Mighty Leaf Tea

My current I-just-arrived-at-work-and-need-to-wake-up tea. No milk, no sugar. (I never take milk or sugar.)

From the nose, I am getting a pan-seared scent. The leafs seems to have been over fired, which would give this green an atypical malty attribute (weird, I know). From the taste, there is a distinct butter and nut flavor. The butter is more of an undertone and is hidden behind the subtle “nutiness” and predominate “maltiness.” The nutty flavor could be compared to a chestnut. It is definitely not a common household nut. The tea is light weight with a clean finish.

This is a wonderful blend of fruit and tea. The mango isn’t overpowering – just the perfect amount. This would be great iced! :9

This tea has a very pleasant vanilla aroma to accompany it very classical oolong flavor—i.e., an earthy, raw flavor. I thoroughly enjoy this tea and recommend to anyone trying to get into oolongs but wanting something a little lighter on the pallet.

Last of a tiny sample that I bought (apparently almost a year ago!) in the bulk bins at Whole Foods. As I said in my decades-old tasting note for this, this taste like a not-so-sweet creamsicle tempered by a bit of an undercurrent of jasmine. I really dig it. Mighty Leaf charges $12.95 for 2.2oz of this on their site, however, so if I can’t find it at Whole Foods again, I won’t be getting more.

This was tasty. The jasmine is present, but not extremely noticeable; the orange really takes over. It’s a very subtle, creamy orange taste, though. Almost like a creamsicle. I bought a very small sample from Whole Foods. Need to buy more.

I got this tea in a trade and was really curious. It’s a very green oolong, with a truly unique flavor. I can’t say I like it in large doses, and I couldn’t stand it cold, but it’s definitely worth trying. It brews up pale yellow and tastes… “purple”. It’s hard to describe, really. There’s a vegetal oolong taste, but mostly… it just tastes purple. The tea itself is lovely to look at, however… lots of green, blue, and yellow.

It’s very decent. Would make a good everyday tea.

one of my top favorites…

My Morning Cup O’ Joe

This is my cup of joe every morning. It hits the right ‘morning pick-me-up’ note and is a pleasant tea. It’s one of the only commercial teas I drink.

Very light ‘green tea’ taste. Not too overwhelming.