788 Tasting Notes
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/tazo-teabag-white-tea-cucumber-white/
Steep Information:
Water: ~500ml at 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, cucumber
Steeped Tea Smell: lime, cool, vegetal
Flavor: lime, cool cucumber, tangy
Body: Light
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: translucent yellow green
It’s a mojito in need of alcohol.
Nice and refreshing, seems like it would be great iced.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 7 tsp
Water: 1200ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal
Flavor: smooth, but only very faintly vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: none
Liquor: Translucent yellow green
translucent, water tasting
+1 min
translucent, water tasting
+1 min
translucent, slightly vegetal, very very weak
Rating: 1/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/the-path-of-tea-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-organic-high-cloud/
Preparation
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/52teas-loose-leaf-honeybush-tisane-blueberry-streusel-honeybush/
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 12oz at boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes http://steep.it
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: blueberry, woody honeybush
Steeped Tea Smell:woody, sweet, hint berry
Flavor: woody, sweet
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: berry
Liquor: opaque dark red-brown
It’s honeybush, with a hint of berry, not cake-y, no butter, no lemon
wait that is not true, a hint of lemon you need to look for, that’s a nice touch
Post-Steep Additives:
agave
more berry, still mostly honeybush
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 7 tsp
Water: 1200ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: berry, toasty
Flavor: berry, bitter, toasty
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: berry, astringent
Liquor: translucent orange-brown
It seems to have had it’s recipe altered over time and then gotten discontinued.
I believe I purchased it because it was nice iced. It’s not bad, but not remarkable.
Resteep:
1200ml at 195°F for 6 minutes
slightly bitter raspberry, still nice and toasty, smooth, a little nutty
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/teavana-loose-lea-oolong-tea-six-summits-oolong/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 750ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, citrus
Steeped Tea Smell:vegetal, citrus
Flavor: calm spice, lemon, vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: astringent, lemon
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
maybe more leaf? maybe more time?
mild, warm, citrus…it’s nice but not great
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-lemon-cardamom-chun-mee/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical
Steeped Tea Smell:strawberry, kiwi, hint of lime
Flavor: vegetal, kiwi, hint of sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet, hint of lime
Liquor: Translucent yellow-brown
Needs tequila, and salt.
Lime is a hint, major players are the kiwi swelled by the strawberry.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-kiwi-strawberry-margarita/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: lime, chemical
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey black tea, hint of lime
Flavor: bakery, hint lime
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent dark orange-brown
got getting much lime…to it’s credit it’s a tea I have kept around too long.
Post-Steep Additives:
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-key-lime-flavored-black-tea-032/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 750ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 4 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, sweet, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: cake, lemon poundcake, floral
Flavor: sugar shortbread cookie
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: Dark red brown
Weak for black, but not bad, not buttery?
Post-Steep Additives:
milk, sugar (1 tsp)
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-gooey-butter-cake/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 7 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: no smell?
Steeped Tea Smell: coco, roasted
Flavor: roasted
Body: LMedium
Aftertaste: roasted
Liquor: translucent dark brown
Meh
not a mate fan
but this was drinkable
hints of coco in small, and after taste but just hints
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-mate-tisane-malted-chocomate/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 5 tsp
Water: 1200ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cherry, almond
Steeped Tea Smell: almonds, hints of sweet, vegetal
Flavor: vegetal, hint of cherry and almond
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: cloudy yellow-green
Post-Steep Additives:
white sugar
more cherry, sweet
Like a cherry almond salad, I like it
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-cherry-almond-gunpowder/