1500 Tasting Notes
An interesting tea, that surprised me a bit. Dry orange, some spice, almost like the Bengal Spice I used to adore, with extra added orange in there. I doubt I’ll buy any, however it’s a really nice cup that I’m enjoying this evening!
Thanks to KittyLovesTea for sharing this cup with me!
Flavors: Cinnamon, Orange Zest
Preparation
Perhaps I steeped this a bit too long, because I’m getting little of it. I can tell it’s a green, I can kinda taste coconut in it, however there’s zero chai anything. It actually tasted a lot like the Marani I just had, so much so that I had to look for a second to make sure.. maybe I got them mixed up? No, I doubt it .
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Floral pineapple? That’s what I get from this brew – more pineapple than floral, and only as it cooled a bit. When it was still just freshly steeped, I got little of anything out of it. Now… it’s pineapple, then floral, then almost a soapy flavor. Not really my thing, however glad I got to try this sample gift from TeaGschwendner. Thanks!
Flavors: Flowers
Preparation
Bah, I accidentally oversteeped this as my son requested some cuddles. More than a bit bitter, which is ruining any sort of yummy pineapple mango ishness that I was hoping for.
1.5 tsp in 8 oz.
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I’d sacrifice a cup of tea for cuddles from my son anytime :) At 8 yrs old he cuddles less and less… although he did crawl on my lap for some “mommy cuddle time” tonight.
My youngest is six, and he’s very much a cuddler.. he’ll actually chase me or my eldest down (she’s 16) just to give us love. Today though was more of a, “I’m upset you won’t let me do this, so I’m going to cry until I’m spent, and then I’ll be okay” kind of cuddles. :)
We all have days like that I think !!
Surprisingly floral in a few of the sips, which I’m (kind of?) okay with. Little cilantro anything sadly, which I love, and a touch of pineapple after the sip. I wish there was more pineapple, more cilantro, and less-to-no floral notes. It’s a lovely light tea though, vegetal and really flavorful as the cup progresses.
1.5 tsp in 8 oz, notes of floral, pineapple, vegetal.
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Ooh, it’s been a while since I’ve grabbed a maté. I got a lot of heat/spice out of this initially (love!) which mellowed out with a touch of sweetener. I also get something buttery sweet like licorice (zero in here), and then some coolness from the mint. Biggest note is the maté, although it’s subdued to me. Quite enjoying this cup.
EDIT: Super annoying that, in my attempts to help Steepster flesh out their new database details, I can’t.. who puts in only partial flavors, or partial ingredients? Nuh-uh. Please Steepster, give us the ability to add these things, because the options right now are so incredibly limited. I’ve emailed at least hundreds of additions now, and just want to get cracking to get these pages looking right. Use us, the free laborers that you have! We want to help. Truly.
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I second that emotion. I’ve sent a lot of flavor suggestions, too.
Yes.. I agree very limited yet on flavor descriptions. The one I find most humorous is that it suggest “fruity” yet you can’t use it!
LOL. I noticed that, too.
It should be like the ingredients and you can add things as you go.
You can’t add the ingredients anymore either – you have to email to get them added too.
Really? That’s incredibly stupid.
Gosh I love this tea, and keep on forgetting that I have it. Lots of notes here: cocoa, vanilla, coolness of mint (minus the actual flavor of mint, if that makes any sense), a touch of something creamy in the mouthfeel. I feel decadent every time I have it, and I should really have it a lot more.
Flavors: Cocoa, Vanilla
Preparation
Finally! I got a matcha to taste as it should. This time, it was actually better than the last time that I remember it: it was like drinking a peanut butter pie, minus the crust. Creamy, delicious peanut butter whipped into cream. Delicious!
Heaping 1/4 tsp matcha mixed with 1/4 cup heavy cream.
