6444 Tasting Notes
Iced Tea Sipdown (227)
S is for…Strawberry Sparkling Wine
Check out the tasting note for the NecessiTea’s Strawberry Rose Champagne, which I also had today to compare to this one, here: https://steepster.com/rachel12610/posts/418162
Strawberry Sparkling Wine leans more into the wine side of things than Strawberry Rose Champagne. It’s not as sweet as Strawberry Rose Champagne. It is also flatter than Strawberry Rose Champagne in the sense of an effervescence that both teas manage to have to sell the “sparkling” aspect. This has strawberry flavour as well but its not as sweet and more closely reminiscent of the fruit than candy/jam. I doubt I would have noticed the difference not having them side by side since they are similar but this is definitely more subtle/less sweet.
S is for…Strawberry Rose Champagne
I made this and Strawberry Sparkling Wine by Tea Please iced. I think they are the same tea so I wanted to try them side by side. Things got hectic and those iced teas were made hours ago and were sitting out in a cool room. I am trying them now though. Check out the note for Strawberry Sparkling Wine here: https://steepster.com/rachel12610/posts/418163
This take on it leans more heavily into the strawberry I think. It is sweeter and almost jammy with an effervescence that says champagne at the end of the sip. It’s actually like a strawberry gummy flavour given the sweetness I am getting.
S is for…Satsuma Yuzu
Thank you Roswell Strange for the share! It was super hectic around dinner because my nephew has discovered screaming and likes to just do that now. Plus he was fussy. My sister had her hands full with something else and my brother-in-law is at the firehall. I have an exam in the morning but I had to step in so enjoying this cup of tea while studying became quickly chugging it before dinner. Thankfully there is more so I can actually try it at a less fussy time.
Sipdown (229)
S is for…Sichuan Black
Thank you Sil for the share!
This tea is an interesting one. Sil found it flavorless but at 4 mins, I am definitely getting a fair bit of flavor. It is smooth and has a fair bit of date notes. Dates, raisins, and a touch of smoke which seems like it shouldn’t be a thing but is.
S is for…Summer Days
I made this cold brew to have last night but am drinking it now. My motivation to do anything is so low. I set an alarm to wake up around 10 and try to flip my schedule to slightly more normal hours before my 9 am exam tomorrow. I did wake up at 10, then tried to do a shipping request for my bar study materials but the law society website doesn’t seem to want to do anything either and just keeps timing out. It’s basically 2 pm and I am still in bed and have basically watched TikToks and fought with the site.
I feel like I have had a lot of creamsicle teas lately. Not sure why that is. This is yet again that flavor profile but like so many others, it has a medicinal quality to it. Like someone rolled the creamsicle in some EmergenC.
Sipdown (230)
Last night I had a touch of a sore throat so I wanted something warm. I broke open this sample for the menthol aspect and just because its a nice sick tea when you don’t feel great. I decided to finish it off tonight though just to get it out of my stash.
