New Tasting Notes

This tea is fading a little, but has some rich honey, pear, and tropical fruit. Not overly astringent.

I’m VERY turned off by the smell of this tea. At first, before steeping, it’s like a grass smell, which isn’t the best, but it gets worse after that…then, once steeped…it’s smells kind of like a skunk….ewww! The coloring is a typical green tea color but with a some cloudiness. The taste isn’t THAT bad but I certainly have had better. For once, I really can’t get past the smell…sorry

Another travel mug this morning for work. Wanted to see if I tasted the same taste from yesterday. Still there and still perplexed. Never tasted that in a Genmaicha! Maybe my own taste buds are developing?! Enjoying this type of tea, as always.

All tea is fab, I am drinking a cuppa now. Mmm.

I was drinking this tea last night while working on the computer. I was unsure what I would think of this tea, as I am not a champagne drinker, nor do I like mojitos. I was pleasantly surprised at this tea! The hint of champagne adds a nice tone to the mint/lime mojito flavor. I am glad I have two pouches!

This is a GREAT alternative for coffee. Provides a great pick up without the jitters or acidic stomach that coffee does at times.

I’m on my 4th cup for far today. Oh how I’ve missed this tea. It smells wonderful! Strong Blueberry Scent but when it comes to taste it’s a strong black tea with blueberry highlights. NICE. I like it a lot!

very refreshing, just don’t over steep

Yum, yum, yum, yum, yummm…..delicioso.

To me, a black masala chai has black pepper, so i added that. Out of milk, i added powdered creamer. Then came the Equal sweetener knockoff. This is what happens when i dont get out to the store. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this creamy, spicy hit of black tea!

Tekokeren var underlig nok fjernet fra strømmen, noe som aldri skjer, og som forundret meg. Jeg framstilte meg ulike situasjoner der Karina måtte ta ut strømmen. Dessverre så jeg bare død og fordervelse. *bank på bordet

Forgot to log a cheeky Long Jing yesterday which I enjoyed out on the terrace in the evening sunlight. Lovely.

Finished off the dusty remains of the bulk bag this morning – unsaleable from a visual perspective, but a lovely warm, sweet, hay nose and mildly edgy flavour owing to the crunched leaves. Can’t wait for the new pickings to arrive.

I used not to be a fan of raw puerh, but since I visited Yunnan and learned more about it, I’ve suddenly realised why I didn’t like it before… all the raw stuff you could get in the UK was really bad quality because we weren’t prepared to pay enough. But this is really tasty, with a smooth sweet flavour, edgy but not insecure, with a push on the finish and a long lingering flavour. A raw PuErh that doesn’t take the back of your throat off. I brewed this in a Bodum Assam 0.5L teapress and got 5 brews out of 3 grams of tea, so that’s about 6p per mug. Not bad, really!

The first time I drank this, i over-steeped it and hated it. This time i did better, with cooler water and 2 min steep, and squeezed the tea bag GENTLY. Added some sweet. This time i like it. It cant compare with Stash’s mangosteen green with matcha, but i do love diversity.

[see my later entries on this tea. Lack of experience affected this one] Hot water 3 min in glass gaiwan. Somewhat vegetal, with no bitterness or astringency (actually kinda flat) and the aroma is mostly coconut. Medium yellow-green liquor, slightly hazy, with medium body. I’d have liked a bit more pineapple or even citrus for some oomph. All-in-all a mellow cup, mostly as described, to which I added nothing. Dont know yet if i like it.

I brewed this extra strong, as that’s how I prefer most herbals. It smells good – luckily the licorice root is not overwhelming. It is indeed relaxing and it helped soothe my tummy.

I don’t think I’d go out of my way to purchase this, but it’s not bad.

This is a nice, light floral tea. The leaves are full of flowers, including rosebuds. I can taste the jasmine especially, and right now I can really feel the antioxidants hitting my system and giving everything a little boost.

Re-steep.