasting. BUT this one is better. Higher temp and longer steep time. Much of the tea fell through the infuser, so that is probably helping the flavor too. I don’t know what distinguishes this from an Irish breakfast tea, as it just says ‘assam’. But the flavor is slightly sweet, with the usual stronger black tea flavor, and a bit oaty. Sipping it leaves my mouth a bit dry. It’s pretty good, but nothing really makes it memorable.

Ancient Alphabet challenge – B

Yes, the coconut is soapy but it’s still enjoyable with the banana flavor and strong black tea. I probably say it every time but wish Element Tea would be back but I’m also very glad I stocked up at the time. Or could find the source of these teas. However, they are about ten years old now, so I doubt a source can be found. At this point, I can’t deny that this will be tasty until I eventually finish this!

Additional notes: Almost a decade old, how in tarnation is this still pleasant tasting? Coconut and banana, still very much present and not spoiled. The black tea still very deep. Very much enjoyed a cup yesterday and the remainders cold this morning.

I like this one! The flavors are great together. I thought the black tea base was sweet tasting and a perfect match for the banana and coconut. I’m guessing there is a bit of an artificial banana flavor, but it isn’t bad at all. And it does seem kind of tropical! The blue cornflowers add a nice touch. Another great tea from the Element tea closing sale purchase I made.

This is in teabags. How could a vanilla rooibos be bad? The vanilla flavor isn’t as strong as I’d like, but that might be because it is organic? The Suffuse vanilla rooibos I have, I just love. But that one might not be as organic. But the more vanilla flavor the better! The rooibos is always a delicious base for anything. A deep red color, too.

additional notes: Finished this one – one of my oldest teas. 9 years – yowzas. It might have gotten better with age or it was better with overleafing, which I mention in my original note. I REALLY miss this company and I’m glad I grabbed some great teas in their closing sale (like one of my top three Earl Greys that ever existed!) I liked that this was never hibiscus overload, but had a nice syrupy sweetness with fruit. Wish it ever had more noticeable kiwi though. I’d probably rate this higher than a 71 now, for a herbal, since it never had that overdone hibiscus.
2021 sipdowns: 127

What I like about this tea… there isn’t a strong hibiscus flavor! But the rest of the flavors aren’t too strong either, and this isn’t really a tea you can resteep (which I usually do with every tea!) The flavors sound like they would be great together (Strawberry, kiwi, apples, rose petals…) but I just wish it was a stronger flavor. I’ll have to put more in the infuser next time, not try to get a second cup out of it and go full flavor for the first cup.

Another favorite from Element I’m always appreciative that I was able to try before they closed. Not like I drink actual mojitos but the idea in theory is appealing in a tea. And this one works. Another unique blend I haven’t seen any other shop have available.

This is the second favorite from the big batch of teas I bought from the Element closing sale (the first was Creme Earl Grey). It has such a unique flavor! I love the idea of a red and black combined tea. Yum! It has a subtle spearmint flavor and a subtle lime flavor… and some other mysterious flavor.. that must be the rum! It’s all sweet and not bitter at all.

Yes, there is a reason ginger is in the name of this tea. I’m not a fan of ginger. It’s really all I can taste here. The lemon flavor isn’t too strong. I had a lemon tea from Numi a while back, the lemon verbena in that one reminded me of a sugary lemon candied donut I had years ago. So this is a disappointment. There is barely any honeybush in the bag either. It isn’t bad — it should just have a better flavor. I think lavender in the place of ginger would have been better.

Mastress Alita’s sipdown challenge Saturday, December 4th: World Pear Day Tea #2

My oldest pear tea, as far as I know.  It’s so good and has an authentic pear skin flavor.  So much pear!  I really enjoyed ALL the Element teas I was able to grab during their going out of business sale… which is bad because even with teas I love it takes me THIS long to drink them?  I mean, this is nine years old. Yikes. I’m still grateful I was able to grab them.  

I’m pleasantly pleased with this one! Though the base is a black tea, the pear flavor is consistent and delicious! (it’s labeled “china black”? It’s kind of perfumey — not in a bad way.) You’d think the black tea flavor would overpower the pear, but it doesn’t. I didn’t think there would be actual pear pieces in the blend. It’s hard to believe that just a couple pear pieces would make the pear flavor this strong, so it must be helped by the “flavoring” they have added. There are also tiny leaves in the blend, I’m not sure what those are since it isn’t anything on the label. Not too bad!

Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – April 2024 Tea #5 – A tea with a special meaning to you 

I tend to only drink this one if I feel the need to alleviate extra, more than usual anxiety.  So I guess it’s a specially helpful tea?  Still one of my very favorites.  Still surprised it is so good, every time I have it, as one of my oldest teas.  Luckily, not a sipdown yet.  I am still searching for an Earl that can match it… don’t believe it’s possible.   

Additional notes: HOW IS THIS OLD BLEND STILL SO GOOD? I’m amazed every time. It’s the perfect Earl, even years later. I wish I could find the specific wholesaler of this one as Element is long long gone. I’m VERY appreciative that I managed to nab a pouch of this back in the day in their close-out sale, and another kind Steepsterer sent me their pouch. I could cry in appreciation at the lovelies in my cupboard. :D

Additional notes: I just needed a cup of something comforting today. This is one of my oldest teas but whoa, it is still just fantastic. The perfect briskness and the awesome bergamot here just tells me it ISN’T my tastebuds when it comes to bergamot… it’s other crappy bergamots. Even this “aged” bergamot is better than many fresh. This is a bergamot that can brighten my mood. I miss you Element tea!!!!!

Additional notes: This one is so ancient, I thought the flavor couldn’t be good. But I still LOVE it. It’s probably the best Earl I have right now and might also be the oldest. I love how the original tasting note said I thought I would hate it, now it’s STILL probably one of my favorite teas I’ve ever had. I wish I knew if another supplier was still selling this.

Additional notes: ICED! I thought I’d try one of my favorite EGs iced! I thought I’d take a risk with this iced, even though I really didn’t want to waste it. Precious leaves! Elementtea.com seems to be back open after their closing sale they had a while ago but they haven’t updated their page in a while, so I’m not sure their status. When I ordered with their sale, I was never disappointed in any of their teas. I wish they were doing better!

Anyway, two teaspoons in a mason jar for a couple days results in a nice tasting iced tea! I wished more of the cream would make itself known, but the bergamot was tasty. The black tea was tasty as well but it is much better hot. I think I’ll savor this one hot and use up some other teas cold. But it works better than some other teas have been cold brewed!

I was drinking this lovely tea today, one of my absolute favorites. I just needed to write another note because Dhart1214 answered my call in the forums when I wished I had bought more of this before Element closed! It was last second that I ordered anyway. SO Dhart1214 sent me her package of Creme Earl Grey! I REALLY appreciate it! I could drink this every day so it helps to have more!