Dan

Just holding this cup up to your nose gets you rose and jasmine smells. This is one of the few teas I have had that tastes like it smells. You get jasmine with hints of rose notes. Its a very nice sipping and relaxing tea for a Sunday afternoon.

I figured that if I like Yunnan’s so much, why not find a green Yunnan. The Japanese greens I tried were a bust except for one. Green is new to me, but I actually like this one. Out of the tin this one smells like hay to me. Steeped it takes on a different persona. I get a slightly nutty taste with floral notes. The tea has a sweetness to it and I get the smell or orchids as it cools. I have some Indian greens coming next week so I hope I can find more that I like.

This tea is brisk, robust, and everything else you want in a breakfast tea. It has the astringency and the slight bitterness that you would find in an assam tea. A very nice tasty tea to wake up to in the morning.

This hits the spot on a lazy Saturday. The taste of hazelnuts and chocolate. I was reading the tasting notes and one thing stood out. This does taste like a Nutella tea. This tea is smooth, mellow, and delicious. I added a touch of agave and this is just excellent.

This is very nice tea, not as nice as the Rishi Golden Yunnan or Chinese Breakfast, but still a nice tea. This Yunnan has chocolate notes and a peppery finish and does taste very similar to the Rishi’s but if I can tell the difference, you can also.

I just felt like Oolong this afternoon and this is a nice tasty Oolong. It has a nice nutty taste and is very smooth. A very relaxing sipping tea. I’m not sure which steep time I like better though, 4 or 5 minutes. I’m leaning towards 5.

I guess I’m in a rut having this for breakfast again but as Tony The Tiger say’s “ITS GREAT”.

This tea really hits the spot this morning. This is not a meek tea, its brisk, robust, while having the astringency of a breakfast tea. It will wake you in the morning. I’m getting to the bottom of my tin which means I have to get more. I love it hot in the morning and my wife loves it iced. This is a tea that will always be in my cupboard if I have anything to do with it. It is a fantastic tea.

This tea tastes as great as it looks. This tea has chocolate and raisin notes with a slightly peppery finish. The taste is malty and bold. Excellent tea.

This is a light English Breakfast tea. Its smooth and mellow with no bitterness or astringency. Its easy to drink but I prefer a little stronger tea in the mornings.

This tea was drinkable, much better than sencha. Its a little earthy and a little nutty tasting. It had a light mouthfeel and not as tasty as the genmaichi. I’m trying to like green teas, but its really not working for me. I like many of the chinese and Indian green teas but the Japanese variety is baffling me.

This tea tastes as great as it looks. This tea has chocolate and raisin notes with a slightly peppery finish. The taste is malty and bold. Excellent tea.

I think I’m on a Yunnan kick today. This tea has beautiful leaves and has a rich malty smell. I get notes of chocolate and caramel with a slightly peppery finish. The steeped tea has a sugary raisin smell. The body and mouthfeel are full and this is just a very nice tea to sit and linger over.

I’m really beginning to love this tea for breakfast. Its a Yunnan and I’m learning to love Yunnan teas. Its rich and malty with chocolate and caramel notes. It has that raisiny sugary smell which is nice in the mornings. The tea has very light astringency and no bitterness I can find. All this and I don’t need to adjust temp and the amount of leaf to get it. One teaspoon of leaf to 8 oz of boiling water, 4 minutes and there you have it. I really don’t need anything complicated in the mornings. Thank you Rishi and Yunnan.

As much as I hated sencha, I really like this one. It has a nice nutty toasty taste and looks like lime kool aid. You can get lost in the smell, it is so intoxicating. It has a nice sweetness to it. I could get used to drinking this tea.

Time to get back to my beginnings. I grew up with this tea in my house and it brings back memories of times past for me. This is my favorite Earl Grey tea and I have drank many many other brands and I always come back to this tea. Its perfect, the tea, the bergamot, its just all perfect. I always have this tea in my house. If you say I’m biased towards this tea, I would say that your right, I am. Its very smooth and mellow, no bitterness or astringency, Its a perfect Earl Grey.

I awoke sleepy this morning and I just had to have a cup of this wonderful eye-opening brisk, robust tea. You can taste the assam and ceylon teas and the malty taste. It has the slight bitterness and the astringency of a breakfast tea. Very nice.

I like this green tea. The smell is nutty and the taste is nutty with vegetal notes. I received this tea in my sampler which also included a sencha tea bag which I really didn’t like at all.
Hopefully the loose tea samples will taste as nice as the Genmaicha tea bag. I haven’t drank green tea before so I’m new at this type of tea.

This is a nice breakfast tea. The robust maltyness is welcome in the morning. It has an underlying sweetness and just a touch of astringency this morning.

This is a great tea. It has that raisiny sugar smell and this one has caramel, cocoa and a sweet undertone to it. The leaves are black and gold and have a fresh malty smell. I like this tea very much.

I’m really beginning to love Yunnan teas. This one is 100% Dian Hong (Yunnan Red) tea. it has a full body and a malty-sweet taste. This one is organic and Fair Trade which is a plus. This tea is not as bold as some I have drank, but it has that raisiny sugar smell and taste. I found a health food store in Freeport today that carries all of the Rishi and Mark Wendell teas. nice….

This tea tasted better this time for me. I let it cool a little and the earthy smell and taste came through. The tea has fruity notes and is mellow and smooth. No bitterness or astringency in my cup. Nice tea

This is a very nice tea with citrus notes. It has no bitterness that I can find and only a slight astringency. The tea has plenty of tips in it. While this is not a brisk robust tea, it would make a very nice afternoon tea.

I found this on sale at my supermarket on clearance for 3.99. The date was good so I bought it. This is a very interesting tea, you can smell the jasmine and rose petals. It is kind of an aromatherapy. The jasmine and rose flavors are light and mixed with the white tea. Its not heavy Jasmine like Andrews and Dunham Jasmine. Its a very nice tea for relaxing and sipping during the evening. This is not a tea I would drink everyday but it is good for a change of pace.