2291 Tasting Notes
This is SO sweet.
Cinnamon candy. A little hibiscus/chicory/orange peel aftertaste.
But mostly cinnamon.
I don’t hate it, and it only cost me something like $1.50 for the 50g, so I consider it worth a try.
But… apple? Nope. No apple here.
Edit: Oh. Weird. Oh gross weird omg whyyyyyy. I pulled some Kale Chips out of the oven and gently salted them with Magic Mushroom Powder (ha!) and then sipped this tea. Sooooo gross! But I can taste the apple like this. :/
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OMG.
So.
Good.
Thanks, Sil!
Rich dark honey. Carby. Spicy. Mmm…
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YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!
you make this sound delicious!
Omg. I’m so jealous…
It is so delicious!!!
Oh man… I really wish I had some of that. :(
I wonder if it’s still available? So tempting to use some of my Christmas money instead of saving it.
WAIT. What am I thinking? I shouldn’t be buying tea…
Sil, I’m confused. This tea is this one, right?
http://www.taiwanteacrafts.com/product/red-jade-black-tea/
Just a new lot? “Just”. I know.
Man, I could get 2 teas, hit their free shipping threshold, and be golden. And also off-hiatus. Hmm.
I still have some of this one…so worse case we can trade! Always happy to swap with friends
Oh, I would love a trade – would you trade with me? I could send you soemthing nice.
I can tell this is an assam now that it’s been sitting (I’m almost done my 16 oz mug! This is unheard of!), and it’s still SO GOOD.
I think I will go off hiatus. But next week, because I just paid for a yoga class with the money on my card. :D
OMG…best way to shop from TTC is load up your cart with samples sizes… then you just have to get to 25$ for free shipping
oh and yes… they cycle through lots.
That’s like.. 4-5 samples! Not much at all. :) Any “type” recommendations, even if they’re a new lot?
sun moon lake assam; red jade black; yuchi wild mountain; and if you like stacy’s Mi xian, they have one that’s nice…
we haven’t tried the golden dragon kind yet..
also TB and Terri liked the oolongs quite a bit…to me though, they were oolongs. :) The one green tea of theirs i tried was pretty good too…if you like that sort of thing :)
Oh man. :( You’re really tempting me to break my hiatus.
But. They’re not on sale right now right? So there’s no reason to do it now?
Their greens are sold out. I was gonna get the sun moon lakes, just because of the name! :D Yep, I have a cart prepared. :)
cavo. exactly. they will still be there (different lots) when you have money/return to buying tea
I still got the $25 free shipping when I had some larger items in your cart. So if you love this tea, you’re probably OK ordering a larger size as long as this is your first order and your order has some samples.
Good to know! Mmm, tea. I might wait as well. Then go all-out for my birthday.
they have a 50$ threshold and a 75 as well, depending on what’s in your cart. sooooo many tea wares that i want. sigh
I just bought some of the Sun Moon Lake as well as some teaware. Vintage Yixing!
jealous starfevre!
That’s awesome, Starfevre!
Oooh. will you post teaware pics when it comes in?
I will try to remember to do that. Currently I am populating a cabinet.
A lovely sample from wheezybee!
It’s definitely an Earl Grey. The Grapefruit Earl from Bayswater blows this one out of the water, I’m afraid, for a grapefruity tea.
Still, this is lovely. I haven’t been having Earl Grey teas lately except as swaps.
It’s just making me crave the grapefruity one from Bayswater. :)
Thanks, wheezybee!
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This is SO good tonight.
Delightful apple-citrus-lemongrass-verbena goodness.
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i love this tea. we are friends it and i… =0)
It is a friendly tea… :)
Lucky you- yours is the post that is frozen at the top of my dashboard! :P
Same ;P
Yup, first onmy dash too!
LOL, me too. This post is going to go through the roof on likes. ;-) Now it seems my “explore” is stuck as well. Sigh.
LOL Oops!
Yup…This must be the post that broke Steepster! :-D
Humph. I hope it was worth it OMGSrsly! :P
It totally was! ;)
This is from, umm, Veronica. I’m pretty sure.
