McNulty's

I’m glad I still have some of this left! See my other reviews…at the moment I am enjoying the cup I have…with more cups to come! YUM!

A nice, straight, white tea. Light and vegetal, without the “sweetness” that comes with other white teas, like silver needle and white pekoe. Flavor gets more pleasant as the tea cools, but is satisfying throughout. I personally enjoy sipping this tea slowly while reading and working- it doesn’t demand much attention, which is a good or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it.

Thank you TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this tea.

A nice, crisp mint flavor meets a bold black tea – and it’s a very well balanced match. Smooth, clean, and vibrant in flavor. It’s good!

backlogging from last week…

No notes yet.

I’m not really a huge fan of black teas, but all things said, this one is pretty good. When I first steeped it, the smell was rather smokey. There’s a bit of that smokiness in the taste, but otherwise it tastes like a typical black tea to me. I’ve actually rather enjoyed drinking this for my morning tea today.

Fruity and delicious. A great evening drink – soothing!

Thank you TeaEqualsBliss for allowing me to sample this tea! This is a good one!

The black tea is smooth and rich, but doesn’t overpower the flavors. The apple is strong enough to curb the mint so that it doesn’t overwhelm the cup. A nice balance of tastes.

I just submitted a full-length review for this tea – watch for it on the Tea Review Blog! http://www.teareviewblog.com

Thank you to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me this tea!

It’s really yummy! I love plums and this has just the right amount of plum flavor to it – it isn’t overly flavored. It tastes like TEA that has been lightly flavored with the essence of real plums. YUM!

Had this tonight at the tea meetup and thought of this song, since I was just listening to the Garden State soundtrack this past weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2XNmF8tnN0

Anyway, this was the best cup of Blue Eyes I’ve had – very balanced. The hibiscus was a tart note but not overwhelming, and the apple was in check too.

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: hot spigot water
Tool: kati loose tea system (my Review here.)
Steep Time: ~ 2 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: malty, the leaves have a disappointing CTC look.
Steeped Tea Smell: roasty, smoky
Flavor: astringent, malty, smoky, nutty
Body: Full
Aftertaste: bitter
Liquor: translucent dark orange brown

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Unremarkable, and slightly unpleasant.

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/12/mcnultys-tea-and-coffee-company-loose_22.html

I seem to be a little flip-floppy with this one…I decided to decrease the rating a tad because today’s was quite bitter. It’s a touchy tea – just fyi.

No notes yet.

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: hot spigot water
Tool: kati loose tea system (my Review here.)
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes (using http://Steep.It)
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, mild black tea, reminds me of a Darjeeling
Flavor: smooth black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: hints of sweet and nuts, and a bit of astringency and bitterness
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown

This was a gift from teaequalsbliss, thanks!

Overall it was not a remarkable tea, it was enjoyable but not something I will seek out.

Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/12/mcnultys-tea-and-coffee-company-loose.html

I’m not a green tea drinker, but I wanted to try something different this morning. This tea is quite nice. No astringency that I could detect. It is smooth with a subtle sweetness and vegetal flavor toward the end of the sip.

This is the last of my sample. There was more than enough for my tiny teapot, but not enough for a cup, so I made a super strong tiny teapot and steeped for a shorter time (thinking of Samovar’s recommendations as I did). I have to echo the hint of peanut butter. Now that I’ve read that, I’m totally getting it, too.

Had a nice cuppa this this morning to start my day! Can’t believe it’s been 5 months since the last time I had it! Eeeeek!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We aren’t celebrating thanksgiving today, because my hubby has to work because it’s one of the busiest travel days of the year (he’s the night manager for an airport shuttle service), so we have our thanksgiving on his next day off (which will probably be Sunday).

I am finishing up the sampling of this tea that TeaEqualsBliss has sent to me (thanks again!)

Rich, delicious, malty. Smooth and brisk! A lovely tea for first cuppa. I like it with a little drizzle of honey just to soften the edge a little. The honey brings out some of the sweeter undertones of this tea very nicely.

One of the nicest Indonesian teas I’ve tried thus far!

Thanks to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this!

Rich & Robust! The flavor is bright and strong.

Excellent!

Back logging from earlier today!

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A really fantastic Oolong! It is complex with flavors of chestnut, smoke, peach and honey.

I’m on my fourth infusion of these leaves now – it is still really delicious!

Thanks to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me this! I love it!

Yummy Yummmy Yummmy to my Tummy…

Berry Crème – McNulty’s

Also finished up this one earlier today. I will miss this one. This is quite good. I ended up with 2 solid infusions with this one.

Having this with soymilk, no sugar. I think I like it better this way – it has a subtle sweetness of its own. Lovely!