4843 Tasting Notes

drank Tink's Fairy Dust by Tealee
4843 tasting notes

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The name of this tea makes me smile. It makes me think of Disneyland. Especially when I was young, and my grandparents used to take me there at night to watch the electric parade. (Back then they didn’t have the one price at the gate admission price, you bought the ticket books and you could buy an entrance to the park if you just wanted to ‘see the sights’ of the park without riding the rides. Wow … I probably just aged myself, didn’t I?)

Anyway … at the beginning of the parade, to mark ‘time’ for the parade to start, a little light would circle around sleeping beauty’s castle and it was supposed to be Tinkerbell. At least, that’s what I remember. It was so long ago, that some of that fairy dust may have altered my memory.

On to the review!

The tea is very fragrant. A strong lavender note in the aroma, fortunately, it doesn’t end up tasting soapy or perfume-ish. It’s a really lovely tea. Calming lavender, hints of lime, and delicate white tea notes. Really an enjoyable blend.

Here’s my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/01/02/tinks-fairy-dust-white-tea-blend-from-tealee/

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In my full-length review of this tea, I started off with a bit of a rant, because I found myself in disagreement with the vendor’s description of this tea. You can read the rant here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/01/01/vibrant-morning-green-tea-blend-from-because-ur-priceless/

Despite my displeasure from their description, I found this to be a rather lovely green tea blend. I like the combination of spearmint and bright lemony flavor. The spearmint isn’t overly aggressive and the lemon adds just the right amount of vibrant flavor – so even if the description isn’t spot on, the name of the tea is appropriate.

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drank Celebration Medley by Sloane Tea
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This was in my Amoda Tea Box from December. As I mentioned in my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/12/31/celebration-medley-rooibos-blend-from-sloane-tea-company/ the strong apple-y fragrance made me happy. It smelled like apple cider as it steeped.

The apple notes are strong, the cinnamon and clove add warmth, and there’s a little bit of that spicy-hot cinnamon taste that gives it a bit of a ‘red-hot’ taste. Like maybe someone dropped a couple of the little red hot candies into my teacup and let them dissolve. The nutmeg adds a nutty note and the earthy notes of the spices accent the rooibos in a pleasant way.

The rose isn’t particularly strong, but every once in a while, I’ll taste a whisper of rose that’s quite nice.

I enjoyed this.

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drank Breakfast in Paris by Stash Tea
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I received this tea in my Love with Food box this month. I’m always happy when they have tea in the box, even if they do have tea bags. I try to think to myself: it’s a step in the right direction, right? At least it’s not Liptons?

Anyway, I like this one alright. There’s a nice amount of bergamot to it, and the lavender so strong that it’s soapy. It’s a pleasant blend. Not bad for a bag.

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drank Cookie Dough by Southern Boy Teas
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I was really excited about this blend. A cookie dough flavored iced tea? YUM! I was just a wee bit unsure of how well those flavors would translate to iced tea though, but I had faith in Frank’s ability to make it work.

Really tasty! Really, really tasty! It takes a few sips for the flavors to adjust my palate to the idea of tasting cookie dough in an iced tea. But once those flavors developed, I couldn’t stop sipping. This pitcher of iced tea disappeared in record time.

Sweet, notes of buttery cookie dough. Hints of brown sugar and chocolate. And I really like the black tea base Frank has been using with his iced teas.

This is quite sweet on its own so if you’re one who sweetens the pitcher … you might want to taste this one first. It’s good unsweetened!

Please check out Frank’s Indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/southern-boy-teas-organic-flavored-iced-teas/x/4481332

Kirkoneill1988

liberTEAS can this tea be drank hot?

LiberTEAS

It comes in a great big tea bag – I guess you can drink it while it’s hot after you’ve brewed it, but it’s not something that you could brew a small pot of tea of or an individual cup of.

tea-sipper

I break open the iced tea bags and take a teaspoon out for brewing hot. Then I save the rest for later!

LiberTEAS

That would work too!

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I like peppermint and I like licorice – and so I found myself drawn to this tea from M&K’s holiday sampler. I was curious about it because peppermint and licorice are very polarizing flavors and I wondered whether they’d come to a peaceful place together in one blend.

