1438 Tasting Notes
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 5: Hallon och Rosemarin
The main flavour here is definitely rosemary with hints of orange, but I really like this one. The only issue is that the flavour could be a bit more, it’s almost “diluted”. I ordered some of this one, so plenty more to experiment with!
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 1: Sweet Chai of Mine
We had kind of a rough year and I wasn’t feeling at all festive and didn’t order any advents. But, we were delayed at the Toronto airport for 12 hours on 30-Nov and I emailed Nabo on a whim to order these advents for when we got back. I’m feeling much better that I ordered them and now I can join in the advent fun with everyone here and Lex and I an enjoy them together at home. :)
Ooh this is an interesting chai. The lemongrass isn’t coming across as lemongrass, but is adding a lightness and smoothness to this cuppa. Quite lovely. The cinnamon is dominant , mixed with the pink peppercorns to make it almost candy cinnamon heart-esque.
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 2: Rom och Kako
I am not generally a fan of alcohol teas and rum is blech (imo). This tea has captured the rum, but mellowed it out significantly with a real creaminess that I’m assuming comes from the cacao shells. The combination means neither flavour is super prominent, but it’s a lovely cuppa to enjoy as my breakfast tea today. I might even consider ordering this one as an easy tea to have at work.
I can smell the orange and passionfruit — both flavours that I like, yet overall it makes me feel queasy? How bizarre. Taking a sip didn’t help either, there’s an almost marshmallow-filling-the-mouth feeling that only furthered the queasiness. There’s no reason this shouldn’t have worked, but I’ll save the remaining teabag for a few months from now — maybe then I can appreciate it for what it’s meant to be.
2023 sipdown no. 111
Thank you to Martin for this tea!
This one is certainly a winter spice blend. I would say it leans into the clove flavour, which I often find both strong yet thin? I’m not quite sure how else to describe that. Whenever clove is heavily included, it almost tastes like clove water. I would say that’s true here where it seems to lack some depth. The cinnamon is there too, but behind the clove in my opinion. Unfortunately I don’t really get any almond. Regardless, not a bad cuppa, but there are nicer winter spice teas out there.
2023 sipdown no. 110
I don’t usually go in for lemongrass teas. Although I love yoga, they just make me think of a yoga studio and I don’t really want to drink that XD. However, I have purposely not been looking up any of the teas from Martin prior to steeping them and was pleasantly surprised when this was lemongrass. The green tea is very much present and the lemongrass is equal/slightly behind it. Quite well balanced and not ALL the lemongrass. I really enjoyed this cup, so thank you for sharing Martin!
2023 sipdown no. 109
There is an orange flavour here, but as the tea cools the “cocktail” flavour which is perhaps kind of champagne-y takes over more and more. It’s not for me as I generally don’t enjoy alcohol flavoured teas, but it is right on the mark for those who do. Curtis never fails to impress me. Thank you Martin!