836 Tasting Notes
2 tablespoons for 375 ml of water
Primary mint flavour with spices in background. Licorice sweetness in aftertaste. I am not detecting any floral or orange flavour in this blend. Only minimal lemongrass flavour but it seems to be well-blended and not overwhelming with a 6 minute infusion.
Rating: 73
Preparation
0.6 tablespoons for 188 ml
Overwhelmingly artificial aroma and taste.
Rating: 10
Preparation
ouch! I hope you didn’t spend money on this :/
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I was given this sample at the Toronto Tea Festival Steeped Tea booth. I was surprised because they were giving out a brewed blueberry rooibos which I found to be quite good.
I saw someone else review this today and they seemed to like it. Maybe yours died during transport to Canada :(
That is a possibility! Some teas can be quite sensitive! I’d definitely give this one another try if I get the chance.
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I’m a consultant for steeped tea, their teas have NO artificial flavours of any kind. It is a very limey product though, no doubt about it.
1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml
Infused for 8 minutes
Aroma of the tea has a fruity punchy-ness to it. I am reminded of the smell of baking dough. I can also detect a fresh-muffin scent in the background. Maple sweetness.
The tea is rather thin tasting. Watery on the sip and then blooms into maple sweetness with a hint of bakey muffin taste.
It is possible that this tea lost some of its flavour in transit.
Rating: 38
Thanks to Kittenna for sharing this with me!
Preparation
1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml
Very full flavour. Sweetness of the mango/fruitiness coming through with the great cilantro complement. The tea is thick and brothy.
Second infusion at 4 minutes. The flavours from the first infusion are present but are not as robust. I’m detecting a nutty flavour. A different experience from the first infusion but still very enjoyable.
Third infusion at 5 minutes. Overall flavour toned down quite a bit. Mild white tea taste is primary with hints of mango sweetness and cilantro in background. Would not likely do well past the third infusion.
Thanks to Indigobloom for sharing this with me!
Preparation
6 grams for 375 ml
Brewed tea has a very lovely floral aroma. Hint of lemon and chestnut.
On the sip- a little too much astringency for my liking. Strong almost licorice-like sweetness in the background. Leathery notes. Plum notes.
Preparation
1 tablespoon for 375 ml of water.
Melon-y flavour in the background. The melon note has a slight quick bitterness to the taste that makes it seem more like watermelon or honeydew than another melon such as cantaloupe (which has a long, sustained sweetness in my opinion). White tea taste is present closer to the end of the sip. Slight metallic feeling from the white tea taste. Fruity sweetness from the end of the sip into the aftertaste- like the sugar-y taste after biting into a fresh watermelon slice. This note is toned down by the marshy note of the white tea.
More sweetness and fruity taste come out as the tea cools. Overall this tea has a very delicate flavour.
Second infusion at 6 minutes. Very little flavour.
Preparation
Maybe try a 4 minute infusion for the second steeping? The longer the tea leaves steep, the more the tea and flowers will start to overtake the flavoring.
Interesting! Thanks for the advice. I had a feeling that I should have kept it shorter. I have enough of the sample you sent me left for one more try. Thanks again for sending all the samples along with my order!
we’ll corrupt you yet raritea Butiki will become your go to tea…just wait…
Haha- I’m pretty sure that I’m already there! I keep daydreaming about the Pistachio Ice Cream I tried yesterday…
Raritea-I don’t know if it will make that much of a difference since this is already a very delicate tea but it might help.
Sil-Hahaha, you’re awesome! :)
Raritea – remind me next time we meet up. I’m pretty sure i have extra pistachio ice cream i can pass along
1 tablespoon for 375 ml of water
Brewed tea has a lemony note that is associated with the pecan scent. There is a baked-goods note; like that of a scone.
Maple syrup main on the sip with an lemony tartness in the background. Toasted pecan flavour near the end of the sip and strong in the lingering aftertaste. The tea has a thin quality up to the middle of the sip but blooms with flavour into the aftertaste. Camellia Sinensis notes close to the end of the sip; detecting malty notes I would normally associate with black tea.
As the tea cools, I’m detecting notes of crumbly baked goods. Pecan flavour is surprisingly strong and I’m also getting a post-nut eating mouth-feel with the aftertaste.
Second infusion at 5 minutes. The taste has a greater focus on the strait oolong, I can taste hardly any of the flavouring.
Preparation
0.5 tablespoons for 188 ml
Oceanic green tea flavour most prominent on the sip. Pistachio flavour and sweetness present in the background in the middle of the sip and blooms until the finish. There is a definite hint of ice cream-like creaminess associated with the pistachio flavour in this blend. The flavours of the green tea and pistachio ice cream come together near the end of the sip but are tasted separately near the start.
Second infusion at 3.5 minutes. Green tea flavour is still predominant. Very light pistachio flavour in the background.
Preparation
1 tablespoon for 375 ml
Good mixture of flavours with the mint. The mint isn’t too strong on the sip but leaves a delightful refreshing tingly feeling in the mouth.
Thank you to Indigobloom for letting me try this!
