Baker Street Blend from Murchie's Tea & Coffee

Baker Street Blend

Tea type
Black Green Blend
Ingredients
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Flavors
Campfire, Citrus, Earthy, Lemon, Mineral, Savory, Smoked, Smooth, Woody, Smoke, Alcohol, Ash, Bergamot, Blackberry, Blueberry, Bok Choy, Brandy, Bread, Brown Sugar, Chestnut, Dark Wood, Espresso, Floral, Fur, Hops, Jasmine, Leather, Limestone, Malt, Metallic, Mud, Musty, Olive Oil, Tannin, Cedar, Spices, Spicy, Sweet
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Caffeine
Medium
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 45 sec 15 oz / 441 ml

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  • “It’s a dark and rainy day here today, so I figured it’s a perfect time to sip a smoky tea. Not sure why I think those two things go together, but I always seem to want roasty, toasty, or smoky...” Read full tasting note
    72
  • “1.25 tsp for 250mL water at 85C, steeped 4 minutes 15 seconds. Wow. I didn’t expect such a creamy jasmine hit. Dry leaf: brown and tan leaves. Aroma: faint smoke, faint florals. Wet leaf: brown and...” Read full tasting note
    100
  • “A really complex tea that really speaks to its name. It has lots of really good smoky and bold flavour, with a bit of a campfire sort of smell and taste. It can get quite strong, so I don’t use...” Read full tasting note
    70
  • “The dry leaves smell very smoky and like fresh baked good coming out of the oven. The liquid does not taste very smoky to me but it does taste like an urban street. I can notice motor oil, bakery...” Read full tasting note
    95

From Murchie's Tea & Coffee

Murchie’s Baker Street Blend Tea: smoke and gunpowder, lingering scents of exotic jasmine and bergamot. Sherlock himself would enjoy this mystery.

Originally blended: 1910’s

Baker Street Blend features the smooth Keemun, rich Ceylon, Gunpowder and floral Jasmine that are found in No. 10 Blend, plus the addition of Lapsang Souchong.

Tea Bag Ingredients: black tea (Keemun, Ceylon, Lapsang Souchong), green tea (Jasmine, Gunpowder), natural and artificial flavouring

About Murchie's Tea & Coffee View company

Since 1894, Murchie’s has been importing and blending the finest quality teas from select gardens around the world. As the decades have passed, the art of tea blending and tradition of excellence are handed down along with the old recipes. Today, Murchie’s offers traditional products and classic blends while also developing new combinations for a new generation of tea drinkers. We are proud to provide blends for events and occasions, from local landmarks to national observations and royal milestones.

6 Tasting Notes

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It’s a dark and rainy day here today, so I figured it’s a perfect time to sip a smoky tea. Not sure why I think those two things go together, but I always seem to want roasty, toasty, or smoky teas when it’s rainy out. The cozy factor, I guess?

Honestly, this one is just not very interesting. I guess I expected more, since the description mentions jasmine and bergamot. There is a hint of citrus (I would guess lemon), but the jasmine is subtle to the extreme. I can smell a bit of it, but I don’t think I would notice it in the flavor at all if I wasn’t specifically searching for it.

Mostly it just tastes like a mellow smoked black tea? Perhaps with a hint of lemon. It’s good and I’ll drink it, but I was hoping for more jasmine and bergamot here. :|

Flavors: Campfire, Citrus, Earthy, Lemon, Mineral, Savory, Smoked, Smooth, Woody

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec 8 OZ / 236 ML
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1.25 tsp for 250mL water at 85C, steeped 4 minutes 15 seconds.

Wow. I didn’t expect such a creamy jasmine hit.

Dry leaf: brown and tan leaves. Aroma: faint smoke, faint florals.

Wet leaf: brown and amber, aroma of leather.

Liquor: tranluscent copper. Assertive jasmine aroma and taste, with a creaminess, and a smoky finish that could become bitter. I wonder what hotter water might do. I was torn about which temp to use: anything higher than 85 will likley scald the green, yet 85 is usually not hot enough to bring out everything in a black leaf.

Meantime, I love this at 85. Complex and surprising. Full marks.
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A really complex tea that really speaks to its name. It has lots of really good smoky and bold flavour, with a bit of a campfire sort of smell and taste. It can get quite strong, so I don’t use very much at a time. it’s got a vague roasted nutty undertone, which was really interesting. Not a very accessible tea, unless you like really smokey teas
Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML
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Amie
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I love Murchie’s and Smoky teas – looks like I’ll have to try this one! Thanks for the review info.

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The dry leaves smell very smoky and like fresh baked good coming out of the oven.

The liquid does not taste very smoky to me but it does taste like an urban street. I can notice motor oil, bakery scents, petrichor, and what a busy road might smell like. Very, very interesting tea and I was quite impressed at the complexity.

Flavors: Alcohol, Ash, Bergamot, Blackberry, Blueberry, Bok Choy, Brandy, Bread, Brown Sugar, Campfire, Chestnut, Dark Wood, Espresso, Floral, Fur, Hops, Jasmine, Leather, Limestone, Malt, Metallic, Mud, Musty, Olive Oil, Smoke, Tannin

Preparation
1 tsp 24 OZ / 700 ML
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rosebudmelissa
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Wow! That does sound like a really interesting tea! Most franchise based blends seem to me to be very much based on personal tastes and personal concepts of characters, but this one really sounds like it would suit Holmes.

Liquid Proust
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If it has all those taste in it, I want some!

Arby
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Yeah I was quite surprised. Some of the Murchie’s black teas I’ve tasted are overly tannic, slightly bitter, and get astringent if steeped more than 3 minutes. This green tea, however, is fantastic and I highly recommend it. It tastes like a paved road or an industrial area. I don’t love smoky teas but this was more of a motor oil or asphalt taste rather than the usual smoke.

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