New Tasting Notes

I was feeling lazy…

Had 3 cups of this today. I thought I’d try it on some friends, because it’s a great tea for any people who want to try something interesting but still want a “normal” black tea that you can have milk with. They loved it, so we kept topping up the pot!

didn’t like this tea too much until I recently came down with a cold, at which point, it started tasting better… shrug

I’m liking this tea much more this time around than last time…not that I didn’t like it the first time but the taste has improved for some reason…regardless, I like this cup. I might start my day with it tomorrow, too!

The 3rd and final bag from the best person in the world! The tea leaves (well, technically there are no leaves because it’s a tisane) have a sweet sugary smell and it is visually stimulating as it looks like a bag of potpourri. I can smell the delicate fruitiness of the strawberries and the kick of the hibiscus but I can also detect/see the presence of orange peels and floral notes from the purple and red flakes of petals sprinkled in the mix.

The liquor is a great purplish red color, very vibrant and energetic. The aroma of the tea is not very desirable IMO. Its smell too closely resembles the smell of actual potpourri and I don’t like that association. I’ve never been a fan of potpourri, I guess it brings to mind ideas of emptiness and despair because I often encountered it in nursing homes. However, after giving the tea a taste I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. There isn’t much depth or variety to the flavor, but as the liquid passes through your mouth it leaves a wonderfully sweet and powerful taste on the back of your tongue. Super sweet so if you’re not a fan of the sweeter teas I would steer clear. Otherwise, give it a shot.

I love the way the leaf opens up in the pot and how the scent hits your nose when you pour.

Kind of smoky. Neither of us like this one.

Steeped 8 min, 205 F water, added half packet sweetener. There’s a little bitterness which may be caused by the stevia. I wonder, does milk work in mate tea? Not brave enuf to try it today.

It’s OK. I can’t put my finger on why I don’t care for it but I have better teas so I won’t be rebuying it.

This tin is loose leaf. It has a tange to it which I have never tasted before. I like it even though I don’t know how to describe it.

This is so beautiful. It’s not my favorite flavor but the beauty is beyond worth the not so fresh taste.

I think this smells like Gingerbread Cookies before steeping. Scent drastically changes while steeping. Dark in color. I like the fact that it’s a tad different than most Chai’s I have had…almost like they put a little more thought into it. The Vanilla really gives it a little extra something…and this is coming from someone who usually doesn’t favor vanilla. I think it’s tasty, indeed!

not bad, I prefer the Bengal Green though

One of my favorite white teas, very smooth and just enough blueberry – will be great iced in the summer!

I just realized that I probably love this so much because it tastes like Juicy Pear Jelly Bellys, one of my favorite flavors of anything of all time. The gulp of matcha doesn’t hurt, either.

A very mild tea, much like the Margaret’s Hope darjeeling I had last week. I’m going to try to get more flavour out of it before I rate it. This cup definitely doesn’t have “haunting malty notes with deep Bordeaux-like flavour.”

I have a box of these ceylon bagged teas at home, so I’m going through them at work. All are decent, for a fine bagged tea, but none make me want to go brew a pot.