673 Tasting Notes

100

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
200 °F / 93 °C 10 g 6 OZ / 190 ML

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100

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
195 °F / 90 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 250 OZ / 7393 ML

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90

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
Boiling 2 min, 0 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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75

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
Boiling 1 min, 0 sec 7 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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76
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673 tasting notes

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

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100

A new flavour!

If I suck on the leaves like a candy, I taste smokeyness!
Oh and after 4 or 5 steeps I taste smokyness!

Flavors: Smoke

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100
I recieved some of this tea from kittylovestea

It still is tasty and nice. For those who have not seen my full review, please look for it.

Many thanks!

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100

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

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90

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
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 250 ML
stock man

do you find any bitternes?

Kirkoneill1988

considering 45 seconds is a long steep i find none at all (but your palate can be different)

stock man

perfect.

thanks

Kirkoneill1988

you’re welcome :)

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90

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

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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Light steep 15s

Medium steep 30s

Heavy steep 1min or greater

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