1271 Tasting Notes
Wowee, this green tea is GORGEOUS! You need to check out my photos Steepster readers!
Nine Lotus is delicate. It has a creamy texture yet crisp and clean. The notes are sweet grass, lemongrass, unripe crisp pear, kiwi and lemon curd. This tea is so beautiful and the leaves are almost perfect! Nine Lotus is also cultivated by Buddhist Monks, how cool is that?
Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/nine-lotus-green-tea-from-mandala-tea-tea-review/
Preparation
Super tasty! Though I am biased as I love chestnut teas!
The flavor is pretty natural roasted chestnuts without being too sweet. The black base, though light and pretty close to a high oxidized oolong (which this is actually a chinese oolong fully oxidized) with roasty caramel flavor. The base goes well with the chestnut flavor. I got a really good second infusion too!
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Preparation
This was a fun black tea – a perfect afternoon tea with a tropical twist. The dry leaf has a dainty accent of blue, yellow and red teeny flowers and flavored with passionfruit. I tasted a malty black with a tropical vibe and dry finish.
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This flavored oolong is all about the orange flavor! It has a navel orange kind of taste, with a bit of a woodsy toasty oolong background. The blend is fresh, sweet and clean without any tart dryness. I’m thinking Orange Blossom Oolong would be best iced or cold brew.
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An interesting white tea from Nepal! I liked the creamy texture and pear notes. With each infusion I got apricots and straw notes as well. I got 6 infusions before the white got too dry for my liking, but otherwise very nice!
Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/nepal-teas-from-tete-tea-review/
Preparation
My favorite so far out of TETE’s line up. The black is cherry woodsy, chocolate malt and amber. It doesn’t get too rich or thick and has a clean taste. Later infusions has a nice amber incense note and honey sweetness.
Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/nepal-teas-from-tete-tea-review/ TETE black is photogenic!
Preparation
Nepal Teas yum!
I tried all three of TETE’s line up and this one I liked the least. The green is a sensitive steeper and low temp of 160f works best – 175f was bitter city! This green is vegetal asparagus sweet. Later infusions get smokey and less sweet as well as dry. Next time, I need to try this green cold brewed!
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Preparation
I love this pu’er! It is super clean, clear and smooth. The flavor is strong but not overly rich and thick. The flavor starts savory with walnuts and earth with a hint of camphor. Later infusion this pu’er gets really camphor minty adding a great refreshing, cooling and awakening feeling, along with a bit of sweetness.
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Preparation
Oh yum! I used to think peppermint teas were just pretty similar with big taste factors being freshness and it being loose leaf. But dang, this peppermint tea is goood! Best peppermint tea I’ve had!
This peppermint blend of 3 different kinds of pacific northwest mint and it’s perfectly minty without being grassy or steamy overcooked vegetal taste. It isn’t over the top mint or toothpastey either. Pacific northwest Evergreen mint tea is just really fresh mint and there’s a nice light sweetness to it! There is spearmint in it, but it’s on the light side, giving it a slight wintergreen twist end of sip.
I only got a one shot sample of this herbal and now I’m totally wanting another cup.
Preparation
A disappointment.
I purchased this with the Matcha Maker as “whoa $8 for 50g is a good deal” considering other flavored matchas go for around $20 for 30g.
First off, this matcha is heavy – 2x heavier than the RLT and 3leaf flavored matchas and you use more per cup, so you aren’t getting much of a deal once you have the actual product. The coloring isn’t that vibrant of green in the picture. Guessing since the first ingredient isn’t matcha should of been a warning sign.
Taste wise is pretty weak and doesn’t taste very matcha like. Sweetness is fine. There’s a hint of mocha. Tastes better with milk. I wouldn’t buy this again despite the price.
This would be an alright matcha to try if you are 100% new to matchas and don’t want to pay a bunch, but honestly it isn’t a good representation of matchas and flavored matchas.
Seems amazing all around!
Beautiful photos!
Nice! Thank you. I’m really happy you’ve been enjoying this one. When I was on the mountain in 2012, I was pretty sure I could taste the sweet air there. Now, not on the mountain, I taste the air in the tea and I’m really happy about that.