Winter Rest (Vintervila)

Yay, for once I am not the first one who writes a tasting note about Nabo advent!

Honestly, this one turned bitter as well, but differently and mostly because my, rather long, steeping time. My father filled my mug, told me that I have tea ready, but I had an idea what to write to topic: Logistical centre and offered services and when I finished the sentence / paragraph, it was maybe 4 minutes at least. I went to take the tea out, but it damage was already done.

But even it was steeped for longer period of time and thus bitter, it wasn’t bad. The clove was predominant note from the flavors, followed by star anise. I did not notice any vanilla at all. Little cardamom in the background.

Overall it was quite robust and strong tea, which boosted me with energy and mood to work on more topics today. And although it’s ten pm now, I am about to write, at least, one another. I feel I am in the productive flow and I don’t want to miss it out.

Nabo Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 17

Kept my steep a bit shorter for this one because I noticed it has CTC black tea in it.

It smells like cinnamon candy, but in the taste I mostly get clove and star anise, with a bit of sweet cinnamon in the background. There is some creamy vanilla, but it doesn’t stand up well to the strong spice flavoring. Not being a huge clove fan, it’s not my favorite, though the star anise does help detract a bit from the clove and take it to more of a licorice-y place.

Definitely preferred their other spiced teas, especially the gingerbread one. :)

Nabo 2022 Advent Day 17: Vintervila

This one is definitely clove-forward. There is a depth and complexity in the flavour as well. This one is different from most other “Christmas-blends” teas without the heavy-handed cinnamon and some orange, which I do appreciate (they all start tasting the same after a while). Although not my favourite from Nabo, I easily polished off this sample.