6444 Tasting Notes
I wanted an eggnog latte so I opened my black tea drawer to pick a tea and this caught my eye. However, somehow making this tea this way brought out note of the bergamot flavor. Bergamot and nutmeg. I also get the strawberry but that’s muddled under the bergamot and nutmeg. Clove and cinnamon peak through a bit too but not as heavily. It’s ok and 52 Teas has better bergamot flavor than most but I don’t think I would make this as an eggnog latte again.
Sipdown (295)
This was my random pick today and it was a single serving left so an easy sipdown.
It’s fudgier than it was as a latte and while that’s an improvement, this isn’t as good as caramel brownie. That tea had a similar fudgey note but more to it which made it more enjoyable.
Eggnog Latte Sipdown (299)
I had this a couple times where the base tea was stronger than the flavoring so I thought perhaps it had flavor deterioration from age. Except this is now super delicious and full of that awesome berry dessert flavor and that is making me super sad to say goodbye. This is like a deliciously creamy custard mixed with a raspberry-heavy berry coulis. Just rich and sweet and delicious. So sad to see this one go.
Sipdown but it turns out I never added this to my cupboard so still sitting at 300 teas.
In addition to this sample, which I have from Kittenna (thank you!), and Affogatea by Bird and Blend from July 2019, my oldest teas are the ones I bought in very large quantities when A Quarter to Tea went on hiatus. With that said, they should be what is going into my oldest tea box so I can actively sip them down. However, (1) they are too big to fit and (2) I don’t want to finish them since I am not ready to say good bye. I am thinking of skipping the August 2019 teas and throwing the September 2019 teas in the focus box instead.
This has been in a small ziploc bag for a year and a half and I feel like it suffered because of that. There is minimal flavor here. I can see it was probably custardy once but now it is sort of just a roundness in the mouthfeel than it is a flavor. The only flavor left is a sort of very generic fruity black tea. I’m sorry I left you for so long tea. I think you could have been good if I enjoyed you fresh.
Matcha Latte Sipdown (300)
So I realized after I finished Honey Dew Gelato that I didn’t put in my DAVIDsTEA order. Most of the purchase was restocking matchas I still had from the advent so the number didn’t really go up – though I do have more tea. So with this sample packet finished, I am back down to 300 teas.
This, like all the other Three 6 Teas, is from Roswell Strange. Thank you!!
I made this as a matcha latte. It certainly had a nice vanilla scent when steeping so going in, I hoped for the best. Drinking it, its just a smooth vanilla flavor. It’s pretty good. Rich and creamy and just vanilla. Not much to it beyond that but that’s okay.
Iced Tea Sipdown (300)
Happy New Year!!
I was so close to hitting 300 teas before the new year. I even had this made but didn’t end up drinking it until after the ball dropped. However, with this done, the only teas remaining in my stash are all from the second half of 2019 or sooner. The feels like an accomplishment.
I will miss this one. It’s rare that a tea can nail a flavor as subtle as honeydew but this does. It’s sweet and delicious but alas has suffered flavor deterioration so the green rooibos base also comes through. Still a great tea but one that I’m okay saying good bye to while it’s still holding up.
Eggnog Latte Sipdown (301)
Had this earlier while playing pandemic with the family. We played 4 times because I refused to end off the year on a losing note.
This was good, per usual, but heavier on the coriander than usual. Personally I was okay with it but it wasn’t my favourite way to end off. This will be missed and it’s one I would consider restocking in the future if I see it. For now, I’m okay saying goodbye.
