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1763 Tasting Notes

Caramel Cheesecake Black Tea from 52teas
76

Mmmmm delicious goodness. Ill be sorry when this one is gone. It’s been a good run :)

Laoshan Black from Verdant Tea
95

Catching up on this mornings teas. Treated myself to this delight since I’m still sick and knew itd be a long day! I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this tea.

Caramel Matcha from Red Leaf Tea
88

Mmmmm an “oldie” but a goodie. I haven’t had just a straight caramel matcha in a while so i treated myself this morning since i’dmback to the office to try and get through the day. A week of being sick and i’m ready to jump off a cliff. Me and sick do not work well together lol

In any case…this was delicious. I’d “almost” forgotten how creamy and yummy this is. Maybe tomorrow i’ll do a straight creamcheese again :)

Vanilla Berry Truffle from The Persimmon Tree Tea Company
85

Last tea of the day….helped to calm my cough a little. Tomorrow is going to be a long day. Still digging the creaminess of this tea. Still my fav persimmon tree tea I think

Strawberry Zabaglione from 52teas
80

Sip down!

Woot woot!

I’d totally buy this again once I get through some of my other teas. :)

Eight Candles from Della Terra Teas
80

This ones not too shabby. Tempted to pick up a holiday order tomorrow so I can try their special tea, since ther are a few other samples I’d pick to try.

Overall this one isn’t bad but it is full of lots of goopy bits that get stuck in my filter.

Cafe Vanilla from Della Terra Teas
73
Chocolate Orange Slice from Della Terra Teas
70

Again, I’m just not getting the orange in this one. Or rather i get a bit of chocolate and some orange but nowhere near the intensity that I’d love. Especially disappointing since i doubled up on the tea to see if that would help. Again, not a bad tea but it’s just kind of alright.

S'mores from Della Terra Teas
75

grrrrrrrr don’t you just hate it when tasting notes crash and you have to re-type everything? sigh Soooo long story short. I tried this with 2tsps instead of 1 for an 8oz cup and I still find that although the marshmallow is there, with the chocolate and graham in the background, it’s seems to be more watery than i’d like. I’ll need to add a bit of milk to this, to see if that helps. A decent tea, but nothing i need to keep in my cupboard full time.

S'mores from Della Terra Teas
75
Blueberry Purple Tea from Butiki Teas
85

So because this was so delicious hot, I wanted to try this cold. Well guess what folks? This is super yummy cold too! I added a bit of sweetner to this and BOOM! blueberry delicious. While i think currently, i prefer this hot, i am so looking forward to having this cold in the heat of summer. That tangy refreshing blueberry goodness. mmmmm

China Keemun from Zen Tea
75

Upping the rating on this one a little because it’s pretty tasty. First cup of the morning – a full day ahead of me. Working from home as i’m STILL SICK blech but I have a new computer on the way today! also hoping to squeeze in making some banana bread since i’m home heh.

This tea is pretty darn smooth! I’ve got 3 more samples from zen tea on the table that i need to try but I want to wait until i’m no longer sick. Not to mention? buying 3 samples pack from della terra in one go means i’m sample swamped! I need to get to drinking some down!

Strawberry Zabaglione from 52teas
80

This tastes a little funny today but I tight that’s from my nose and throat being all messed up. It’s more creamy than strawberry but that’s alright :)

English Breakfast from Butiki Teas
72
Good Morning Sunshine from Butiki Teas
85

Good afternoon is more like it. Wanted a lemony tea to soothe my throat and this one did the trick :) I really like this particular lemon flavour :)

Coffee Matcha from Red Leaf Tea
80

Sipdown! Totally need to pick more of this up to mix with my other flavours from red leaf. I really enjoy the richness that this adds to my smoothies in the morning.

English Toffee Matcha from Red Leaf Tea
75

Cure for a sore throat? matcha smoothie! Soo delicious and just the pick me up i need to get through the next little bit of work.

Khongea Tippy Golden Assam from Butiki Teas
85

Mmm this is particularly smooth this morning. Almost time to go back to bed but I wanted one more cup to ease my throat and stop my coughing. I do love my butiki teas.

Premium Taiwanese Assam from Butiki Teas
94

Still sick…woke up this morning to try and get a bit of work done. Needed a good cup of tea to help me focus. This tea…this tea is delicious and wonderful.

Strawberry Cream from Zen Tea
78

Mmmmmm tasty for this evenings relaxing. Just trying to stay up a bit longer so I sleep through the night. Really appreciate the free samples from zen tea. A few more came my way so ill have to try those out soon before I place an order :)

Caramel Creme from Della Terra Teas
76

Guess I never came back to write something about this tea. I’m sick. It’s official. Staying home today and refusing to do work. Not that I’ve been able to sleep but whatever. Made myself a cup of this as it was basically the first one in my sample basket that I touched.

This is actually an alright tea. My main problem with della terra, besides teh chocolate Thing is that I seem to only be able to get a tasty cup when I double up on the leaf. Even then it’s still a fairly average cup of tea when I compare it to something like butiki’s flavoured teas. Do I like della terra better than say David’s Tea or Adagio? Omg yes! But I still feel like most of their tea is good for that initial “looking for sometif fun to drink occasionally” rather than a “here’s a staple I always want in my cupboard” if that makes sense. So sample sizes for me seems to be the way to go! Tank goodness for try me packs!

As for this tea? It’s on the better end :) there’s a nice creamy caramel flavour that’s going on without any weird astringency. I know my nose etc is all stuff up but this is good.

Maple Pecan Oolong from Butiki Teas
92

Afternoon tea as I’m starting to fade a bit here at work. I needed a sweet delicious pick me up to get me through the afternoon meetings. I really enjoy the balance of maple and pecan that stacy’s managed to capture. :) This will be a tea to get me through the winter for sure!

Premium Taiwanese Assam from Butiki Teas
94

Every time i drink this tea, I am once again blown away by how delicious it is. There’s something to be said for a good unflavoured black that has enough going on that it makes you take notice. The kind of black that stands on it’s own and teases your mouth with it’s changing profile.

This is one of those blacks. And I love it. Staple in my cupboard for sure once i work through the rest of it.

Strawberry Zabaglione from 52teas
80

Quick cuppa to get me out the door this morning. Aaaalllmost done this but still enough to eek out a few more cups. Tasty strawberry creamy goodness.

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