SpecialTeas

This came in a sampler I’ve been working my way through, and is probably not from this years harvest. I managed to over steep this cup, so I’ll put off sharing my opinion on it.

My daughter and I both love this tea but it is a bit more pricey so we save it for more special days. The madgascar vanilla flavor is SO good. A little sweetener, I use Sweet n Low and Kelle uses Equal, and a dash of fat-free half and half makes it perfect.

This has been my “drink it every morning” tea for several years. I add a dash of sweetener and fat-free half and half. I love it!

This is not a bad tea, but it is too fussy. It misses out on the simple pleasure of being tea.

Tim found this tea at SweetTeas here in San Mateo.

I love this tea!

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If you like Rooibos, this one’s got a nice creamy flavor.

I don’t. Gross!

Summer fun is ending, so it’s back to sipping and making notes about it. This tastes of citrus with some woodiness to it. The little bit I have left is older than is ideal, but still good.

The most overused description I pull out when describing a tea is ‘pleasant’, but pleasant is way better than a punch in the face. My sense of taste is muted today so I don’t have much to say about this tea. That’s disappointing, but still way better than a punch in the face.

I just realized the smell memory that a lot of these Oolongs evoke. When I used to do oil painting there was some common aroma among the linseed oil, turpentine and paints that I find in this tea too.

I’ve never found Ceylon interesting, but this made a pretty good cup. It has hints of cocoa and citrus. I wouldn’t go out of my way to purchase it, but I wouldn’t turn it down either.

Assams don’t appeal to me all that much, but even I can taste that this one is above average. It has that typical Assam malt with touches of fruit and citrus. It’s slightly bitter, but then I don’t add sugar and will try to stick to a 3 min. steep next time.

This is probably a 2008 Darjeeling. It’s not on offer at SpecialTeas this year, and came in a sample collection that is a pretty good value.
Light and floral with a bright lemon grassy taste. It’s good, and I’m pleased with it. I’m not rating this since I’d recommend a more seasonal Darjeeling to anyone, but it’s not bad at all.
A well stored Darjeeling in sealed packaging can sometimes be excellent even when faded, and a bargain when it’s discounted to make room the new seasons harvest.

From yesterday. I’m not sure how I feel about this one. It tastes a LOT like my beloved Mighty Leaf Tropical Green, but the flavors are more muted. I was expecting it to be a lot more flavorful.

I think this steeped for about 2 hours! Earthy. Added a bit of milk as time went on. Didn’t finish the cup.