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Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: 16 ounces hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 1 minute
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: blueberry, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: green tea
Flavor: berry, vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent honey yellow

Gift from TeaEqualsBliss, Thank you!

Mellow, light taste, too subtle for me.

Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/03/bentleys-teabag-white-tea-blueberry.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: 16 oz hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes (lost track of time at work, not exactly sure)
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: aci berry, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, hint of berry
Flavor: sweet vegetal, berry finish
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: didn’t note one
Liquor: translucent light olive green

Gift from fellow tea drinker at work.

It was a good, solid berry green, but not something amazing. I think with better steep time and a touch of honey it would be a great daily green.

Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/03/revolution-tea-teabag-green-tea-acai.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 2 cups
Tool: my grandmother’s Bee House Ceramic Round Teapot (like this one)
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: MINT
Steeped Tea Smell: mellow mint, a little floral, really mellow and lovely
Flavor: Sweet, minty, refreshing
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: fresh minty sweet
Liquor: translucent yellow-green

Refreshing yet mellow night time tea, the smell is a lot more minty than the taste (I don’t like very strong exclusively mint teas).

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/meaning-of-tea-loose-leaf-herbal-tisane.html

spiced teddy grahams

delicious, sweet, addictive

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/teavana-samurai-chai-mate-tea-cookies.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp (entire sample)
Water: 2 c boiling water
Tool: my grandmother’s Bee House Ceramic Round Teapot
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vanilla
Steeped Tea Smell: vanilla
Flavor: lightly vanilla, full black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent, a little bitter
Liquor: opaque dark brown

A basic flavored black tea, I got the vanilla but not really the cream flavor.

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/chi-of-tea-company-loose-leaf-black-tea.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: boiling, 2 cups
Tool: my grandmother’s Bee House Ceramic Round Teapot
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: citrus, cranberry
Steeped Tea Smell: orange, cranberry, black tea
Flavor: cranberry, black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: sweet orange, astringent
Liquor: opaque dark brown

Purchased at the tea lady booth at the NW tea festival.

It’s a nice solid fruity black tea, I am enjoying it.

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/harney-and-sons-loose-leaf-black-tea.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml @ 180°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: mint, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: mint, floral
Flavor: minty, lightly vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: tingly
Liquor: translucent nearly clear, slightly yellow

It was a nice mellow mint tea, but nothing remarkable. If you are looking for a delicate floral tea without overpowering mint you’ll enjoy this.

pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/persimmon-tree-tea-company-loose-leaf_08.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: boiling 12oz
Tool: kati loose tea system
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cinnamon
Steeped Tea Smell: apple, cinnamon
Flavor: sweet apple, cinnamon, hints of rooibos
Body: Full
Aftertaste: hibiscus (tart)
Liquor: opaque purple-red

Steepster Secret Santa gift from Infusin_Susan.

Good but not anything unique enough to get a whole tin of.

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/teagschwendner-loose-leaf-herbal-tisane.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 heaping tsp
Water: boiling 12oz
Tool: kati loose tea system (my Review here.)
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes (http://steep.it/)
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: apples, cinnamon
Steeped Tea Smell: apple, black, cinnamon
Flavor: apple black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: cinnamon, astringent
Liquor: Translucent dark brown

Steepster Secret Sanata gift from Infusin_Susan!

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/teagschwendner-loose-leaf-black-tea.html

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 16 oz 195°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: a little roasty, hints vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: buttery vegetal
Flavor: roasty, lightly vegetal
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: roasty
Liquor: translucent light yellow-brown

2 Resteep:
Water: 16 oz 195°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes

a bit astringent

3 Resteep:
Water: 16 oz 195°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes

yummy

4 Resteep:
Water: 16 oz 195°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes

MilitiaJim says weak, I agree

5 Resteep:
Water: 16 oz 195°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes

weak, no more after this

Favorite Zealongs: Aromatic, Pure, and then Dark.

I don’t love dark enough to swoon over it, but I do swoon over pure and aromatic.

http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/02/chicago-tea-garden-loose-leaf-oolong.html