Raritea

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml

Sweet coconut. Very full flavour. Complements sencha green tea flavour very well. Slight fruity tone.

Second infusion is quite good with the green tea flavour being more apparent and coconut moving to the background but still present.

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml

Mild raspberry flavour. Slight tartness makes the raspberry flavour more authentic. Little to no creaminess. Raspberry flavour balanced with black tea taste.

1 tablespoon used for 248 ml

I’m detecting a Gyokuro-like scent in the aroma.

I would have appreciated a bolder Gyokuro flavour in the taste. It seems to be subdued and the taste is slightly sencha-like. Good grapefruit flavour. I get a real post-grapefruit eating tingly feeling on my tongue.

Second infusion using 188 ml. Grapefruit flavour is pushed to the background but the grapefruit citrus mouthfeel is still present. Slight quick sour note from the grapefruit. Soft sweetness present. Green tea flavour is more apparent with roasted tones.

Thanks to Sil and Kittenna for sharing this with me!

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

Tastes more like tart apricot than prickly pear. There is a pear-like note. Slight perfume-y note near the back of the throat at the end of the sip. Soft sweetness.

Thanks Sil for passing this on to me!

1.5 tablespoon for 375 ml

Aroma has almost savoury black tea notes which blend well with the sweet grape.

The grape flavour is quite deep and complements the black tea taste. The astringency of the black tea cuts the fruity-tangy edge of the grape taste and makes it more of a wine-like grape. Mild sweetness from the grape. Smooth overall flavour. This tea is what I wish actual wine would taste like.

Thanks to Kittenna for sharing this with me!

1.5 tbsp used for 375 ml

Very dilute flavour. Mild spice. Black tea tones in background. Reminds me of roasted mate flavour. Slight creamy sweetness. Chocolate notes are detectable.

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

This tea has a definite muffin-like note in the aroma.

The fresh muffin aroma transfers to the flavour. Fairly authentic blueberry flavour (especially near the end of the sip) in the background but the baked muffin taste overpowers it. Smooth flavour that blends well with the rooibos base.

0.5 tbsp for 186 ml

Smooth leathery notes of black tea. Mellow fruity-ness of the tamarind comes through and complements the black notes very well.

1 tablespoon for 247 ml

Very smooth. Raspberry taste and slight tartness near the end. Chocolate pudding like notes throughout. Black tea makes a nice base. Savoury-like taste.

Thanks to Kittenna for passing some along to me!

1.5 tablespoons used for 375 ml

Sweetness throughout. Raspberry taste close to the end of the sip which mingles with the chocolate.

Rating: 77

1.5 tbsp used for 375 ml

Strong floral taste on the sip. A little bit astringency present; I may want to change the infusion parameters. The astringency seems to cloud the fruity guava taste.

In the future, I’d like to try infusing 1 tbsp of dry leaf for 375 ml of water at 96 degrees C for 3 minutes.

I used 1.75 tablespoons for 375 ml

Much creaminess and very authentic cantaloupe flavour. I’ve noticed that this tea is difficult to measure out with a tablespoon as the leaves are quite large. It may be best to measure the concentration of this tea with a mass per ml ratio. I will be looking to invest in some kind of tea scale in the future.

1 tbsp for 375 ml

Smooth taste with black tea dilute lemony note. Very faint leathery tone. Bordering on a steamed spinach type of taste. Faint almost chocolate in background. Hint of smokiness.

Thanks to Sil for passing this on to me!

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

Smooth black tea flavour. The apple, apricot, peach and vanilla are very well blended although I feel that they aren’t as bold as I would like. I feel that these flavours work very well together.

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

Strong oolong note. I detect very little milky flavour. Faint grapefruit note near the end of the sip in background.

Thanks to Sil for letting me try this!

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

Authentic blueberry flavour carries through to the aftertaste. Slight creamy note. Delightful black tea tones in the background. Baked goods notes. Slight sour note.

0.5 tablespoons for 124 ml

Buttery oolong scent from brewed tea. Grape flavour has a deepness to it that makes it taste less artificial- it reminds me of the grape-like tones I was getting from the Kenya Purple Tea from Butiki Teas. Crisp, fruity taste supported by the floral/buttery oolong flavour.

Second infusion at 5 minutes. Still very flavourful.

Thanks to Kittenna for passing this on to me!

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml

Initially reminds me a lot of Goji Pop or Indian Summer by David’s Tea. There is a baked lemon scone note. All flavours blend together, nothing sticks out. I feel that there are too many different tastes for one tea, there is a lack of focus in the overall flavour.

I may want to infuse this tisane for a longer amount of time in the future.

1.5 tablespoons used for 375

The goji berry flavour is quite mild, almost nonexistent. Flat orange zest note. White tea flavour is strong and brings an unpleasant note of astringency. Orange-citrus mouth-feel in the aftertaste.

1.05 tablespoons 248 ml.

The mild smokiness of the sencha is able to come through. I’m detecting a definite chocolately note near the end of the sip into the aftertaste. Roasted rice flavour closer to the middle of the sip. Vanilla overtones from the middle of sip to the end. Vanilla and caramel sweetness.

4 spears used for 375 ml.

On the sip there is a note that reminds me strongly of grape flavour. Fruity sweetness. I’m detecting a white tea-type astringency note. Slight buttery tone.

Second infusion at 6 minutes, 300ml. Has more of a plum fruity taste on the sip. Slight hints of smooth (almost creamy) black tea taste. I’m reminded of the wheat-like taste I find in certain tea. Slightly licorice-like sweetness.

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml.

Dark chocolate astringency bordering on bitter. Hint of licorice. Slight minty-ness. Slight creaminess.

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml

Sencha green tea taste and sweetness with rose and artificial cherry flavour in background.

Thanks to Indigobloom and Sil for sharing this with me!

1.5 tbsp for 375 ml

There’s an artificial chicken-soup like overtone in the aroma and aftertaste that seems out of place in this tisane. It is quite unsettling. I’m having a lot of difficulty in finishing my cup. Maybe I picked up a bad batch of this?

I still have some left in the sample that I purchased that I will save for another day.