673 Tasting Notes
An amazing tea!
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little glass pitcher:
when i smell the leaves/peel dry, they smell likecitrus, leather and spices.
when i smell the leaves/peel wet, the smell is intensified and with some earthyness (dui wui).
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell earhtyness, citrus, leather and spices.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste citrus, spices, leather and earth.
the color of the brewed tea is a light yellow (short steep) to chocolate brown(long steep).
i rate this a 100 because its so yummy, and it still tastes a lot like a black tea.
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Flavors: Citrus, Earth, Leather, Spices
Preparation
Another sample from kittylovestea
A amazing tea
This tea restored my faith in black teas
When I smell the leaves dry, they smell nice and spicy.
When I smell the leaves wet, they smell spicy and like chocolate.
When I smell the brewed tea, I smell chocolate and spices.
When I taste the brewed tea, I taste chocolate and spices.
The color of the brewed tea is a dark amber color.
I rate this tea a 100 because it is a wonderful tea.
Many thanks my dear friend.
Special note: i lost my strainer a few days ago so i was using the strainer thingy the staff had. then they found it today and dumped the staff’s strainer out and i only steeped it once. kinda miffed earlier, but im ok now as i still have a little bit left.
Flavors: Chocolate, Spices
Preparation
a decent tea:
when i smell the leaves dry, they smell musty.
when i smell the leaves wet, they smell like veggies and fruits.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell honey.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste honey and slight spices and a little bitter sweet taste (in a good way).
the color of the brewed tea is a light amber color.
i rate this a 90 because its good but ive had better :)
many thanks to misty peak teas for this free sample
Flavors: Bitter, Fruity, Musty, Sweet, Vegetables, Vegetal
Preparation
another sample from my dear friend kittylovestea
a decent tea :D
when i smell the tea dry, it smells like cinnamon, berries and spices.
when i smell the leaves wet, the smell is intensified.
when i smell the brewed tea, again it has cinnimon, berries and spices.
when i taste the brewed tea, it tastes like all the above plus all the ingredients.
the color of the brewed tea is a blood red. maybe a nice touch for Halloween not Easter.
i rate this a 75 because it is a decent tea, but i am not much for blends.
many thanks!
Flavors: Berries, Cinnamon, Spices
Preparation
Another gift from kittylovestea
A decent tea
When I smell the leaves dry, I smell mustyness.
When I smell the leaves wet, I smell strong asparagus.
When I smell the brewed tea. I smell honey.
When I taste the brewed tea, I taste honey.
The color of the brewed tea is light yellow.
Specs via iPod:
Grams: 5
Temp: a little below boiling.
Cup size: 250ml
Steep time: 30s
I rate this a 76 because it is kind of weak.
Many thanks!
Flavors: Asparagus, Honey
What an awesome tea!
My friend kittylovestea sent me some of this tea.
This tea is done via my iPod as I cannot connect with my PC as I require a new eathernet cord.
Temp: just below boiling.
Grams: 5
Steep time: 1 min
Cup size: 25ml
When I smell the leaves dry, they smell musty.
When I smell The leaves wet, they smell spicy.
When I smell the brewed tea, I smell honey and stony spices. There is as tad bit of fishyness but we will keep that to ourselves.
When I taste the brewed tea, I taste strong honey and spices.
The color of the brewed tea is a medium golden color.
I rate this tea a 100 because I love the spicyness.
Many thanks my dear friend from the British isle.
Flavors: Honey, Musty, Spices, Spicy
i hope this is the right tea, the label was a tad damaged
a great tea!
when i smell the leaves dry, they smell musty and fruity.
when i smell the leaves wet, they smell fruity.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell fruityness, honey and no spices.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste honey and fruityness and a small amount of spice..
the color of the brewed tea is a golden color.
i rate this a 90 because it is similar to the other tea i recieved from kittylovestea
many thanks to my friend from “across the pond” you the British would say. ;)
Flavors: Fruity, Honey, Musty, Spices
Preparation
a great tea:
when i smell the leaves dry, they smell musty and fruity.
when i smell the leaves wet, they have a strong fruity smell.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell light honey and mild fruityness.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste mild honey, mild spices and strong fruityness (peaches).
the color of the brewed tea is yellow.
i rate this tea a 90 because it is great tasting, but not as great as others i have tried.
many thanks to kittylovestea for this great sample
Flavors: Fruity, Honey, Musty, Peach, Spices