New Tasting Notes

It’s green tea in a bag, not my favorite tea in the world, but it will do.

Really mild, sweet, flowery. One of my favorites from Teavana!

Needed a real Mango Flavored tea after the terrible Lipton one I just dumped down the drain. Now this is what I had in mind! :)

I’m soooooo NOT diggin’ this one. Smells nice but it’s too bitter/sour/fruity/tart for me. Might be ok iced, maybe, MAYBE…dumping it out now…blah

You take what you can get at work, but for a inexpensive green tea bag this isn’t half bad. I even bought some at the store for home. Plus I like anything with mint. Refreshing!

Not as bitter as your typical jasmine loose dried leaves. Soothing, plus they come in neat little balls.

Its not bad i dont normally like fruity teas but this one isnt too bad. The smell of the dry tea is alot stronger than the preped tea

There are so many different things going on with this smell prior to steeping…afterwards it smells like a light, even blend of orange and Chamomile. The coloring is very dark with a reddish tint to it. All the flavors mix well and it’s quite smooth.

Double cup, 2 Truvia

I had this last night for the first time and LOVED IT…just forgot to log…Oops! The aroma, the coloring, the taste = all delightful!

My only previous experience with mate was via some bottled soft-drink sort of thing, so I simply put it off to that; but now having brewed my own, I can confirm that yerba mate really does taste like watered-down Snapple Iced Tea w/ Lemon. :)

It’s tasty enough, but I am mostly interested in finding out if mate’s unique buzz really is everything it’s cracked up to be.

Nice green apple aroma that really stays close to the cup. You have to hold th cup under your nose to fully enjoy it. Perfect for a cold rainy day like today. Plus it has a nice clean finish.

I may have been unfairly maligning green rooibos; this is plain red rooibos with blended flavor, but it possesses the exact same “synthetic” taste I was complaining of in the Teavana blends. Looking over the ingredient lists, methinks “natural flavors” are to blame; but Tea Laden is at least upfront about theirs.

This is very sweet, almost like a fruit soda. Actually, that’s almost exactly what the synthetic taste common to all these blends is: I don’t know if it’s an actual ingredient, but it tastes like artificial sweetener (Splenda, aspartame, etc.).

This tea from Miro Tea in Seattle is one of my favorites. It has nice big pieces of ginger and cinnamon and brews up with a pleasant scent and taste of ginger. The cinnamon’s not overpowering in an artificial way like in some cinnamon teas. I’ll probably buy more next time I’m in that neighborhood.

This is my very favourite tea. It’s certainly not fancy, but it’s a really nice any-time-of-the-day cuppa.

This tastes like vaguely peppery water. :/

I was dismayed when I opened the bag to find it was essentially powder, but it still smelled strongly of both rooibos and spices. Gave it the usual seven minute steep at 180 and… well… nothing.

Turns out they suggest 2tsp per 8oz of water boiled for ten minutes… yikes! Will attempt again following their directions, but that seems like major overkill to me. We shall see.

Very fragrant and refreshing, but slightly too weak for those who may enjoy a stronger black tea. Not as good with milk as other black teas, but the citrus flavours are wonderful plain, or with honey.

5th and 6th infusions from tea I started with yesterday. Still has nice amber liquor, the sweetness is more subtle.

24 hours it is!! Previously, I had cold brewed this tea for 8 hours, it was okay. A full 24 hours makes a nice ice tea. Jasmine Flavor is much more pronounced.

Prepared tea in a yixing infuser cup (12 oz), drank 2 infusions. Looking at the dry leaves you would never think that this green tea, aged but still green tea. The brew is dark and very smooth. Taste is smoky,earthy. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.