New Tasting Notes

Forgot to log last night…over-steeped…tremendous!

It is described as being “robust and sweet”. Well it is nicely sweet but not at all robust. A bit “thin” and, after my first cup, not necessarily for a weekday morning – perhaps Sunday am. Before ranking, I owe it another cup.

Had this at Yumchaa in London, was nice and spicy with a fruity aftertaste.

A pleasant white tea, delicate and sweet but with nothing about it that makes it really stand out from other decent white teas. The first pot was steeped for a couple of minutes in water at 68C. The second pot was steeped for significantly longer – almost ten minutes – in water at 82C; it had a stronger flavour and I liked it better.

I brewed this twice as long as I did last time, and finally I tasted more of the apple. I’ve come to enjoy this rooibos.

Resteep my blend with Ancient Moonlight from Rishi.

Oversteeped because its finals so I was like, “Hey, I need tea and it should be green”. Prepared, walked off, drank anyway.

My tea must have come from the bottom of the container – it has so much dust! The dust makes it really bitter so I tried to sift most of it out before brewing. I think I got most of it because this is good. Sweet, a bit floral… Could be fresher but oh well.

Sweet without any sweetner. Refreshing and enjoyable even to the eyes.

Milk and a little powdered sugar and cinnamon. Mmm. Yes please.

Resteep, 5 min. Turned out okay. The new thing in this cup is raw agave nectar, which is lower on the glycemic index than most sweeteners. It’s almost as sweet as honey, drop for drop, but it doesn’t alter the flavor of the tea, except to sweeten it. The amber and dark versions of agave nectar may have more of their own flavor, I suppose.

I made this using my infuser so I’d just gt one cup. Left it slightly longer than I normally would, and it was strong but sill not bitter. What a lovely way to finish the evening

This is good. It does have some maltyness to it, which I enjoy. It’s a lovely color, with just a bit of fruityness. Held up well to slight sweetening.

I blended it with Ancient Moonlight White from Rishi. So good!

Got 2 cups from these leaves today

Second steeping. ♥

Heaven in a cup. That is all that needs to be said.

One word: yum. ♥ I brewed carefully this time, and the tea turned out amazing. The flavour might be a bit too mild to suit some tastes, but I just love it. It’s very comforting.

Steeped for 7 minutes.

Had it with a muffin.