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12 Tasting Notes

Immortal Springs Laoshan White from Verdant Tea
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White Vanilla Grapefruit from Harney & Sons
99

This is my favorite tea at the Cambridge Tea House. They brew is just right. The creamy fragrance of the vanilla compliments the mild white tea.

Peach Fruit Tea from Harney & Sons
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White Christmas from Harney & Sons
41

Tastes much better as it cools down. Another mild tea. Vanilla notes and creamy texture.

Holiday Tea from Harney & Sons
43

I am beginning to realize that Harney & Sons teas are all mild (except for the Hot Cinnamon). This tea is no different. A dark tea with a mild spiced flavor. Good for those who are not into strong flavors.

Tower of London Blend from Harney & Sons

Another smooth tea that is lightly flavored. Reminiscent of Lady Grey, but not as full flavored. I prefer the stronger favors in my black tea.

African Autumn from Harney & Sons
37

I was disappointed with this tea. I was expecting a spicy Autumn flavor and ended up with a low key rooibos flavor. That would be ok if I was expecting that. Otherwise it is a smooth tea.

White Grapefruit from Adagio Teas
Grapefruit Oolong from Adagio Teas

Tastes much like the black tea grapefruit without the tones of the black tea. These teas, at least for me, require sweetener to pull the full taste of the grapefruit to the surface.

Grapefruit from Adagio Teas
59

Smells wonderful. I love grapefruit. This has that typical black tea undertone; however, it isn’t tainted with “flavorings”. This tastes like grapefruit essence.

Lao Tong Zhi Old Comrades 2011 Shu Pu'er from Verdant Tea
82

I find the typical Pu’er smell of aged tea from this brick. The first steep brought out the caramel in this tea. A sweet and creamy flavor.

Lao Tong Zhi Old Comrades 2011 Shu Pu'er from Verdant Tea
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A tea lover that comes by it honestly. Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers loved tea. Dispite my parents being chronic coffee drinkers, I’ve managed a few tea parties with them using grandma’s tea things.

I raised my son to love tea. The evidence of this came one day when he was shoveling snow while I was boiling water and prepping the teapot. He walked in all ruddy faced and winded. Seeing me, he sighed heavily then raising his face Heavenward he breathed, “oh good! you’re making tea.”

Converting my husband, however, took awhile. Then the daily gathering around the teapot – as a family – began.

I’m also a knitter, a crafter, and a book junkie. I step over on the dark side and drink coffee once in a while, BUT, it has to be good coffee in a French Press or stove-top perk pot. Drip coffee is not my cup of tea.