New Tasting Notes

One of my favorites. Was a nice complement to my garlic chicken dinner.

super aromatic, prominent grassy, seaweedy (that’s a good thing) notes. Astringency kept me from total enjoyment. Got it at a cafe, so didn’t have control of the water temp- want to try this one at home.

Indeed. This + 7 minute steep + a teaspoon of agave nectar = just about perfect.

This tastes like melted mint ice cream. My partner loved it… I gagged.

This is OK hot but lovely iced. It is tangy and sweet and pure delight.

Good basic green – vegetal, but not overly so, and a little sweet. I should drink this more often.

This tea demonstrates how changing preparation methods can result in a dramatically different tea. Conventional steeping in a regular teapot will result in a light honey-like tea. But when prepared in a gaiwan, this tea really comes into its own with serious notes of jasmine, lavender, and clementine oranges.

This is my third morning in a row with this tea. I had to leave my desk during the 2nd steeping and it sat there for over 10 minutes, and it didn’t get overly bitter at all. I even got a 3rd steeping after that.

Old Dragon Well from floatingleaves.com. Still pretty good even though it’s over a year old. I got 4 decent steeps from it.

I love this tea, but it’s definitely not an everyday tea and probably not a good morning tea. Drinking this tea is like smoking a pipe with some delicious, smooth tobacco.

Surprisingly flavorful for a Celestial Seasonings tea. It’s smooth and spicy and tastes kind of like Christmas. It has “reindeer” food that supposedly packs it full of energy.

Don’t be afraid of this tea: Hotter water seems to work best, and brings out malty notes.

Two cups of subtle tea in a giant Pinky and the Brain mug.

This tea breathes honey and canteloupe. I could take a little more sweetness and depth, but the astringency is airy and not overpowering.

From the nose, I am getting a pan-seared scent. The leafs seems to have been over fired, which would give this green an atypical malty attribute (weird, I know). From the taste, there is a distinct butter and nut flavor. The butter is more of an undertone and is hidden behind the subtle “nutiness” and predominate “maltiness.” The nutty flavor could be compared to a chestnut. It is definitely not a common household nut. The tea is light weight with a clean finish.

I hated this tea. NOw, in all fairness, I am not very fond of jasmine teas unless the jasmine is very subtle. I felt the jasmine in this was way too overpowering…I just felt like I was drinking a bottle of perfume. The tins are very nice, however.