1443 Tasting Notes
A.C. Perch Advent 2021 Day 17
The dry tea has a scent of rose, but not like other teas with rose. There’s something different — perhaps a scent of green apple as well.
The flavour is very light and subtly sweet. The scent of rose is just as strong when steeped. The base tea is smooth and non-intrusive. I got so busy with work, I didn’t manage any other notes – oops!
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2021 sipdown no. 113
Thank you Cameron for all of these delightful oolongs to explore!
This one actually has a bit of a roasted scent, despite being unroasted. And I noticed the leaves were darker than I anticipated before steeping as well.
There is a roasted flavour to this tea with plenty of delightful sweetness (but none of the minerality I’m not fond of). I’m having a difficult time accepting this as unroasted. I’ve only had one other Dong Ding Mr. Chang (from Camellia Sinensis), which I noted was vegetal and floral. This one mentions notes of “strong floral, deep vegetal…” and I’m not getting that at all.
Okay, okay. I’ve had to search the Dong Dings on the MS website because I just couldn’t accept that the label on this tea was correct. It looks like the 35% oxidation (as is labelled on the tea in front of me) is matching the Charcoal Roast Traditional Dong Ding Oolong, along with the flavours I’m tasting, but the production date is not the same.
Well, I’m not sure what else to do, save for enjoy this tea regardless of what it may be!
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A.C. Perch Advent 2021 Day 16
I was so excited for this one! At first taste, it’s very smooth and there is a definite cream aspect and maybe caramel? But as I drink more, the cream/caramel taste has turned slightly metallic in the aftertaste. Hmm, maybe not a favourite, but there’s potential!
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Lexa took this one from the box and was so excited by the scent…but I couldn’t smell anything! Odd.
I steeped it up and it smelled exactly like a sugar cookie. Exactly!
Sadly, there was essentially no actual flavour. But, Lexa said it tasted like a liquid sugar cookie to her! How bizarre! More for her to enjoy!
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A.C. Perch Advent 2021 Day 15
Wow, this tea is really lovely! It’s so incredibly smooth with none of the mineral-type flavours that some roasted-type oolongs have (though this isn’t roasted).
There is a delightful sweetness here, but yet it’s more of a light-medium body and not too heavy.
Lexa says “It’s light, elegant, delicious.”
The second steep almost smells like a black tea! It’s lost some of the magic, but still a good cuppa.
1st steep: 6 minutes
2nd steep: 7 minutes 30 seconds
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B&B Advent 2021 Day 15
This one has lemongrass and eucalyptus is at the forefront and the peppermint comes in at the end and in the aftertaste. I find that whenever I’m drinking these ‘health-like’ teas I almost feel like what they’re meant to be helping haha.
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We lost the run of ourselves a wee bit tonight and headed out to the shops to find holiday bagged teas. I told Lex that each year I see a specific holiday bagged tea pop up on Steepster and this year we have to find it! Well, I’m quite sure I had the name incorrect, but managed to pick up three holiday bagged teas anyway — and this is the first one we tried!
Actually, I’m quite happy with this! The peppermint is mellowed out by the combination of lavender and chocolate. All three flavours take a front seat, but none are overly obnoxious.
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I’ve been thinking about the small bundle of these bags that are still under my roof and my need to locate and enjoy them soon! I’m less in love with Stash Tea than I once was, but this one is really good.
I’m glad I’m not the only one!
Their Holiday Chai (Christmas Chai?) is another one I am surprised that I like as well as I do.
I’ll have to keep an eye out for it!
I’m hoping I can maybe score some Stash holiday teas while visiting my Momma! :O
I second this one and the Holiday Chai!
A.C. Perch Advent 2021 Day 13
This one is fairly tasty for a flavoured green tea, which I generally do not gravitate towards.
The flavouring is not overwhelming or in-your-face, which is lovely. I’m not completely able to detect which flavours these are, which could be user error. There does seem to be a slight sourness around the edges of the tongue, which could easily be green apple. There is a slight chalkiness, but I lowered the steep time to 4 minutes and it seems to have helped a bit (last night I did a 5-minute steep and the chalkiness was more apparent).
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B&B Advent 2021 Day 14
This one has a unique flavour, that I’m not necessarily a fan of. I’m thinking it’s the wine flavour that is meant to be here that’s not my favourite. I’m not completely sure what mistletoe tastes like, or if I’m getting it here.
