Hide

Welcome to Steepster, an online tea community.

Write a tea journal, see what others are drinking and get recommendations from people you trust. or Learn More

Sinharaja from Golden Moon Tea
78

Very nice for a Ceylon (but I have to say I did like Andrews and Dunham’s Ceylon better – it had more pizzaz despite it being a Ceylon. I keep wanting to type Cylon – but I won’t go there!!). This could be because I like milk and sugar in my black tea, and this tea just didn’t stand up to it in the way I like. I guess that’s why I am an Assam and Panyang Congu type of gal!

Oh! and this is tasting note number 100 for me :) Neat!

People who liked this

sophistre
wombatgirl
AmazonV
Ricky
Dan
LENA
TeaEqualsBliss
takgoti

Comments

sophistre
sophistre 2010-02-15 19:11:11 -0500

This is actually what I just finished in my own cup, actually. The more I drink it the more the molasses and berry they tout seem to come to the front for me. I tend to only ever use turbinado or rock sugar anyway, but using the turbinado definitely beats out any other sweetener with this tea, for me…it underlines some of the flavors already there. Also, the cylon thing made me giggle.

AmazonV
AmazonV 2010-02-15 19:19:15 -0500

Ha! yea I have been saying it Cylon for a bit now….not sure how to break the habit (the tea leave look like humans now?)

Ricky
Ricky 2010-02-15 19:45:34 -0500

Wait wait, you put milk & sugar in A&D’s ceylon? I have to try that!

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-02-15 21:43:21 -0500

Ricky – yup :)

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-02-15 21:51:10 -0500

AmazonV – I looked in my tea cabinet and said – OMG! Is Marco Polo really a Cylon!?! Is Florence a Cylon? Are Jackee Muntz and Thomas Sampson actually Cylons coming into my tea cabinet to wreak havoc and

- WHO IS THE FINAL CYLON!?!?!!?

and what was Starbuck(s) !!?!?!?!!?

AmazonV
AmazonV 2010-02-15 23:58:33 -0500

:) the final Cylon is lurking in your cabinet!!!!
Man, other than Starbucks the green siren of coffee I couldn’t tell you what she was, the ending broke my poor little brain…

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-02-16 06:48:01 -0500

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! :O

Dan
Dan 2010-02-16 07:19:50 -0500

Congrats on reaching the 100 milestone. I bet somewhere there is a Cylon tea. :)

LENA
LENA 2010-02-16 10:17:32 -0500

YAY! Congrats on post #100!!!

takgoti
takgoti 2010-02-26 01:44:17 -0500

I am so sorry, but whenever someone talks about reaching a numerical milestone, the WoWer in me has this undeniable need to say, “DING!”

So, DING! Congratulations!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

I love to cook, bake, read, paint, knit, do needlework, and garden. I need my coffee, but I LOVE my tea. I work at an Art School, and I am currently taking classes in order to become certified to teach.

I enjoy writing tasting notes, but have decided not to numerically rate teas as of 9/14/10. For an explanation, see my looooong tasting note about Mountain Malt from the Simple Leaf.

My favorites:
Chinese black teas
A good “milk and sugar” English style black
Earl Grey (classic, and in all variations!)
Vanilla teas (classic, and in all variations!)
Jasmine, Rose, Violet and other froofy, flowery teas!
An Occasional Oolong
Flavored Rooibos
Herbal Tisanes

Location

Collingswood, NJ

Website

http://jackiemania.wordpress....

Following These People

MKstuder
MKstuder

I am a writer, an ed...

Yarnarian
Yarnarian

I dye and sell sock ...

Linda
Linda

57, recently single,...

Angrboda
Angrboda

Angrboda felt her bi...

chana
chana

Lover of all things ...

Amy
Amy

Intergalactic tea tr...

Leafbox Tea
Leafbox Tea

http://leafboxtea.co...

TeaEqualsBliss
TeaEqualsBliss

Near Vegan. Tea Lov...

GREEN BOAR
GREEN BOAR

In the mountains whe...

Doulton
Doulton

I really love big, b...

LissaMarie
LissaMarie

Hi! i'm melissa, and...

Harney & Sons The Store
Harney & Sons The Store

The tasting room and...

Janni
Janni

Chef. Writer. Knitte...

Janefan
Janefan

Avid reader, tea dri...

Gormaya
Gormaya

Recipe Timer 4 -- no...

Bethany
Bethany

I'm (almost) always ...

Ricky
Ricky

Hiya! I am always...

teaplz
teaplz

22-year-old NYC girl...

See More