“(52teas (Anne) 2022: 25) 2022 Sipdown 13/365! Oof, never properly reviewed this. Oh well. Maybe a reblend candidate? The final cup was ok – creamy but not really much berry flavour. I’ll give it a...” Read full tasting note
“Today’s cold brew. I thought I’d mucked up on this one at first, but then I read a couple of other tasting notes and I think I probably haven’t – it’s just that this is a lightly flavoured tea to...” Read full tasting note
“hmmmm this one is kinda flavourless even with the giant berry in it. I was hoping for a much more pronounced flavour even though it’s a white tea. Sadly this is really light and disappointing. I...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (140)! This one’s been on and off of my wishlist for what feels like forever, now. Everything about it sounds really, really good! And I’m elated that it doesn’t disappoint. The blackberry...” Read full tasting note
The original blend was a Shou Mei base with freeze-dried blackberries and blackberry and cream flavors. We replaced the Shou Mei base with a blend of ORGANIC Chinese white teas: Shou Mei and Pai Mu Tan. I like the way these two teas taste together. The Pai Mu Tan lightens the Shou Mei a little as well as amplifies the fruit-like notes of the white teas.
After I blended these two teas, I added some whole vanilla beans to tea and let them absorb some of that vanilla goodness! When it came time to flavor the leaves, I minced up some of the vanilla bean and tossed it in there along with the white tea, freeze-dried blackberries and all-natural flavors.
Ingredients: Organic Chinese White Teas, organic freeze-dried blackberries, organic vanilla bean, organic natural flavors.
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