Whoops. Totally forgot it was Valentine’s day all day today.. thought it was tomorrow so I didn’t have any of my Valentine’s themed teas. Somehow I don’t think I have many at this point? This was from Kawaii433— thank you very much! It’s also a sipdown. I love these types of teas in general, I’ve had WP’s in the past. So this note is for the new harvest! The little rolled bundles look mostly gold in color. I think lately this type of tea from other vendors has been lighter than I remember them in past harvests. Which means the flavor results in a lighter flavor as well. The gold brew is delicious but slightly too light in flavor for me. I remember the past harvest of this being ridiculously complex. Though I think maybe because the leaves have more to unravel, each cup also has unraveling flavors. The flavors here are noticeably sweet potato and honey. The second steep is a bit darker and takes on more of that awesome wine quality some very fresh black teas seem to have. (I think I notice that fading in my black teas when they get older, sadly.) It’s lovely to revisit a fresh harvest of this type of tea. Though as I expected, the newer harvests of many black teas seem to have lighter flavor. The rating for this one would be 90.
Steep #1 // 1 heaping teaspoon for a full mug // 9 minutes after boiling // 2 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 2 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
2019 sipdowns: 10
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
