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drank Tokyo by Harney & Sons
871 tasting notes

Received a sample of this tea from Courtney. I had forgotten I had tried this one before, it was still on my shopping list. About a year ago, I was in a little family run sushi place. I was waiting for a friend to arrive, so while I was waiting the hostess served me a tiny cup of this sesame tea. I have no idea what kind of tea it was. It honestly tasted like salty, roasted sesame seeds. It was most likely a green tea but in all honesty it could have been soup broth. It was delicious! It wasn’t on the menu and I got caught up in visiting with an old friend so I forgot to ask the server what it was. I haven’t been back since but this is an excuse to go :)

Anyway, this one tastes nothing like that. Ha ha. It is a smooth, light green tea. There is a sweet caramel taste. It is very light. There is a light sesame flavour, but I would have liked it to be stronger.

Thanks Courtney.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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I am a lifetime tea lover.

I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

I mostly like black and dark oolong teas. My current favs are Fujian blacks, Keemun and Assams, and Wuyi oolongs. I gravitate towards anything with lychee in it. I also drink a lot of herbal blends but am wary of hibiscus. I do not favour mate, or pu’erh tea, although I have found a few blends that I like. (I so badly want to like straight pu’erh tea but it all tastes gross to me. I keep trying though). Rooibos, green and white teas fall somewhere in the middle. I find myself gravitating towards heavily roasted oolongs and teas from Paris/France based companies.

I love iced teas and cold brews.

My current tea goal is to make the perfect cup of chai from scratch – almost there…I think.

I am in love with the whole experience of tea.

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