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Made it a bit stronger. Maltier flavour but still not great with milk. I thought Scottish Breakfast was meant to be even stronger than Irish? Not this one. Ah well. Will steep for shorter time and drink black next time I try this.

This is lighter than I was expecting. Need to experiment with it a bit more I think. I added some milk… might try it black next time.

Nice mild cuppa to wind down my evening last night! So smooth.

Unbelievably this is my first proper pot of tea today (it’s after 6pm)… had some chamomile this morning but it’s been one of those days. I’m sure this will make me feel better.

Slightly smoky fragrance to the dry leaves, pleasant mild chocolatey taste, very smooth on the palate… this could become a favourite every day tea I think.

A nice strong soothing pot of this is going down a treat while I am (over-)optimistically hoping that the baby will go to sleep so I can do some stuff… like update my steepster log. Heh.

Comforting, just what I need this morning. Malty and sweet (with milk but no sugar).

This is just what I needed this morning after a night of extraordinarily poor sleep (sick baby). Malty, sweet, rich.

Accidentally made the second pot somewhat stronger, and it’s still very nice!

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and yes – I did specifically make sure I had some Irish Breakfast on hand. In fact I have never had Irish Breakfast before. This is a nice strong cup, I tried a bit without milk first and it’s pretty brisk and puckery, so I added some milk and that rounded it out to nice and sweet, no need for sugar. Need to experiment with it a bit more before I give it a final rating, but I like it quite a lot.

This was really pleasant this morning. Lovely malty flavour, very smooth.

Liked this one a bit better today. Only steeped it for 3 minutes – result = nicely woodsy/earthy/leathery rather than just kind of bleh (as it was when I steeped it for 4 minutes). Would prefer something tippier and sweeter though.

I’ve been drinking a lot of this the past few days. I’ve been in the mood for something sweet-ish, and this really delivers. This is easily my favourite flavoured white tea, and I don’t think I’m going to get tired of it any time soon. The black version of this tea regularly tops the list of the Tea Centre’s most popular teas, so apparently I’m not alone in liking this blend of flavours.

I’ve seen Stockholm Blend as a black tea before but not this white version, so I thought I’d give it a whirl.

This tea produces a golden yellow brew, much lighter than the usual medium brown of pai mu tan. You can smell the different elements of the tea in the aroma of the dry leaves and also in the aroma of the brewed tea, with the floral notes gently predominating. The flavour is something different again, though. It’s not overly sweet – the Mellow Cream Oolong I had the other day is sweeter – and yet the flavour reminds me of honey more than anything else. It’s smooth in a way that reminds me of honey, too, and incredibly easy to just keep drinking.

This is a warm and cosy sort of tea, the perfect tea to be drinking on this cold, wet spring weekend. It’s also one of the best flavoured white teas I’ve had.

I got this with the idea of keeping it as a night time tea, and if I use that as the main criterion for judging it, yeah, it works okay. It’s not going to keep me awake and it doesn’t taste horrible. Judged in more general terms, though…

The raspberry is the element of this tea that really isn’t working for me. It takes over the tea and dominates both the initial flavour and the aftertaste. I’m not a big fan of overpowering red fruit teas, and this one is tending a bit too much in that direction as far as I’m concerned.

I tried this one again, at double the recommended strength this time. This produced better all-round flavour, with a touch of mandarin lurking behind everything else. No tea should require a double-strength brew before I can even detect a hint of the flavour it’s supposed to be, though.

I really wanted to like this one. I don’t dislike it, really. It’s more just that the hint of mandarin in the aroma doesn’t amount to anything much in the taste. A little disappointing.

Whoa – seriously sweet! I can see why the instructions gave the number of teaspoons of tea for 75ml (about 3oz – I think?) of water. Like Turkish coffee, this stuff is strong, and it’s clearly meant to be consumed in equally small quantities.

Three teaspoons per 75ml of hot water produces a very dark brew, but it’s brown rather than black. It’s incredibly sweet but you can also clearly taste the apple, and it’s really pretty good. I’d like to try it a bit more watered down sometime, and I’m also extremely curious to see what it would be like iced. Part of me almost wants to try significantly increasing the proportion of tea to water but I can’t think of a good reason for needing apple syrup for anything. g

One of my recent favorite discoveries. The flavors blend so well and the tea is just amazing. It’s the kind of tea that you could drink every day. It’s so warming, such a good blend!

A subtle jasmine flavor despite the description on the website. Very refreshing.