Rishi Tea

Rishi recommends brewing with 1 Tablespoon per cup. I didn’t have enough left for that this morning so I finished it off with the more traditional teaspoon per cup. The result was predictably milder without the typical robustness of a breakfast blend. Still a very good, but mellow tea. I will be reordering and will stick with the recommended Tablespoon of tea in the future.

A surprisingly brisk Yunnan. Bold taste. Cocoa and a hint of pine. Aroma of leather. Liquor is a deep reddish brown.

Hearty, dependable, invigorating. I drink it for breakfast and afternoon; milk, never sugar. Have been drinking it for many years now. It’s our house leaf. Always good w/ a piece of cake or scone.

This is actually my 3rd steeping of this tea (the one from 2 days ago). It’s still decent, more vegetative and less Jasmine, but still enjoyable.

Yummmm. Beautiful jasmine scent, and wonderful jasmine flavor. The color is extremely light, i almost thought I had completely messed my steep up somehow, but then i smelled and tasted it. There is a hint of green tea and a wonderful strong jasmine flavor to it. It’s not an overpowering flavor, it is quite wonderful :)

Heated 16 oz of water to 185 F. 2 teaspoons of tea in an open glass teapot.
A grassy white tea. Light. Almost fruity. The closest thing I could think of is a pear. Very enjoyable. I wouldn’t steep it more than 5 minutes.

Tried this with honey this time. Honey smoothes out some of the spice making it resemble a more traditional Moroccan mint but still with a little something extra. Honey and licorice result in a silky smooth mouth feel.

Whoa! Smells savory but tastes sweet and complex. Good balance of mint and licorice flavors with a bit of a spicy kick. The taste of green tea is obscured by the other stronger flavors, but the blend of flavors is well executed.

Trying this again and it is still mostly mint. There is some earthyness from the pu-erh and there is some smoothness from the vanilla, so it is not all mint. I guess my expectations were a little high. It is what it says on the tin. I think I will try this chai style next time.

A smooth, minty, caffeinated beverage. I was hoping for more tea flavor with pu-erh in the mix, but the mint really dominates. The vanilla is just a hint. Dark, dark liquor is very appealing. It looks like it would pack a punch, but the flavor doesn’t match the appearance.