This is so unusual! I was expecting a green oolong with the peach flavour, BUT IT’S NOT! It’s a toasted oolong of some sort. Reminds me of Silk Road’s Big Red Robe, but not quite.
The peach is pretty decent, baked and a bit juicy. The oolong is toasty and somewhat dry on the tongue.
So interesting. Putting the other half into the fridge to cold steep may have been a mistake, but fingers crossed! It might be tasty too.
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From MissB. I could NOT find this tea this morning, and then I thought: ACCENTS! So here we are.
This is so delicious. I couldn’t tell what the flavour was, besides fruity. It’s so good. I’m steeping it again now that I’m home from work.
The remainder that’s cold in my mug from this morning is still good, honestly. The resteep is fantastic. The flavours are more muted, but it’s still delicious fruity black tea.
Thanks, MissB!
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I have SOOOO much of this, if you’d like more. Had to grab 100g minimum, and then another 200g for CelebriTEA for her portion of the 12 Days of Christmas swap. It’s really good, however I’m sure I can part with an ounce or two. :P
Hahaha ACCENTS. :P
This sounds absolutely wonderful.
LOL. Just 300g of tea? That’s it? You surprise me, MissB.
Well, Steepster does not link The and Thé when searching…
May have to swap you for some MissB I might actually like this one haha
This is a little odd. Smells like strawberries and pineapple, tastes like vanilla-strawberry-rhubarb jam. It’s pretty thin, but I only used 2 tsp in 16 oz, so I probably underleafed it.
The flavour is nice, and if I knew the ingredients (and it was available) I’d probably buy some.
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I just got some from Cavo. You make it sound super tasty :)
Mmmm!
There is potential. Idk if it’s amazing, but there’s definitely potential!
Hmm. It does get weirdly bitter as it cools. Not a tea-bitter, more of a plant-bitter. That probably doesn’t make sense, but I think it’s the white flowers, whatever they are.
Thanks, MissB! This one was really great.
I only steeped about 2.5 minutes, but the nutty flavour was so delicious.
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Umm, hmm.
This would be better without the cinnamon. Floral + medicinal + cinnamon is way too much.
Why did I get 24g?
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I don’t like herbals, but this is one I’d really like to try.
haha I asked myself that a lot. Actually, when I started buying tea it was more like “Why did I get 50 g?”. It took my a while to learn you don’t need to buy 50 g at DAVIDs
I’ve had the tea for a while, but this is only the second time I’ve had it. :) 2 more servings left! Shouldn’t be too hard to finish.
Cold brew it. That should finish it off.
Somehow I’m still curious to try this one, even though the flavor combo definitely seems questionable.
I’m still curious about it. Even if the combo seems weird. Haha.
Get a cup to go! Try before you buy, etc.
My tummy is super upset today, possibly due to problems sleeping.
So, puerh! It’s really tasty. And the soup I ate helped a bit too. It’s not perfect, but I’m feeling a bit better.
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I know the feeling. :(
So glad it’s making you feel better!
Yeah. Insomnia = nausea. I should have just slept in, instead of trying so hard to be up at 8 and hitting “snooze” repeatedly. That really doesn’t help!
A lot of people mention puerh helping with stomach issues – I should really try some, especially since I have some from verdant, but have been timid to try it yet! Crazy I know!
I think the trick is to have one you like. :) I’m doing flavoured today because most of my other puerh’s are samples I haven’t tried yet.
My local Chinese diner serves puerh, which is awesome. It’s great to have with heavy or greasy food.
haha, that’s good! And I guess I’ll never know if I like it unless I try! ;-)
Glad you’re feeling better. I’m going to try pu-erh next time I feel queasy.
I would never have to thought reach for pu-erh for an upset stomach! lol
Works for acid reflux also or at least shou puerh does.
No apple? Suddenly I’m glad I skipped this one.
This was all kinds of no for me because it was cloyingly sweet but one of my best friend loves it. However, $1.50 for 50g of a Teavana tea is definitely worth a try if it is something that interests you.
It gets super gross as it cools, too. Hibiscus-cinnamon tea. I will try cold brewing it. :D
Worst comes to worse you can swap it out for something better :)
Blech, so much I dislike in one tea…ha!