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188 Tasting Notes

2012 Spring White-bud Pu-erh from JAS eTea

My humans are STILL talking about this tea. You’ve heard of tea leaves with that downy appearance. This is it! Tea Adventure: 2012 Spring White-bud Pu-erh from JAS-eTea.com http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/09/tea-adventure-2012-spring-white-bud-pu.html

Red Dragon Pearl from thepuriTea
99

Hi, fans and followers. Your fave little teapot is back on Steepster getting caught up on posting teas my humans and I have reviewed. We don’t rate teas on our site anymore, but apparently we can’t post a tasting note here without a rating, so we are just randomly picking a rating. In this case, this really is an excellent tea! TOOOOOT! Review: thepuriTea.com’s Red Dragon Pearl Tea http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-thepuriteacoms-red-dragon-pearl.html

Margaret's Hope Darjeeling from Joy's Teaspoon
80
Dragon Pearls from English Tea Store
70

I was not the perfect steeping vessel for this tea. We suggest you invest in a gaiwan or two. It’s one of those teas that is visually interesting and that should be treated carefully. It was still a great tea experience, as you can see here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-english-tea-stores-dragon-pearls.html

Nonsuch Estate Nilgiri from English Tea Store
80

“This tea from the Nilgiri region of India is said to taste similar to Ceylon teas. The Nonsuch Estate teas, though, are supposed to have a fruitiness. That depends. How long…” more here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-english-tea-stores-nonsuch.html

Margaret's Hope Darjeeling from English Tea Store
80

My humans admit to be spoiled when it comes to darjeelings, because of Thunderbolt Teas. But they still liked this one: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-english-tea-stores-margarets.html

Sencha from The Persimmon Tree Tea Company
80

“This is one of several versions of senchas hubby and I have tried. Generally, senchas are Japanese green teas, processed fairly gently by steaming and drying. The steaming stops…” more here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-persimmon-tree-teas-sencha.html

Genmaicha from The Persimmon Tree Tea Company
90

My humans are a bit nutty over gen mai cha, so they loved this one, of course. They lay out why with some neat photos here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-persimmon-tree-teas-genmaicha.html

Black Silk from Element Tea
100

“Yunnan Gold is considered one of the better black teas, and their price is quite reasonable…” see the rest of what my humans thought and some neato photos here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-element-teas-black-silk-tea.html

Assam Satrupa FTGFOP1 from Element Tea
80

“This is a fairly strong tasting tea, which was a bit surprising for an Assam like this. Not complaining. Quite the contrary. Hubby says…” more here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-element-teas-assam-satrupa-tea.html

Gunpowder Green Tea from Kusmi Tea
45

Not one of the better gunpowder teas. Not so sure what justifies the much higher price. Details here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-kusmi-teas-gunpowder-tea.html

Russian Morning No. 24 from Kusmi Tea
90

Not bad whether you like milk in your breakfast tea or not. Just not special, either. My humans go into more detail here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-kusmi-teas-russian-morning-no-24.html

Giddapahar Clonal Fine from Thunderbolt Tea
80

“This one is a bit of a puzzle. The first infusion did not have the taste qualities we had come to expect in a Darjeeling. That Muscatel fruitiness was not present but the flavor was instead mild and a sort of roasty planty quality. It wasn’t bad, just different.” Read the rest of what my humans thought of this tea: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-thunderbolt-teas-2010-sample-10.html

Singbulli Clonal Autumn Queen Autumn Flush from Thunderbolt Tea
90

The great taste keeps coming with another Darjeeling from Thunderbolt Tea. My humans are smiling and I am tooting with sheer delight: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-thunderbolt-teas-2010-sample-9.html

Giddapahar China Delight 1st Flush from Thunderbolt Tea
90

So grateful for being able to try these teas from Thunderbolt Tea. Am feeling like a lucky little teapot. My humans are happy about them, too. Another tasty one: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-thunderbolt-teas-2010-sample-8.html

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up from Element Tea
80

Great tea that my humans can put milk and sweetener in and still taste the tea. See the lovely photo of it: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-element-teas-afternoon-pick-me.html

The Road To Hana from Indie Tea
90

Very nice flavored tea. Groovy package look. Suits this little teapot well. My humans liked it, too. http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-indie-teas-road-to-hana-tea.html

Roasted Dong Ding from thepuriTea
100

Every sample from this company has exceeded expectations. This is no exception. If this little teapot could steep only one tea per day, this would be it. No joking here. http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-thepuriteacoms-roasted-dong-ding.html

Gunpowder from The Persimmon Tree Tea Company
90

Gunpowder is the green tea my humans drink most, so they should have tasted ’em all, right? Wrong! This version lifts gunpowder from the mundane. Even this humble little teapot thinks so. http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-persimmon-tree-teas-gunpowder.html

Nepalese Orange Pekoe SFTGFOP1 from Element Tea
90

The people behind this online tea shop are such lovely humans that this little teapot is very happy when I can say (with total honesty) how yummy the tea is, too! This is a yummy tea, and my humans were on cloud 9 afterwards. Some great photos here (especially of me): http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-element-teas-nepal-sftgfop1-tea.html

Pai Mu Tan from Home Discount Store
80

Would you believe a site calling itself Home Discount Store carries fine teas? Well, this little teapot and his humans didn’t believe it either until we tried this tea. They also have the best steeping instructions label we’ve every seen. Check it out: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-home-discount-stores-pai-mu-tan.html

Summer Sunrise from Joy's Teaspoon
90

Well, this is a little different in our oolong extravaganza today: a flavored oolong. Don’t worry, oolong lovers, you can taste the tea and those flavorings work well with it. Would my humans ever steer you wrong? Well, at least not on purpose! More info and great photos, including one of me: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-joys-teaspoon-summer-sunshine.html

Traditional Shui Xian from Canton Tea Co
90

Another oolong. My humans are in a rut, but with tea like this, it’s a very GOOD rut. See what I mean here: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-canton-tea-companys-traditional.html

Spring Pouchong from English Tea Store
90

This oolong will keep you sipping long! My humans did the tasting and then sneaked off to have a quite oolong moment while sipping the rest. Details and photos: http://lyt-tea-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-english-tea-stores-spring.html

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