New Tasting Notes

Two more cups after dinner — this time from the new batch. Yep, my tea order arrived yesterday and all is well.

from a colleague… it’s a nice cup with a bit of a bite.

Delightful! I’m having this with lunch which happens to be Dr. McDougall’s Vegan White Bean & Pasta Soup – Light Sodium…another good pair

Another Cup! Good for a Resteep

a free sample with a larger order!

warm, nt hot. no sugar. not very aromatic, but nice soothing taste. this may be the perfect tea if one is under the weather

Hadn’t had this in awhile. This smells like vanilla tobacco in the tin and I LOVE it. The flavor isn’t quite as strong or noteworthy, but it’s very smooth and manages to combine that earthy oolong taste with sweet, creamy vanilla very well.

Another tea bag from France. Green tea with mint fragrance is basically what the name means. Hard to taste the green tea at all, the mint is so strong. The mint seems to be spearmint going off of what my own taste buds tell me. I really enjoy this one for the mint but wish I could taste more of the green. I will be sad when my box runs out as I don’t know where to get this in the states.

Drinking this tea and listening to BOB DYLAN! Lovely break in the morning!

First experience with this one. I like. And I love the canister.

Forgot to log yesterday. Had 2 cups! LOVE IT! Almost out of it…need to reorder a bigger size!

Not a love at first sip but it gradually gets better down the cup.

I got a 2 oz. sample from puerhshop.com. Just into the first steeping and it’s a little straw-like and bland, but I’m seeing some potential for future steepings. More later.

Spot on as usual!

This 3rd steep, 4 min, has released a pleasant vegetal sweetness which now rivals the nutty flavor — Blue Spring, indeed! I do like it. Still, I pine. It seems the lovely floral notes of the Ali Shan (to which I now compare all light oolong) have spoiled me. I yearn for Summer & honeysuckle.

One of the more full-bodied white teas, and one that I haven’t had for a while, so when I was sent a free sample pack it seemed like a good time to revisit it. As with many white teas, I always find the second steeping better than the first. This time I steeped it for five minutes in water at 75C. If you like pai mu tan/white peony you’ll probably like this one, too.

A really unique chai blend. The cloves and cinnamon came through nicely but the vanilla was a special surprise. Creamy.

Nice blend. Nothing stood out, but nothing disappointed. Good classic masala.

Rich and bold with aggressive ginger flavor and peppery aftertaste. Cocoa emerges slowly. Great.

Light, green oolong. Floral, but delicately so. Enjoyable brew.