They actually taste quite nice together! The cool flavor of the peppermint curbs the sharp notes of the licorice (which is further softened by the honey roasting) and the warm flavors of the licorice cut through some of the minty notes to make this taste more like tea should taste and less like mouthwash.

A really nice blend.

Here’s my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/12/30/peppermint-peace-herbal-tea-from-mks-tea-company/

Fjellrev

Nice! I love the two together.

carol who

Interesting. I would never have thought of those flavors together.

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drank Wild Woman by Tay Tea
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from my December Amoda Teas box.

I wasn’t too excited to see that there was hibiscus in this blend. Hibiscus … ugh. I dislike this herb. I wish more tea companies would just say no to hibiscus.

Fortunately, the hibiscus is light here. It doesn’t add too much tartness nor does it add to the texture (I’m not getting that thick, syrupy ick from hibiscus here).

This is actually pretty tasty, a really nice berry tea. The blueberry is the top note. I get sweetness from the blueberry and a hint of tart. The currant gives this a slight wine-like note. I liked this cold too.

Here’s my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/12/29/wild-woman-black-tea-blend-from-tay-tea/

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Today, I’ve been testing out samples from various suppliers, and since I’m not writing comprehensive reviews on those teas (just taking basic tasting notes so that I can make an informed judgement on the right teas to use), I figure it will give me a little bit of time to post my backlogged notes to Steepster.

This is one of my favorite black teas of all time. I really love this tea.

Seriously. It’s an awesome black tea.

Sweet, caramel-y, notes of cacao. As I said in my full-length review of this tea: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/12/29/fujian-golden-monkey-jin-mao-hou-black-tea-from-what-cha-tea/ – Those cacao notes are so well-defined that it tastes as though I might have dropped a few cacao shells in the basket before I brewed this tea.

Earthy notes, leather. Malt – the malt together with the caramel and cacao almost hint at creaminess. Quite lovely. Not bitter. Very little astringency.

Just a perfect black tea. Love this.

I had this tea rated at a 98 but I’m resetting because I’m no longer doing the numerical rating. But if I were, this would be a 98.

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drank Spicier Chai by 52teas
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Definitely spicier than the average chai! I really liked this. A strong ginger note that is accented with black pepper and red pepper flake that provide a really nice kick to this. A nice cinnamon note, I love the anise in there. The cardamom and clove round out the spice flavor.

The black tea base is strong enough to be tasted – I don’t get a lot of the nuances of the black tea but I don’t think that’s what a chai is all about anyway. Chai is usually about the spice and this blend really showcases the spices nicely.

Don’t forget about my ‘bid’ to take over 52Teas! Here’s my kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/497705217/the-great-52teas-take-over

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A lovely roasted Tie Guan Yin. The roasting process has changed the flavor profile – the floral and vegetal notes that I might normally experience with a Tie Guan Yin are more toasty and nutty now. This adds a really nice dimension to the sweetness of this tea.

Early infusions are creamy and sweet. As it was quite hot, I noticed the tea was on the crisp side, but as the tea cooled slightly, it became softer and creamier. Later infusions became smoother, and the roasty-toasty notes became enhanced. I noticed notes of charcoal and freshly roasted chestnuts. The last infusions that I enjoyed of this tea became a different tea entirely, with a cleaner taste and notes of fruit.

Here’s my full-length review of my adventure with this tea: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/12/28/anxi-monkey-king-ma-liu-mie-tie-guan-yin-oolong-tea-from-teavivre/

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I am obsessed with tea!

I am a co-founder of the SororiTEA Sisters:
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I no longer write for the SororiTea Sisters but I am still the admin for the blog.

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The reason I’m no longer writing for SororiTea Sisters is because I am now the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas:

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I’ll still be posting occasional reviews on teas here on Steepster, mostly backlogged reviews because I’m way behind on getting reviews posted. That’s why I’m keeping two accounts active at the current time – so that I can get those backlogged reviews posted.

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My favorite teas are Yellow Teas with most Oolong teas at a close second. As far as “flavored” teas go, I love Earl Grey, Chocolate and Jasmine teas.

I also am intrigued by flavored teas with an unusual or unique flavor combination, which is why I was very excited to be the Mad Tea Artist of 52Teas!

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