244 Tasting Notes

drank Toffee Apple by Yawn
244 tasting notes

I appreciate that this blend keeps it simple. It’s apple, and it has apple, and it’s apple-y. The addition of hibiscus adds juuuuust that touch of tart I don’t love. But you might! =)

Flavors: Apple

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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drank Candy Cane Popcorn by Yawn
244 tasting notes

Of note is that this is the first “candy cane” blend I’ve tried that isn’t minty; in my book, that’s a wonderful thing. Interesting blend—what with the popped rice with the black tea ‘n’ all—and interesting flavour. Kinda toasty, a little sweet. Always happy to try any tea at least once, but not sure there’s anything here that would compel me to try it again.

Flavors: Toasty

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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drank Apple Crumble by Yawn
244 tasting notes

There are a whole lot of ingredients in this blend that tastes only like apple and clove and cinnamon. Hard for anything else to shine through when clove and cinnamon are around. Bit tart for my tastes.

This was the second tea in Yawn’s 2021 advent thingy. I can’t find it on their site, though, so not sure it was worth the effort of adding and logging it.

Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon, Clove

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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drank Scuttlebutt by Casting Whimsy
244 tasting notes

All I can taste is clove. =( I’m going to start skipping blends that include mint or clove and save them up to pass along to someone who will enjoy them.

Flavors: Clove

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML

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drank Three Wishes by Casting Whimsy
244 tasting notes

Three Wishes is a bright, nutty, harmonious blend. I was going to give it a pass (cos hibiscus), but I’m glad I didn’t. Not a whole lot to say about it, but it smells and tastes great.

Flavors: Lemon, Nutty

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML

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drank Festivus by Casting Whimsy
244 tasting notes

The addition of caramel flavour to this blend saves it from being yet another, generic, chai-like thing; it elevates it to a whole new level. The fragrance and flavour are both lovely. Casting Whimsy suggest sweetening it with a bit of ‘nog; I didn’t, but I bet that’d be really good.

Flavors: Caramel

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 3 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML

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drank Good Knight by Casting Whimsy
244 tasting notes

I am giving up on trying teas with ingredients I don’t like, no matter how tempting. The lavender in this blend was tempting, but I passed on it ‘cos peppermint. That said, Mum loves mint tea and she really liked this one. So if you like mint tea, don’t hesitate to give this a try.

Flavors: Chamomile, Peppermint

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 3 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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drank Santa's Milk and Cookies by Yawn
244 tasting notes

The last time I thought, “What sorcery is this?” was when I spread Biscoff on toast. Funnily enough, this time it’s about drinking biscuits (cookies), not spreading them on toast. I don’t know how they combined berries and flowers to make cookies, but I’d be a lot slimmer if I could figure that out.

Anyway this is delicious and I super duper recommend it.

Flavors: Cookie

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 15 sec 3 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML

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drank Black Forest by Yawn
244 tasting notes

This one smells super chocolatey and tastes like chocolate-covered cherries. The long and diverse list of ingredients confuses me, because in the end it still tastes straight-up like chocolate-covered cherries, so I’m not sure what—if anything—all those other ingredients add to the mix.

Be a little careful steeping this one. In my thus far limited experience of Yawn tea, the black tea base they use tends to get bitter pretty quickly. I’d stay close to the three-minute mark and be generous with the cream and/or sweetener, if that’s your kind of thing.

If you like chocolate-covered cherries, I think you’ll like this one. I love them and love this. And while I couldn’t find any info about particular certifications, this is vegan.

Flavors: Cherry, Chocolate

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 3 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML

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drank Sweet Ginger by Yawn
244 tasting notes

You know how sometimes when you’re painting you start out with these lofty aspirations of colour experimentation? I’m just going add a dash of this, and a dash of that, and… And in the end the beautiful hue you were hoping to create resembles something not entirely unlike … mud?

That’s this tea. It is … not good. It seems like it would be lovely, on paper, but no. Sadly, the result is a thing whose fragrance made my nose crinkle and whose taste made my tongue try to mimic my nose. I can’t even describe why it’s so awful, it just is.

I don’t have the heart to rate it, just stashing this note here so I don’t accidentally buy it.

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 3 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML
gmathis

The art of any art—be it tea, be it paint, be it cutting and gluing—is knowing when to stop before you fuss it to death.

Nik

Well said! I don’t think they overly fussed with this one. It really should be quite nice and I’m not sure why it isn’t.
¯\(ツ)

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2012.10.07: I hear people like to understand other people’s ratings, so here’s a loose guide:

01-29: Dear God, why.
30-49: I’ll finish this cup, I guess, but no more.
50-59: Meh.
60-69: Decent. Maybe I can blend it with something else and make it better.
70-79: Heeey, this is quite good!
80-89: I love it, but I’m not in love with it.
90-100: Permanently resident in my Happy Place.

Update: I have steeped, and it was good. =] Still a tea-ophyte, though.

This is a tea site, so I feel like “well, I’m Indian” should be enough of an introduction. Because, I mean, it’s kind of in my genes, right? But the fact of the matter is that I’m an absolute tea-ophyte.

I’ve just discovered a world beyond Celestial Seasonings. I’ve just discovered “sachets” instead of “normal” tea bags and bought my first loose tea sampler. I don’t get the whole water temperature and steep time thing yet, nor that if I want to get a yixiang tea pot, I’d need one for each type of tea. I have this infuser ball thing, but I haven’t used it yet.

Don’t cringe, but right now I’m still just boiling water and pouring it over a teabag, adding some sugar, and drinking a nice, hot cuppa. I’d like to learn more, I think, and I’d like to train my palate. I figure participating in this community is the best way to do that.

So ya. Hi!

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